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Summer may be over (at least here in the US), but it's never to early to start thinking about pest management for when the bugs come back next year, or for those of you who live in areas with mild climates. Some insects are not only annoying, but can cause damage to your home and to your health.© Focus Organic for 2008. |
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I found this video yesterday, and had to share it. As stated below, it’s a very catchy song and it has a pretty nice message. Also, I know somebody who loves Garrison Keillor. Even several years after seeing my first live broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion in New York, I still get one song in particular stuck in my head from time to time.
From TreeHugger
If there’s one thing that clean diesel has been lacking, it’s a catchy jingle. When you idly think of McDonald’s, what comes to mind? “Bah da da da da, I’m lovin’ it,” perhaps? Now, what about clean diesel? Well, if you happen to live in the UK, it might be “Hate Something, Change Something.” The jingle is sung by renowned author and radio personality Garrison Keillor over a charming, clever animation of dirty diesel engines getting transformed into clean ones.
The whole thing is an ad by Honda for clean diesel, and you know what? The message sticks.
Good for you Honda in noticing that we need some change. Cleaner diesel is one step toward a solution. Keep pushing the limits further.
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If you haven’t picked up one, or a few reusable shopping bags yet, that probably means you’ve got a large collection of plastic bags piling up waiting to be reused to pick up pet waste, or for some other task. Well, I found this great way to reuse your plastic bags over at Go Green.
If you know how to crochet, or would be interested in learning, plasticbagbag.com has instructions and patterns for making unique reusable items out of plastic grocery bags.
I don’t know if I’d personably be skilled enough to even try a project like this, but if I ever stumbled across a large collection of plastic bags that needed saving from a landfill, it may be worth the time to try and learn. In the meantime I strongly encourage everyone to pick a few reusable bags from the EasyGreensy Store, and start cutting down on all those wasted bags.
If you do decide to try making one of these bags please share your results with us below. If you’d like to share photos of your finished project with other readers, please feel free to contact me via the contact page.
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Many apologies for my long absence from blogging - nearly a month! Raconteur Theatre, the theatre company that my wife and I (and several friends) started has officially dropped from eight board members to only four, and with the current show (Ibsen’s Ghosts) having just ended, we are now moving into rehearsals and planning for our December show: Columbus, Ohio playwright Sarah Tobin’s Mom & Pop!
This post is coming a little late on Wednesday, (and is two or three weeks late since my last “Simple Ways Wednesdays” post). I think you’ll be excited for a few weeks, though, because Simple Ways Wednesdays is starting a series-within-a-series… for the next several weeks, Simple Ways Wednesdays will be helping you with meaningful holiday gift planning:
Make your own Holiday Gifts with Natural Ingredients!
The first recipe you get is: Avacado/Almond Neck Moisturizer
Ingredients:
1 Teaspoon Dried Chamomile (click link to buy it online - use the search field at the top right of the screen)
1 1/8 cup water
3 Tablespoons Avocado Oil (click link to buy it online - use the search field at the top right of the screen)
3 Tablespoons Almond Oil (click link to buy it online - use the search field at the top right of the screen)
2 Teaspoons Jojoba Oil (click link to buy it online - use the search field at the top right of the screen)
1 ounce beeswax beads (click link to buy it online - use the search field at the top right of the screen)
2 teaspoons glycerin
20 drops Organic Lemon Essential Oil (click link to buy it online)
2 large ceramic cups
Strainer
Double-boiler
Sterilized 6-oz glass or ceramic jar with tight-fitting lid
Directions:
1: Boil the water
2: Place the chamomile in a large, ceramic cup
3: Pour the water into the cup with the chamomile and let steep for 15 minutes
4: Strain the liquid into another cup
5: In the top of the double boiler (set over simmering water), warm the jojoba, avocado, and almond oils
6: Add the beeswax beads and stir until melted
7: Remove from heat, and stir in 2 tablespoons of the chamomile liquid drop by drop until the mixture thickens and cools
8: Mix in the glycerin and lemon essential oil thoroughly
9: Spoon the mixture into the sterilized glass or ceramic jar
10: Store in a cool, dark place
This recipe will make, for only a few dollars, what you might pay $15-$25 (or more!) at a beauty shop. Additionally, you know exactly what is going into a recipe that you are making yourself. Can’t beat that!
This mixture should be massaged into the neck from the neckline all the way to the chin. The oils will keep skin soft and supple.
Get cracking on this recipe… only a handful of weeks until it is gift-giving time!
Namaste,
A. Caleb Hartley
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View Obama video on environment here.
Thanks to a tweet by PassionateGreen, I just found out about the Environmentalists for Obama group. Although I don’t agree 100% with his ideas about solving issues like global warming (mainly the thought the coal will ever be clean), I do strongly believe he is the best choice available to help move our country toward a greener future.
From Environmentalists for Obama:
I just signed up as an Environmentalist for Obama. Now, more than ever, we need a strong environmental leader like Barack Obama as President. His well-known dedication to the environment has been proven during his years in state government and the U.S. Senate. I think he has the ability to bring people together to resolve the tough environmental and energy challenges facing us today.
I hope you will check out his website and join me by signing up as an Environmentalist for Obama. Once you have done this, you will be given the opportunity to attend or host special environmental events and activities in your area to help support his campaign.
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Today is a quickie for now. I don't think that I mentioned this before, but Andrew's grandmother passed away on Thursday, and he left early Saturday morning to visit family in CT. He is coming back this evening. I would have gone with him, but spending that short of a time visiting my family would have been worse than not seeing them at all...© Focus Organic for 2008. |
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Even though winter is just getting start here in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s never too early to start planning for next summer.
One Project Closer in conjunction with The Home Depot is currently holding a contest to win a ceiling fan (or two) in the form of a $175 gift card. Now that’s a great deal! If you’d like to enter, just head on over to the contest page. Hurry though, there are only a few days left to get in!
Ceiling Fans are great way to get the air in your home moving, and they help reduce your air conditioning costs.
So what are you waiting for? Did you enter yet?
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The We Campaign and PowerVote.org are at it again with a new pledge. This one for students and young adults, encouraging our political leaders to consider the environment when creating new policies.
Let’s tell our leaders to make solving the climate crisis a priority and move quickly to enact policies that will Repower America. With so much at stake every voice, and vote counts.
Add your voice to the Power Vote Pledge:
“We are young Americans demanding real solutions to global warming by voting to create a clean energy economy, green jobs for all, and to secure our climate. Join us. I pledge to make clean, just energy a top priority in my vote this election.”
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With the economy the way it is, spending more on organic food may not be on your to-do list. If you're still interested in the benefits of organic food, there are ways you can still go organic while saving money, and one of those ways is by using coupons.© Focus Organic for 2008. |
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10 31st, 2008| 
