Solar panels are a clever innovation that uses the energy from the sun and converts it into usable energy to power our homes. It’s a natural, eco-friendly option that helps to reduce the costs of your household energy bills. Sounds great, but many people (myself…
Often, when we think of pollution, we hardly ever think of our own homes and how indoor air pollution can be so terrible! Sadly, the air inside the house can get yuck and the impact on our health is not great! Americans spend a lot…
Trust me when I say this- selecting and installing the right solar panel for your home is a challenging task. And one reason that makes most of us make that shift is to reduce the power bills. So when you find that the electricity bills…
In recent years, we’ve learned that a shocking number of everyday goods could be doing damage to our health. At the same time, countless items have been demonized and deemed “toxic” with little (if any) supporting evidence. Sun-blocking blackout curtains are frequently the subject of…
With a backyard compost pile or an indoor Bokashi bin, you never need to worry about having space in the kitchen trash for things like old salad greens or fruit peels. But some types of produce waste can stump even the experienced composter! Pits are…
Baked in a pie, atop granola, or whole on the stem — cherries are a delicious summertime delicacy. But for every yummy cherry, there’s also an inedible pit to deal with. It’s pretty obvious that cherry pits aren’t for eating! They’re hard and have no…