The roof over your head.....the one that is shingled and takes the brunt of rain, wind, snow, hail.  Your roof needs some love and care once in a while, and whether you choose to take on the project yourself, or have a professional roofing company come and do the work ...

Spring is here! And with that comes Spring Cleaning of all the buried trash. The snow has melted away, sunny blue skies are bringing migratrory song birds back to our northern forests. When we hear the little tweets of the first robins and orioles, we usually try to head ...

Composting happens naturally all around us every day. In the forests and other wild habitats all of the uneaten vegetation falls to the ground, is broken down over time by worms, insects and bacteria and becomes nutrient rich soil which feeds ...

Cloth Diapers vs. Disposable Diapers Disposable diapers first came along in the 1960’s, but before that cloth and other reusable materials were always used for babies bottoms. The only reason disposable diapers were made is for convenience. They cost more, they are a huge burden on landfill, and the human waste ...

Remember those little sandwich baggies that your mom used to send in a paper bag with your lunch? Or those times when you cut up just a few too many veggies to snack on and you popped them all in a zip-lock bag to keep them fresh for tomorrow? ...

Proper Disposal Of Chemical Cleaners In Your Home Lisa Sandmire sent us a question about what to do with all of those nasty chemicals and other hazardous cleaning products now that she has made the switch to green cleaning products. Household Hazardous Waste Pickup Days These hazardous products should not be poured down ...

Everybody has to do it sometime...the topic may be a little taboo. The question is: what really happens to all that crap that gets flushed down your toilet? And my god! How much drinking water is wasted every day when the millions of toilets are flushed across ...

How To Make A Worm Bin Items You Will Need: 10 gallon rubbermaid container X-Acto Knife 8 kitchen sink scrap catchers 5 pounds of Shredded newspaper Fine Wire Hose Washers with screens 4 feet ...