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23 Sep 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
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...+ READ MORE
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8 Sep 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Here are 14 ways to make your old phone books useful again.+ READ MORE
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2 Sep 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
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!+ READ MORE
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30 Aug 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
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...+ READ MORE
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28 Aug 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Here are two easy ways to preserve herbs from your garden, CSA, or farmer's market.+ READ MORE
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26 May 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
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,...+ READ MORE
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14 May 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
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...+ READ MORE
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27 Feb 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
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. + READ MORE
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21 Feb 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT | COMMENTS
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."+ READ MORE
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7 Jan 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
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."+ READ MORE
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16 Sep 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
You probably consider a wide range of factors when you're looking into buying new drawers, a closet, a cabinet or an armoire. Is it stylish? Well-priced? Functional? And so on. But there's another question you should probably be asking, too: is it sustainable?+ READ MORE
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14 Aug 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Lori Harfinest's 'man on the street' campaign engaged innocent passers-by in a water taste test on G-Word recently. Whenever I think about the number of plastic water bottles produced - and the oil used to manufacture them - a tiny pain throbs over the corner of my right eye.+ READ MORE
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18 Jul 2008 IN WRECKLAMATION | COMMENTS
If you are renovating your pad and have a pile of leftover ceiling tiles, don't distress. Add paint and other trimmings to spiff up your ceiling tile storage cubes.Using them gives your knick knacks a great home, but most importantly gives you a clutter free home.+ READ MORE
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16 Jul 2008 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
Whether you love them for Q-tips, carrot sticks, or candy, plastic bags can be addictive - and they can make you feel guilty if thrown away after a single use. Enter husband and wife team Jeannie Piekos and Randy Anderson and their save-the-day invention, Bag-E-Wash. Tired of trying to wash baggies...+ READ MORE
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