Green Tips
Green Tip: Look into Rechargeable Batteries
Digital Photography is very green. Take a lot of pictures, delete a lot of pictures, save paper, avoid processing chemicals—yes, environmentally sound. Except for the batteries. To make matters worse, my personal digital camera is a power hog. It has a stabilization feature that can drain batteries in less than a photo shoot. Turning it … Continue reading
Green Tip: Reduce Paper Towels By Using Cloth Rags
Lately (perhaps with the Thanksgiving holiday), I’ve been thinking back to when my oldest, now 20, was a baby. Trying to be as environmentally conscious as possible, we made the decision to use cloth diapers. While I am now long past the life stage of the cloth versus disposable debate, there is one component of … Continue reading
Green Tips, Food Tips Unite: Electric Tea Kettles
I first learned about electric tea kettles during a college semester abroad. While studying in Dublin, I lived with an Irish family–where tea was a staple. We had it with meals, and I gulped it while studying—partly to keep alert and partly to keep my hands warm in the unheated Georgian. When I left, I retained my … Continue reading
Weekly Green Tip: Reduce, Reuse… School Supplies
It’s August (where has the time gone!) and in case the shopping ads haven’t given you a heads up—school supply time is here. If your kids are like mine, they bring home a laundry list of required items that looks like it may require a second mortgage. Today’s green tip is good for both the … Continue reading
Weekly Green Tip: Eat Local
This week’s green tip is to eat local. No, I’m not suggesting that you give up your coffee or chocolate. Believe me; I live in Wisconsin! But if you increase your consumption of locally grown foods, you can save a bundle in transportation miles—and support the local economy as well. Some of today’s practices are … Continue reading
Monday Green Tip: Reduce, Reuse, Freecycle
To get back to topics like great food and green living (and stop my obsession with remodeling), I have decided to try offering a green tip every Monday. Let’s see how long I can go! First tip… Reduce, Reuse, Freecycle We are all familiar with the phrase “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” and there is a great … Continue reading
Old Cardboard Finds a Tentative New Life (or the Mulch Dilemma)
I have been feeling guilty lately about hijacking a blog focused on all things “green” to talk about my kitchen. But interestingly, the kitchen remodeling has led me into some new research on garden mulch that I’d like to pass along. In my never-ending quest to reduce the size of my lawn (aka weeds), I … Continue reading
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