Save Money, and the Earth, with Homemade Cleaners
With many household products so toxic they are routinely referred to as hazardous household waste, this week we want to share inexpensive and simple recipes so you can make earth-friendly replacements inexpensively.
Make Your Summer Easier and Cheaper with Rechargeable Batteries
With the official start of the summer just past, many are looking to simplify their lives and their spending. One easy way to do both is to buy rechargeable batteries.
Greening Your Home, Frugally
Want to save money AND go green? A quick, and frugal way to improve the health of your home is to remove the toxic items. It is both easy and effective. Who knew going green could be so simple?
Save Money, and the Earth, with Homemade Cleaners
Last week we discussed how toxic many household products are (so toxic that they are routinely referred to as hazardous household waste) and how to safely remove them from your home. This week we want to share some inexpensive and simple recipes so you can make earth-friendly replacements for those items.
We’ll start with cleaning supplies.
Conventional cleaning supplies: Homemade cleaning products can get your home just as clean as conventional products for far less money and with far less toxic exposure. They also smell better! Here are recipes for a few multi-tasking items. Read the story »
Green News
Check Out the Austin EcoNetwork!The Austin EcoNetwork has officially launched its new website and Greening Families is proud to be one of the featured bloggers! The...
EPA Labels Carbon Dioxide Threat to Public HealthYesterday the Environmental Protection Agency published a proposed finding which formally declared carbon dioxide and five other heat-trapping...
New Research on PesticidesThis summer pesticide manufacturers must begin testing 67 chemicals to see if they are endocrine disruptors, now says the Environmental...
Is Your City Energy Efficient?Today an article in USA Today caught my eye. The article includes a top ten list of U.S. cities ranked by their annual energy cost...
Family Friday: The Fun of Family Campouts!
For June, Lucas Miller draws our attention to the fun of a family campout, whether it is in your own backyard or farther out in nature. The Great American Backyard Campout is quickly approaching so start talking with your family about how you want to participate!
On our last campout, we did not take Lucas’ advice about avoiding marshmallows, as you can see from this photo of the girls. He is right about getting them off your shoes! But the s’mores were such a hit that next time we’ll just step more carefully.
Do you have an old tent lounging on the top shelf of your garage? Some sleeping bags up there, too? Well, air ‘em out! And pull that dusty six-string out from under the bed, too, because the National Wildlife Federation is declaring June 27 the Great American Backyard Campout! Oh, yeah, and grab a couple of different kinds of kid-friendly bug repellent. Read the story »
Green Resources
Save Money, and the Earth, with Homemade CleanersLast week we discussed how toxic many household products are (so toxic that they are routinely referred to as hazardous household waste)...
Make Your Summer Easier and Cheaper with Rechargeable BatteriesWith the official start of the summer just past, many are looking to simplify their lives and their spending. One easy way to do both...
Check Out the Austin EcoNetwork!The Austin EcoNetwork has officially launched its new website and Greening Families is proud to be one of the featured bloggers! The...
Family Friday: How to Strengthen Your Family’s Immune SystemsAll the media coverage of swine flu, or influenza A H1N1, is causing some people to panic. As I listened to the news on my way home...
