• How safe are green cleaning products?
    How safe are green cleaning products?

    Author Greg Seaman

    The word ‘natural’ on a product label is not always a guarantee of safety.  A growing number of Americans are seeking so-called “green” cleaners — products made with natural, nontoxic, and biodegradable ingredients. Sales of natural cleaning products totaled $105 million in the last year.
  • The Green Way to Organize Your Home
    The Green Way to Organize Your Home

    Author Ranka Burzan

     A growing number of professional organizers in Canada and USA are passionately promoting reusing, reducing and recycling. The word GREEN is becoming very popular among my fellow organizers.
  • Green Cleaning Around Baby
    Green Cleaning Around Baby

    Author Leslie Reichert

    When it comes to cleaning baby items we have to walk a fine line between trying to get rid of the germs and not using toxic chemicals that the baby could ingest. I suggest using some DIY recipes for cleaning. These are recipes you can make at home and will work safely on items that are near your baby. We also have to remember that babies LOVE to put their mouths on everything, so we should use very green cleaners on all their items.
  • How to get your child excited about nature
    How to get your child excited about nature

    Author Greg Seaman

    Children are born with an innate curiosity about the natural world around them. How can we help them satisfy it?  Parents need to teach children in a simple but deliberate way how to understand and interact with the natural environment. If this curiosity is not stimulated, it gradually dulls as the many distractions of modern life fill the child’s interest.
  • A New Beginning-6 Simple Steps to Sustainability
    A New Beginning-6 Simple Steps to Sustainability

    Author Greg Seaman

    Creating change of any magnitude begins with small steps, and while these steps may seem insignificant, the rewards are immediate and tangible. Even the first spade in the ground of a new garden makes one feel proactive, in control, and hopeful. Making the simple decision to not use lawn chemicals is enlightening, as it begins the process of looking at the yard as part of an organic ecosystem which contributes to the well-being of our family, pets and local wildlife. 
  • 6 Reasons to Avoid Using Weed ‘n Feed on Your Lawn
    6 Reasons to Avoid Using Weed ‘n Feed on Your Lawn

    Author Greg Seaman

    The lure of convenience, and effective marketing, have made weed ‘n feed among the most frequently used lawn care products. Short-term effectiveness is gained at the expense of long-term lawn and soil health. The overpowered chemical fertilizers these products contain actually weaken turf—causing the kind of fast, weak, unnatural growth that’s susceptible to pests and disease.
  • Why Grow A Vegetable Garden
    Why Grow A Vegetable Garden

    Author Carol DiPirro

    “All gardeners know that in some way they work out their problems in the garden.  There is no mystery to it.  They are simply following Nature's laws.  Planting a garden is an act of optimism.”  Marilyn Barrett