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Install a Low-Flow Shower Head. Evolve's Road-Runner Low-Flow Shower Head saves about eight gallons per five-minute shower. The water slows to a trickle when its fully heated, letting you know when its...
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WALK – our community is very walker-friendly. Next time you go to the post office or the library, walk instead! It will save gas and make you healthier.
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8) Don't fertilize your yard before a rain storm. Fertilizer runoff can pollute rivers, lakes, and bays, and cause problems in recreational areas or fishing grounds.
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7) Get motion-sensing light switches. If you tend to forget to turn lights off, consider installing motion sensors to help reduce lighting-related electricity use (which accounts for about 10 percent...
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Don't Rinse. Skip rinsing your plates before putting them into the dishwasher. On average you will save 15 gallons of water per load.
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Switch your font. Century Gothic Uses 30% less ink than Arial! Bet you didn't think of that one.
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Plant drought tolerant native plants in your garden. Commit to planting a tree in your yard or neighborhood each year. A properly placed tree can reduce your cooling costs in the summer and improve the...
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Get a Tankless Water Heater! They can be 24% to 34% more energy-efficient. Plus you never run out of hot water.http://www.thedailygreen.com/living-green/definitions/tankless-water-heater
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2) Reduce junk mail. Save paper and aggravation by reducing the amount of junk mail landing in your box. Visit stopjunkmail.org for a free, downloadable Stop Junk Mail Kit.
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1) Eat brown rice. Yes, brown rice is better for the environment than white rice. It's because brown requires less processing. + Plain white rice has far less Vitamin E, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin,...
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Today is Earth Day!
There are number of things you could do to celebrate. Whether its something big like planting a tree, to something simple like unplugging small appliances when not in use or by eating local, please...
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Sharecropping is Back
It's time to start think about planting your garden. Don't have space? That's ok because sharedearth.com is a website that is bringing sharecropping back by connecting land owners with gardeners and...
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Meet McClure's Pickles
We love everything about McClure’s pickles!Let’s start with the fact that their recipe has been passed through the generations from Great Grandmother Lala.Learning their craft from both their...
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Monique Deschaine Loves Pasta
In 1981 Monique Deschaine decided that she wanted to make perfect pasta.Following the advice of Julia Child to “Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it,” Monique...
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Koeze Makes Organic Peanut Butter?!?!
Mother Nature knows how to achieve perfection all by Herself. For 84 years the people of Koeze Gourmet Nuts have been making peanut butter the way nature intended it to be. Crafted in small batches,...
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Got to Love Evergreen Lane Farm.
Have you ever been around baby goats? Each spring, when I visit Evergreen Lane Farm in Fennville, I seriously contemplate scooping up one the adorable kids so I can put her in the backseat of my Jetta....
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Alan Greene’s article “Brown vs. White Rice: a fork in the road” reminds us of the importance of developmental lessons in young children with regards to nutrition. What will allow children to make...
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Fresh Cherry Reduction Sauce
Cherries are usually reserved for eating by the pit spitting contest and eating by the hand full, however, they can be used dress up a nice piece of meat. Featured here is a grilled grass fed pork chop...
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Cheese Tasting with Evergreen Lane Farm & Creamery
In general it can be difficult to refuse a sampling of cheese but when it is an Evergreen Lane chevre it is impossible. This past Saturday the cheese maker, Ms. Halinski debuted her new pleasantly...
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Whats For Dinner at the Douglas Social?
This week at the Douglas Social The Summertime Market will be bringing you the best the area has to offer for dinner and desert. Look for our tent to be serving Evil Jungle Thai salad and tomato basil...
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