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In order to get the best results with your new organic garden, you'll want to make sure the soil is properly conditioned. You have to eat, and so do plants, so make sure your veggies get lots of fresh nutrients. Good healthy soil helps build up strong, productive plants. Chemical soil...
Arbor Day is the day when we focus on trees appreciating them, talking about them, but most of all planting them. Don't get us wrong. There are many benefits of planting trees , including increased property values, cleaner air and water, and reduced home energy costs. The tips in th...
The National Organic Standards Board rejected an effort by some organic orchardists to extend the use of the antibiotic oxytetracycline to treat fire blight in organic apples and pears beyond Fall 2014. Advocates have argued that alternatives exist, so the lone exception to use of ant...
In America, we generate 10.5 million tons of plastic waste per year with only 1-2% being recycled . Ditching the synthetic material known as plastic is a tough endeavor for any American, even the greenest among us. In our everyday lives, its everywhere . Its up to us to be vigilant ...
The National Organic Standards Board rejected an effort by some organic orchardists to extend the use of the antibiotic oxytetracycline to treat fire blight in organic apples and pears beyond Fall 2014. Advocates have argued that alternatives exist, so the lone exception to use of ant...
Photo: Craig Veltri / istock related articles By Brian Clark Howard The next time you upgrade something, can no longer stand the sight of something hideous, or simply need to downsize, think "donate" instead of "dump." America has long been ridiculed around the world for being a throw...
The Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency have set new Energy Star criteria for pool pumps, giving pool-owning American shoppers better information to use before making an important purchase. Energy Star-rated pool pumps will use at least 30% less energy, on ave...
The benefits of eating organic food go straight to the farm, where no pesticides and chemical fertilizers are used to grow the organic produce shipped to grocers. That means workers and farm neighbors aren't exposed to potentially harmful chemicals, it means less fossil fuel converted...
