The EPA updated the guidelines for Energy Star-certified homes. The guidelines, which will take effect in 2012, include new guidelines for thermal home-enclosure systems. We’ve all seen that blue-scribbled star beacon of sustainability. Shopping around for a new air conditioner or refrigerator is always met with an “Oh, think of the electric bill savings!” when […]
I vote for snout-to-tail eating, but I can't enjoy offal—and Lord knows I've tried.
Composting makes sense. It takes waste and turns it into a valuable soil additive.
As I sat at the kitchen table in a stupor, listening to the toaster oven timer ticking away, something outside the window caught my eye.
All the wisteria here is blooming now, and it’s fairly spectacular.
Italy is quite different from the U.S., and I, quite frankly, think it offers a good role model for American agriculture.
The apples are just about the last fruit trees to bloom in the garden, and they’ve finally started flowering.
My daffodils and tulips are pretty much finished blooming and are being replaced by lots of blooming perennials, especially in my shade gardens.
If you walked your bounds as I suggested in my last post, you may have found a section of fence that needs work or even replacing.
After our dry, sunny late winter and early spring spoiled us rotten, we’re back to spring weather as usual here in western Washington.
Reduce your pet’s carbon “pawprint” by keeping it active. Give your dog or cat time each day to play outside—under your supervision, of course. From the 8 billion pounds of kitty litter heading to landfills each year to the effects of a pet’s carnivorous diet, pet owners should be aware of the substantial carbon footprint left […]
At this time of year, the supermarket could just make me cry, but I've got a few solutions.
