It doesn't take much to usually fix a leaky faucet. Not much money and not too much time. Usually a leaky faucet has to do with a failed washer. They are quite easy to fix. Here is a video showing you step by step how to fix a leaky faucet.
Not sure how much water your actually wasting? I found this great website that will tell you just how much water your wasting per day, per year and so on. It will take you less then 60 seconds to get the information needed to show you how much water you could be saving if you fixed those leaky faucets. Head on over to Water Science for Schools and see just how much water you could save.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Go Green Today
Buy Local Produce and Reuse Bags
Spending your dollars at your local farmers market or road side stand not only gives you more for your money, it saves on emissions from delivery trucks and keeps your money going right back to produce more local fruit and veggies.
Since we started buying local and tasting the difference we make the extra effort to keep our dollars local.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Green Ideas for Back to School
It's getting close to that time of year again. The kids are nervous the parents excited. Back to school comes quickly especially when your having fun. We want to teach our kids to be kind to our environment and back to school is a perfect time to practice what your preach.
When looking for clothing there are two options. You can head to your second hand store and purchase clothing at deeply discounted prices, therefore reusing items already made. It's about as green as you can get with clothing. The other green option is to look for clothing that is made from 100% organic cotton. Cotton is a renewable resource and organic means it's been treated with as much care as possible to the environment.
Don't like using second clothing? Or maybe your child is dead set against it? Add a little trim and lace to the jeans or ribbons to the shirts. Get your child to help you and they will love wearing the new creation.
When it comes to school supplies, choose the recycled versions over the new ones. Refillable pens over throw away ones and crayons over markers.
Make a list and check it twice. Don't buy duplicates of things that will work perfectly fine. Have fun and get creative. Then come back and tell us how you went green this back to school season!
When looking for clothing there are two options. You can head to your second hand store and purchase clothing at deeply discounted prices, therefore reusing items already made. It's about as green as you can get with clothing. The other green option is to look for clothing that is made from 100% organic cotton. Cotton is a renewable resource and organic means it's been treated with as much care as possible to the environment.
Don't like using second clothing? Or maybe your child is dead set against it? Add a little trim and lace to the jeans or ribbons to the shirts. Get your child to help you and they will love wearing the new creation.
When it comes to school supplies, choose the recycled versions over the new ones. Refillable pens over throw away ones and crayons over markers.
Make a list and check it twice. Don't buy duplicates of things that will work perfectly fine. Have fun and get creative. Then come back and tell us how you went green this back to school season!
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