Garden Friends in February

Writing about gardening has brought me many wonderful garden friends. Here are some of the gardeners who touched my life in February.

Debi of Go Explore Nature is new to gardening. Debi is a student on my Step by Step Gardening course. She is taking up gardening with the same enthusiasm which she puts [...]

3/50 Supporting Local Business

Corner Drugstore by Orin Zebest

The 3/50 Project is a project which emphasizes supporting local business, something we all need to do for a green community.

It’s about keeping money in your local community and it’s about commitment through one simple action.

Here’s What You Do

#1 – Choose 3 local brick and mortar businesses to support. These [...]

50 - 40 = 10 Gifts to Green the Earth

Its Future is in our Hands – Live Earth by Aussiegall

Say “No” to gifts which cost the Earth and “Yes” to gifts which make our homes, families, communities and planet a better, and more sustainable, place, a greener Earth. The future is in your hands.

This list of gifts to green the Earth currently contains [...]

10 Christmas Surprises You Won’t Find On My List

christmas tree by wolfsavard

Despite the growing green awareness, there are still plenty of wasteful and just plain unnecessary things on sale this holiday season, gifts which will sadly soon be discarded into the landfill. I’m left wondering what the true cost of gifts like these is for our Earth. Would people still buy them [...]

Black Friday Duck Shopping

White Duck in the Water by Pingu1963-very busy!

While many spend their hard-earned cash on Black Friday by lining up for stuff on sale, and others are set to protest consumerism with Buy Nothing Day, I plan to shop for some ducks and support sustainable agriculture.

Why Ducks?

I’m thankful for the life I have with what [...]