What has your family done to "go green"? Small or big steps, they all count!?

April 5, 2010 by admin  
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My family has done little things… like turning the water off while we brush our teeth. We reuse as many products as we can, such as ziploc bags. We switched from bottled waters to a Brita water filtration system, and we bottle our own and use the same container. We sort our trash and take it to the appropriate recycle center. I use natural products as weed or bug killers in my gardens instead of chemicals. We have a water barrel that catches rain water, and I water the gardens during the hot dry months from it. We no longer use styrofoam products, but instead we use recycled paper products. Small steps, yes.. but important ones. What does YOUR family do to "go green"?


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eco-friendly?

March 23, 2010 by admin  
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I want to start an eco-friendly waterless car wash. What exactly does eco-friendly mean when dealing with cleaning products. Is silicone eco-friendly. Is there a list of chemicals that are eco-friendly? Also, if something is biodegradable does that mean it is friendly to the environment?


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Going Green and Giving Up All Those Chemicals

November 1, 2009 by admin  
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GOING GREEN and GIVING UP ALL THOSE CHEMICALS

the great living site – is for natural product for the home – for the kids – for the family – for gifts .. for anything and everything in your life ..

Five advantages of going Certified Organic:
1. Beneficial to the Soil – Organic systems use a modern yet scientific knowledge of ecology and soil science, while using traditional techniques of crop rotations to provide fertility, weed as well as pest control.
2. Beneficial to the Environment – Organic systems try to lessen usage of non-renewable resources. Organic production tries all the while to provide sustenance and supports the optimum handling of the environment and wildlife as a precedence.
3. Beneficial to People – Organic products have been proven to possess more vitamins, nutrients and cancer-combating antioxidants as compared to non-organic products.
4. Absence of artificial Chemicals – Organic products ban using the synthetic chemicals, pesticides and fertilizers.
5. Absence of GMOs – Certified Organic products do not GMOs (genetically modified organisms), as they are banned as per standards laid down for organic food and farming. You can buy something that claims organic or natural but if there is no certified organic label they can use genetically modified components.

the great living site – is for natural product for the home – for the kids – for the family – for gifts .. for anything and everything in your life ..

Five advantages of going Certified Organic:
1. Beneficial to the Soil – Organic systems use a modern yet scientific knowledge of ecology and soil science, while using traditional techniques of crop rotations to provide fertility, weed as well as pest control.
2. Beneficial to the Environment – Organic systems try to lessen usage of non-renewable resources. Organic production tries all the while to provide sustenance and supports the optimum handling of the environment and wildlife as a precedence.
3. Beneficial to People – Organic products have been proven to possess more vitamins, nutrients and cancer-combating antioxidants as compared to non-organic products.
4. Absence of artificial Chemicals – Organic products ban using the synthetic chemicals, pesticides and fertilizers.
5. Absence of GMOs – Certified Organic products do not GMOs (genetically modified organisms), as they are banned as per standards laid down for organic food and farming. You can buy something that claims organic or natural but if there is no certified organic label they can use genetically modified components.

GOING GREEN and GIVING UP ALL THOSE CHEMICALS


the great living site – is for natural product for the home – for the kids – for the family – for gifts .. for anything and everything in your life ..


Five advantages of going Certified Organic:

1. Beneficial to the Soil – Organic systems use a modern yet scientific knowledge of ecology and soil science, while using traditional techniques of crop rotations to provide fertility, weed as well as pest control.

2. Beneficial to the Environment – Organic systems try to lessen usage of non-renewable resources. Organic production tries all the while to provide sustenance and supports the optimum handling of the environment and wildlife as a precedence.

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