Here’s a photo of our new unbleached organic cotton reusable produce bags printed with our logo! No more using plastic veggie bags in the produce aisle…get ‘em while they’re hot.
The bags are $4 each or 3 for $10–please contact us if you’d like to place an order.
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Four years ago I moved to my new home. It’s a typical suburban home found anywhere: grass to the foundational plantings and driveway on the side of the house creating a separation from the neighbor’s yard. Big beautiful shade trees in the back yard offer cooling shade in the summer, and there are a few perennial plants and a lot of creeping English ivy, compliments of one of my neighbor’s.
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The Quick Facts: Prior to the massive oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, most people probably did not think of how much oil they consume. It is projected that oil consumption in the United States will increase by 1.2 percent annually, reaching 24.7 million barrels per day by the year 2020. This increase in demand will put pressure on our resources and continue our addiction to fossil fuels. It’s a lot simpler than you think to reduce your oil consumption. In the end, it will save resources and money, and help your health and the earth.
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Quick Facts: “Consciously designed landscapes which mimic the patterns and relationships found in nature, while yielding an abundance of food, fiber and energy for provision of local needs.” People, their buildings and the ways they organize themselves are central to permaculture. Thus the permaculture vision of permanent (sustainable) agriculture has evolved to one of permanent (sustainable) culture. (* David Holmgren, Permaculture Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability)
The Quick Facts: Photosynthesis is a mechanism that we all learn about in elementary school but many people don’t realize the benefits of planting trees and other vegetation on the environment. Plants can be used in urban spaces to improve local air quality and, on a global scale, to reduce the impacts of climate change through carbon sequestration. Plant a tree, flowers, or garden today to reduce your impact and help clean the air.
How Plants Clean the Air
The cycle of how plants make energy is called photosynthesis. Greatly simplified, it is when the sun, water, minerals, and carbon dioxide are all absorbed by a plant and then used to make food, glucose/sugar, for the plant. Oxygen is produced as a by-product of this process and released into the air by leaves.
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