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Seed Saving Tips: Harvesting Heirloom Garden Seeds for Next Year 17 Sep 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS One way to virtually guarantee that the seeds you sow will be around for you year after year is to harvest and save the seeds from your heirloom vegetables for next year's planting. Seed saving isn't that hard to do, but there are some things to remember when starting out.+ READ MORE	{ }
Make Your Own All-Natural Salve for Dry Skin 18 Aug 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS Here's how to make your own, all-natural skin salve with three simple ingredients.+ READ MORE	{ }
Treat Poison Ivy with Vodka! 27 Jun 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS I can remember as a child when I would get poison ivy from head to toe. The only escape for the itchy hell that I was enduring was sitting in the bath tub. One time I was raking leaves and I jumped into a massive pile of what amounted to poison ivy and I paid the price for it for weeks to come....+ READ MORE	{ }
Grow Your Own Aloe Vera Plant, Soothe Summer Skin Nasties 2 Jun 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS Wouldn’t it be nice to have an all-natural Neosporin (minus the hard to pronounce chemicals) growing right in your own home? You can—more easily than you think. + READ MORE	{ }
Make Super-Easy Soap with Help of Etsy Video 1 Jun 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS Sodium laurel sulfate, parabens and all those seemingly indecipherable chemicals listed on the labels of personal care products creep me out. In an effort to protect my body from scary chemicals, I've seriously been considering making my own shampoo, conditioner, soap, facial cleanser and even an...+ READ MORE	{ }
How to Treat Dog Skin Problems the Green Way 7 Apr 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS Many a dog suffers from skin issues. Dog mange is an especially bad ailment which isn't comfortable for them and looks pretty gross. Instead of treating your dog with expensive pharmaceuticals, why not treat them a healthier and greener way?+ READ MORE	{ }
5 Reuses for: Tea Bags 14 Oct 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS Today we realize that there are so many different ways to reuse a teabag (other than obviously making another cup). Here are some favorite reuses that you can incorporate into your tea drinking ritual.+ READ MORE	{ }
Ready, Set, Green, Week Six: Bath Sense 25 Jul 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS I'll admit it: I'm a bit of a bath product junkie. I've never really had to face my addiction to gels, soaps, sprays, and lotions—although I was embarrassed by the sheer quantity of them when my mom helped me pack before I moved a few months ago. (My mom has always been a just-Ivory-soap kind of...+ READ MORE	{ }
Is There Toxic Gas in Your Pool? 12 Jul 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS Ah, summer: the sun, the ice-cream trucks, and the smell of chlorine that lingers on our skin hours after swimming. Many of us think of ozone merely as that vague substance in the sky that makes us feel guilty about using our air conditioners. Put simply, ozone (or O3) is a gas, present in the air...+ READ MORE	{ }
The Green Laundry Experience 4 Jul 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS When you're washing your favorite pair of jeans or your lucky t-shirt are you thinking of your impact on the planet?Many times the detergents which claim to give you brighter brights, whiter whites, and sweet smelling socks also contain dye, petroleum, and other toxic material.+ READ MORE	{ }
How green is your toilet? 7 Jun 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS Renovating a bathroom with an environmental bent, of course, includes the omnipresent toilet bowl. You can opt for low flow or perhaps something more alternative - and don't forget the toilet seat. The result will not only be eco-friendly, but it will likely be wallet-friendly, too.+ READ MORE	{ }
Ride The Wave With A Saltwater Pool 7 Jun 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS We visit a beach house in Episode 1 of World's Greenest Homes where surf and sand meet green design. You can put a touch of the ocean in your own backyard by converting your swimming pool from traditional chlorination to an eco-smart saltwater maintenance system.+ READ MORE	{ }
Plant a Fern, Remove Arsenic From Your Soil 23 Mar 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS Certain varieties of fern have developed a taste for arsenic-the murder weapon of choice during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, as well as in Agatha Christie novels. Lumber back then was primed with chromated copper arsenate (CCA) to stave off insect damage and decay, which is well and good,...+ READ MORE	{ }
Green Your Nursery: Don't Let the PBDEs Bite 23 Mar 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS Thanks to 1973 U.S. law decreeing that all mattresses must meet requirements for cigarette-ignition, most conventional mattresses are treated with toxic fire-retardant chemicals that pose significant potential health risks. Then again, PBDEs aren't the only thing you need to worry about: The...+ READ MORE	{ }
Solve the Diaper Dilemma: The Cloth Option 23 Mar 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS This post is part of a series on choosing the best diapering option for your baby. First let's look at the environmental impact of that choice: Disposable diapers make up 5 percent of landfill waste in the United States.About 18 billion disposable diapers were discarded in America last year, and...+ READ MORE	{ }

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