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A Few Ways You Can Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

Posted by | Sep 15, 2018 | |

Learning about our carbon footprint and doing our part for our planet and the future of our children is important. So take a few minutes and read what Wikipedia has to say about our Carbon Footprint. How To Reduce Our Carbon Footprint Below are a few ways you and I can reduce the carbon footprint of putting food on the table. Buy Locally Grown – Learn where you can buy locally and organically grown produce. Get out to your local farmer’s market and see what you learn and be sure to check the labels on products you buy at your grocer to find those closest to home. Leave The Car At Home – People car pool for work purposes all the time but few think of car pooling for groceries. Every time you start your car you are contributing to the problem of greenhouse gas emissions. Grow Your Own Produce – Every little bit of produce you can grow yourself is that much that doesn’t need greenhouse gas producing vehicles to deliver it. Get A Rain Barrel – Gardens need water to produce healthy produce and what better place to get water than from the sky. Invest in a rain barrel or two to catch rain water. Compost, Reuse or Recycle – It’s too easy to just throw something away and then it needs to be transported to the...

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Backyard Beekeeping for Beginners

Backyard Beekeeping for Beginners

Posted by | Sep 10, 2018 | |

For budding urban backyard farmers, one’s own bee colony has a lot of appeal: Bees can keep fruit trees and other plants pollinated, and, with some extra work and investment, they can also provide fresh honey. Like any pet—domestic or urban livestock—bees require financial commitment and ongoing maintenance, but do the benefits of beekeeping outweigh the costs? “Think of a beehive or a bee colony as a unit, like an animal,” says Kim Flottum, editor of Bee Culture Magazine. “It’s like a pet goat that needs water, food, a clean place to, live and attention. You also have to...

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Best Outdoor Garden Lights

Best Outdoor Garden Lights

Posted by | Aug 1, 2018 | , |

One of the best ways to dress up the exterior of your house and your yard, both front and back, is by the use of best outdoor garden lights. They can provide plenty of illumination yet don’t take up too much space. Outdoor garden lights can serve many purposes; they can enhance and protect your home, and it depends on what you want to achieve as to what you will install. If you have guests visiting at night you can create a welcoming atmosphere with outdoor garden lights. The first impression they get will be the front of your...

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Adding Plants To Your Home Decor

Adding Plants To Your Home Decor

Posted by | Jul 31, 2018 | |

There is no doubt plants are healthy additions to any home. They increase the oxygen levels. They also provide a psychological benefit by bringing in natural life and can be extremely helpful in uplifting spirits on a cold winter’s day. They remind you of spring, summer, the tropics, and any number of wonderful, natural aspects of life, the universe and everything. Why not, then, integrate them into a home decorating scheme? Before you do so, ask yourself a number of questions. Do you like plants? Do you know how to take care of them? Do you want to learn...

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Best String Trimmers in UK

Best String Trimmers in UK

Posted by | Jul 11, 2018 | |

Back when baby boomers were kids, suburban lawns were mostly clean-shaven thanks to the convenience of lawn mowers; backyard landscapes, on the other hand, lacked meticulous grooming of perfectly edged sidewalks, driveways, lawns and flowerbeds unless manual hand trimmers were utilized. In the early 1970s, the first string trimmers appeared on the scene, changing the face of the suburban landscape and becoming one of the most important pieces of outdoor power equipment in any garage or tool shed. The string trimmers of the 1970s were limited in terms of both selection and performance. But trimmers, along with baby boomers,...

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