From the Organic Trade Association comes some startling information about milk and dairy labelling requirements in Ohio.  I’m just going to re-iterate the news release here, and I’m also going to provide a link to the OTA website which is hosting a petition to stop this change to the regulations. This petition can only be filled out by those who have an Ohio mailing address, but I think it is still good information for people to have in regards to food product labeling practi... Read Full Story

There is a very strange and somewhat alarming practice occurring with those chickens you are buying at the local grocery store or market.  Max Bernstein sent me some information recently about a campaign that he is involved with through Foster Farms.  Foster Farms is an all natural poultry farm.  Started in 1939 by Max and Verda Foster, it remains a family farm with emphasis put on natural poultry farming. Read Full Story

Its that time of year again!  The middle of summer, and that means the Hillside Festival is finally upon us.  For a long time now, I’ve attended this festival just outside of Guelph, Ontario.  It started out in 1984 in the city of Guelph at a small venue called riverside park.  Since the first festival, the event has grown each year.  The first couple of events were one day festivals, but with the growing number of attendees, in 1987 the festival officially moved to the island on Guelph... Read Full Story

I was recently contact by Donald Knaack, a man who is very serious about two things…..music and unnecessary waste.  Donald takes old, found and recycled materials and turns them into an auditory symphony of percussion!  Being a drummer myself, I wanted to waste no time at all in getting the word out about this insanely original music! Long before the environment was on the top of people’s “to do” list, The Junkman™ was playing the original eco beat, making green musi... Read Full Story

Lined with water-resistant, food-safe nylon and 100% Cotton outer fabric, your sandwich will stay fresh and any mess won’t leak out. Measuring approximately 12×12 inches, it’s roomy and can even adjust to Daddy-sized sandwiches. It also doubles as a placemat! Perfect for so many types of food. Wipe clean or machine wash and line dry when needed. Read Full Story

Why do we do the things we do??  Today, as I’m sitting on my porch, I’m watching someone across the road washing off some screens outside on her driveway.  So I think to myself, alright, she’s giving something a rinse. I don’t know what, but something is getting cleaned off anyways.  The hose doesn’t get turned off while she runs into the garage for a couple of minutes to get another screen.  She comes back out, inspects the first screen….hose is still runn... Read Full Story

Subscribe by email and recieve Green Home Hints and Tips in your inbox! Home » Weekly Eco Idea, air pollution, headline 25 June 2009 No Comment Riding around town on my bike, and also driving on the highways between cities, I’m constantly baffled at the number of vehicles I see with just one occupant in them.  Considering the cost of fuel, and the economic situation right now, you’d think people would be very interested in finding any way possible to cut costs.  Ca... Read Full Story

Subscribe by email and recieve Green Home Hints and Tips in your inbox! Home » Organic Gardening At Home - Green Gardening Tips, featured 18 June 2009 No Comment As annoying as they can be, slugs are actually a benefit in your garden as long as there is a balance between them and their predators.  They provide food for various beneficial insects such as beetles.  Birds, a welcome  visitor to any garden love to devour slugs.  Toads, frogs and even centipedes gobble up countless ... Read Full Story

Whats better than having a sunny patch of your property to use as a vegetable and herb garden?  Well, growing all of those wonderful, tasty treats without the use of nasty chemical pesticides and fertilizers of course!  Thats one of the big reasons that I tend to grow alot of my own veggies through the summer.  That, and also because most vegetables that you find in supermarkets are picked before they are ripe, and allowed to ripen either on the truck or on the shelf at the store.  They never... Read Full Story

Subscribe by email and recieve Green Home Hints and Tips in your inbox! Home » Energy Saving Tips, Energy Saving, Energy Bills, headline 11 June 2009 No Comment Energy costs continue to rise, and summer time is no exception when it comes to wasted energy around the home.  Most households add an airconditioner to their electrical consumption around this time of year, which adds quite a bit more to your bill in the end.  The smart home owner will be looking for ways to offset the... Read Full Story