The “May 24 weekend” has just passed and the camping season for Canada is now in full swing (of course its still frightfully cold here, but there are crazy people still camping!). Here now is a list of 10 things you can do to keep your campfire eco friendly. I have been busy with the […]
As I see snow coming down outside of my window, I figure I should post something warm and summery.
Here in Canada our summer is limited to just a handful of months with good heat, so we tend to take our swimming pool season seriously. Solar or gas heaters aid in extending the swimming season, […]
The most recent enviro-news in the London area is the concideration of adding green composting bins to the collection. Right now the city is debating on what to change to the garbage/recycling/compost situation. As much as I love the almost random day of the week to put out my garbage (which has led me to […]
Right now in London we’re in the tail end of the beautiful season of fall. Most trees are bare, while some (like in my own yard) still have green leaves thanks to warmer weather this past month.
With fall comes the dreaded “raking of leaves” where unfortunate kids get made to bag up all the leaves […]
In the world of cow waste(aka manure), a company called RT Solutions Inc, has come up with a way to process the waste to make better natural fertilizer using, you guessed it, worms!
The company employs 8 million earthworms that process the waste. One pound of worms can digest up to a half pound of organic […]
No, the title isn’t a metaphor for the glory days gone by, or for short, funny stories that will uplift you. I’m talking about real, honest to goodness chickens. And why would there be chickens in the backyard? Well for the eggs of course!A new idea thats been brought about in the green world is […]