DIY Natural Room Scents
Check out these great recipes and how-to for making natural room scents from theyummylife.com! -Jacq By Monica Matheny Fragrant items for naturally scenting your home: citrus — I’ve tried other fruits. Some of them smell good initially, but they don’t hold up for more than one use. Citrus is sturdier, longer-lasting, and gives these scent […]
What to do about BPA?
BPA has been in the news a lot lately. The FDA recently banned the use of BPA containing plastics for use in baby bottles and sippy cups and since then there have been news stories about it everywhere. I’m not one to panic about environmental toxins (after all, stress is one of the worst things […]
5 Reasons Why Cast Iron Is The Greenest Choice For Cooking
Cast iron has been around for hundreds of years. Before fancy teflon cookware was even a notion, cast iron was the standard for good cooks everywhere. Dependable, that’s what cast iron is. It will last for centuries if properly cared for, and it has a natural non-stick surface that’s eco-friendly. You can bake a pan […]
'The Dirty Dozen' - The 12 worst foods to buy non-organic
Reblogged from the beach house kitchen: I find it quite alarming that most fruits and vegetables grown that are not classed organic are covered with all sorts of chemicals which are of detriment to our health. With long term exposure to such chemicals, namely pesticides, we can develop serious illness. They cannot be washed off […]
80+ Items You Can Compost
Check out this list of dos and don’ts on composting and lots of other great articles from the home and garden site networx.com… 80+ Items You Can Compost # 9 No walnut shells. Who knew? And now you know what to do with those dead flies on your windowsill. ( #67) Who doesn’t have too many […]
