http://planetgreen.discovery.com RSS Feed for a Tag http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/diy-box-wine-storage.html Put your old box spring to work as an industrial-chic wine rack for your growing collection. Updating your mattress and box spring can do great things for your health—a good night's sleep is key to fixing a whole bunch of ailments—but what to do with your old set? Use this tutorial from ReadyMade to turn your aged box spring into a massive wine rack. Put your old box spring to work as an industrial-chic wine rack for your growing collection. Updating your mattress and box spring can do great things for your health—a good night's sleep is key to fixing a whole bunch of ailments—but what to do with your old set? Use this tutorial from ReadyMade to turn your aged box spring into a massive wine rack. Do It Yourself Eco-Friendly Crafts Green Decor Reuse Storage Wine Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:30:00 GMT Blythe Copeland http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/diy-box-wine-storage.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/reuses-phone-books.html Here are 14 ways to make your old phone books useful again. Here are 14 ways to make your old phone books useful again. Books Carbon Footprint Composting Dairy Fruit Furniture Gardening Glass Green Packaging Kids Lawn Care Newspapers Paper Recycling Reuse Storage Sustainable Fabrics Waste Disposal Water Windows Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:00:00 GMT Colleen Vanderlinden http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/reuses-phone-books.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/vegetables-growing.html Here are ten vegetables that usually get overlooked when we're planting our vegetable gardens. If you're looking for something a little different, give one of them a try! Here are ten vegetables that usually get overlooked when we're planting our vegetable gardens. If you're looking for something a little different, give one of them a try! Books Composting Gardening Heating Kids Nutrition Organic Gardening Tips Outdoors Salad Recipes Seafood Recipes Storage Vegetable Recipes Vegetables Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:00:00 GMT Colleen Vanderlinden http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/vegetables-growing.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/ways-preserve-food.html It can be so disheartening to throw away food or to watch it rot. This morning I was so sad when I saw that one of my baby heirlooms had grown some mold on it. It's just a bit humid inside the house and sometimes my beautiful local goodness goes to waste. But a few innovative preservation techniques can do a world of good in your plight to keep uneaten foods from going to waste. It can be so disheartening to throw away food or to watch it rot. This morning I was so sad when I saw that one of my baby heirlooms had grown some mold on it. It's just a bit humid inside the house and sometimes my beautiful local goodness goes to waste. But a few innovative preservation techniques can do a world of good in your plight to keep uneaten foods from going to waste. Eco-Friendly Kitchens Green Family Green Home Storage Waste Disposal Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:30:00 GMT Sara Novak http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/ways-preserve-food.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/ways-preserve-herbs-garden.html Here are two easy ways to preserve herbs from your garden, CSA, or farmer's market. Here are two easy ways to preserve herbs from your garden, CSA, or farmer's market. Cooking Gardening Organic Cooking Organic Gardening Tips Storage Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:30:00 GMT Colleen Vanderlinden http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/ways-preserve-herbs-garden.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/tips-making-leftovers.html Leftovers have long been made fun of, but today we are going to give them the respect that they deserve. Leftovers are a great way to save food, reduce your carbon footprint, save money, and save time. With that said, leftovers are only as good as the care that goes into their preparation, storage, and organization. A leftover doesn't do anybody any good if it sits in the refrigerator for weeks, until it needs to be thrown out anyway. Here are some tips to make the most of your leftovers, with a little help from the late comedian, George Carlin. Leftovers have long been made fun of, but today we are going to give them the respect that they deserve. Leftovers are a great way to save food, reduce your carbon footprint, save money, and save time. With that said, leftovers are only as good as the care that goes into their preparation, storage, and organization. A leftover doesn't do anybody any good if it sits in the refrigerator for weeks, until it needs to be thrown out anyway. Here are some tips to make the most of your leftovers, with a little help from the late comedian, George Carlin. Cheap Eats Eco-Friendly Foods Eco-Friendly Kitchens Food Safety Penny Pinching Storage Waste Disposal Tue, 26 May 2009 12:30:00 GMT Eric Leech http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/tips-making-leftovers.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/cinderblock-bookshelf.html If my dad had had his way growing up, each room wold have been a library. As an avid book collector, he was always looking for book storage. His answer was a simple one, but it was a simple one that always worked. Not only did his answer to bookshelves always work, but the simple design made it easy to add on shelves without much thought. I recently decided that these shelves should be a part of my bedroom makeover. If my dad had had his way growing up, each room wold have been a library. As an avid book collector, he was always looking for book storage. His answer was a simple one, but it was a simple one that always worked. Not only did his answer to bookshelves always work, but the simple design made it easy to add on shelves without much thought. I recently decided that these shelves should be a part of my bedroom makeover. Do It Yourself Green Decor Reuse Storage Thu, 14 May 2009 16:00:00 GMT Elizabeth Seward http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/cinderblock-bookshelf.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/avoid-foreclosure.html Try some of these ideas below to scrape up what may be just enough money so that you can begin paying what's needed in order to not foreclose on your home. And you'll be doing it the green way. Try some of these ideas below to scrape up what may be just enough money so that you can begin paying what's needed in order to not foreclose on your home. And you'll be doing it the green way. Get Recession-Ready Green Home Money Penny Pinching Storage Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:30:00 GMT Elizabeth Seward http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/avoid-foreclosure.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/green-glossary-seed-vault.html A seed bank is "a facility used to store seeds of various crops and wild plants, in an effort to maintain biodiversity. Seed banks can be found scattered all over the world, established by governments and organizations concerned about crop diversity." A seed bank is "a facility used to store seeds of various crops and wild plants, in an effort to maintain biodiversity. Seed banks can be found scattered all over the world, established by governments and organizations concerned about crop diversity." Climate Change Green Glossary Storage Sat, 21 Feb 2009 06:00:00 GMT Mickey Z. http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/green-glossary-seed-vault.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/green-glossary-flat-pack.html I consulted the wise geeks at WiseGeek.com and found this: "Flat pack furniture is furniture which is fabricated in flat parts and designed to be quickly and easily assembled." I consulted the wise geeks at WiseGeek.com and found this: "Flat pack furniture is furniture which is fabricated in flat parts and designed to be quickly and easily assembled." Do It Yourself Furniture Green Glossary Storage Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:00:00 GMT Mickey Z. http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/green-glossary-flat-pack.html