A great way to reduce your carbon footprint is to add more meatless meals to your repertoire. Even if you are short for time or not handy in the kitchen, there are are plenty of tasty options available to make … Read More
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One of the challenges of winter is maintaining safe sidewalks and driveways, free of snow and ice, without using environmentally harsh substances. Shoveling the snow is usually enough until it begins to melt in the daytime and freeze overnight. We … Read More
If you’re in the market for a new oven, you might consider one that has a convection feature. Unlike conventional radiant (also called thermal) ovens, convection ovens have a fan that continuously circulates air through the oven cavity. When hot … Read More
If you’re planning to buy a holiday tree this year, consider a natural tree—most plastic trees aren’t biodegradable or easily recyclable. In contrast, tree farms give back to the planet by providing wildlife habitat, keeping soil healthy, and absorbing carbon … Read More
Washing greasy pots and pans in your kitchen sink after cooking can cause real damage to your pipes and the public sewer system. Although grease, fat, and cooking oil are not hazardous, the grease will build up, eventually blocking the … Read More
Composting can be as simple as dumping food scraps in a pile and letting bacteria and bugs go at them, or it can be as sophisticated as building layers of ‘green’ and ‘brown’ organic matter that are maintained to a … Read More
You can save energy and money on your heating bills by simply resetting your thermostat when you are asleep or away from home. When you are home and awake, set your thermostat as low as is comfortable. Try 65 degrees … Read More
As we near the holiday season, you may have noticed that the number of unwanted catalogs in your mailbox explodes. What’s a responsible person to do beyond putting them into the recycle bin? Catalog Choice and Paper Karma are great … Read More
Just for fun, we are publishing all the topics we have covered in our weekly ‘Tip of the Week’ postings in the last year. It’s a good chance to refresh yourself or catch up with the little bits of knowledge … Read More
Before leaving to go out to dinner in a restaurant, consider bringing a reusable container to take home leftovers. A reusable sandwich bag will come in handy to bring home any portion of a sandwich to enjoy in the next day or two. … Read More
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