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Making sure your garden is happy and healthy, there are several things to consider when adding nutrients to your plants...
Composting. A term you hear getting thrown around by eco-experts on a regular basis but can be achieved by anyone. Combining all your yard trimmings and food wastes with a bulking agent will allow it to stabilize over time and create something nice and earthy, a type of soil that can be used for your garden and lawn.
Basic insulation and sealing techniques can reduce your home's heating costs up to 20% according to the EPA. With winter just weeks or days away, here are a few inexpensive, simple and fun ways to ensure your home will retain the most energy and heat possible to get your family through the season toasty and affordably.
The thing is that we are so used to buying bottled, "organic" shampoos, conditioners, moisturizers, lotions, and oils, that we tend to forget that we can put these delicious home ingredients in our hair as well.
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Recycling Non-curbside Recyclables

Recycling goes far beyond the typical paper, plastic, glass and aluminum that occupy those colored bins.It is lack of information and resources that often keep wanting persons from recycling all that can be recycled.
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Creating an Eco-Friendly Bathroom

For those who choose to make their home more eco conscious, the bathroom is great place to concentrate your energy to conserve water and reduce toxic chemicals.
Like gardening but don't have the space for it?  Grow one on your roof!  While this is unfortunately not possible for everyone, green roofs are wildly popular in places like the UK and Germany and are picking up speed in...
Instead of using metal, plastic, and glass to build our bird feeders, we can now use wood to make a just as beautiful bird feeder that will last for years.
Are you planning to set up a home office? Then why not consider buying eco friendly furniture and supplies to support the environment and adopt a healthier lifestyle? Here are a few ideas which you can use to go green in your very own home office.
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Setting up an Eco Friendly Gym at Home

Have you ever considered setting up an eco friendly gym in your home? Keeping fit and healthy has nothing to do with the latest electronic equipments and gadgets that we find in a modern day gym, rather it can be done in an absolutely carbon neutral and natural way within the premises of your very own home! So, let us see how we can set up an eco home gym and what are its numerous environmental advantages.
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