environment

31
May
Biodiversity
Environment / GMO / Uncategorized / Vegetable gardening / 0 Comment / May 31, 2017

What is biodiversity? Why is it such a buzz? And why is it important? Biodiversity is the quantity, variety, and genetic variation of different organisms and life forms within a specified geographic region. In a broader […]


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20
Nov
“The Many Shades Of Green,” part 4
"Green" / Environment / Uncategorized / 0 Comment / November 20, 2014

GREEN TIP #10- Become an informed consumer The web is always the ultimate resource, and the information on greening our world is amazingly plentiful and growing every day. Beware of green “wannabes” with unsubstantiated claims […]


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18
Nov
The Many Shades of Green, part 3
"Green" / Environment / Uncategorized / 0 Comment / November 18, 2014

GREEN TIP #7- BUILD “Green”  Green construction practices protect the site and natural habitats by controlling water and power usage, limiting waste, insuring public health and safety, and reducing the impact of the structure on […]


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22
Oct
The Many Shades of “Green”… part 2
"Green" / Environment / Uncategorized / 0 Comment / October 22, 2014

GREEN TIP #3- GROW A “Green” garden The use of chemicals and fertilizers in the lawn and garden has a huge environmental impact and may also affect the delicate ecosystem. Always check the forecast prior […]


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11
Oct
The Many Shades of “GREEN”
"Green" / Environment / Uncategorized / 0 Comment / October 11, 2014

“Going green” is a phrase we hear almost daily. It’s a broad and ever-expanding topic that ultimately can be reduced for each of us to a basic guideline:  it all starts at home. The media […]


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