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Recycling – Putting Dry Leaves to Good Use

by Andy Greene on November 24, 2009

In cities we spend huge amounts of human and fossil energy raking, blowing and carting them off – not to mention the thousands of plastic bags used to hold them.
In the country we tend to simply let them fall and ignore them.
But the millions of leaves that fall from our broadleaf trees each year represent [...]

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Green Ways to Discourage Yellow Jackets

by Andy Greene on September 7, 2009

Ah, September. Basking in the sun. Bringing in summer’s bounty. And…swatting yellow jackets.
These ubiquitous little wasps come out of hiding in late summer and fall as their colonies mature. Adult yellow jackets feed mostly on sugars – flower nectar and fruit (and soda pop when they can get it.) The [...]

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Starting a Garden the Lazy Way

by Anne on July 9, 2009

How’s your garden coming along?  Start any new beds this year?  Yes?
So how’s your back – ready for a nice hot Epsom salt soak?
It may be too late for this year, but there’s no reason ever to strain your back or arms starting a new garden bed again.
Lazy gardeners – Rejoice! Eco-gardeners, too!  With lazy [...]

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Australian Rednecks are Greener than U.S. Rednecks

by Andy Greene on June 30, 2009

A recent article from AAP published in stuff.co.nz reported that Australian farmers are becoming greener.  This appears to be happening at a rate much faster than in the U.S.  The article cites that idea that farmers who live closer to the land and depend on the weather are naturally more concerned with issues such as [...]

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Manure Tea, Anyone?

by Andy Greene on June 12, 2009

A while back a company was making “Barnyard Tea” in actual tea bags. According to sites selling the stuff:
“A Canadian company has devised a method of drying organic manure, preserving the nutrients and removing all odors. Then they package it in standard tea bags. Being made from a blend of cow, chicken, pig and [...]

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Create Your Own Compost Bins – And Recycle Waste into Eco-Friendly Fertilizer

by Andy Greene on June 5, 2009

Reduce Reuse Recycle – the saying goes. And there’s no better way to do all 3 than by creating and using your own compost. Here’s how we do it in our home.
Our compost has two stages: the kitchen compost and the garden/yard compost:
Kitchen Compost:
In the kitchen we have a small pail* with a sealed lid [...]

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Urban Homesteading: Windowsill Gardening

by Anne on June 1, 2009

You know the old saying – “You can take the girl out of the country but you can’t take the country out of the girl.”
If you’re a country girl (or boy) at heart but find yourself doing time in the city, don’t despair. There are plenty of things you can do to make yourself feel [...]

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