Did you know that the average household uses 40 pounds of household cleaning products per year? And that your indoor air is likely more polluted than the air outside your home – even if you live in a large city? Considering that we probably clean our homes and businesses regularly and spend nearly 90 percent of our life indoors, that’s a serious concern!

The harvest is over and winter nears. With every harvest season comes the decision of what to do with all the extra food. Since fruit and vegetables are perishable, most are ready and ripen at the same time. Many times, my family and I  just cannot eat all the food we grew or bought before it gets old or overripe. So we had to decide what we would do with the 'extra' before it goes bad.

A well known ancient Proverb says:

“We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.”

In essence what this proverb us saying is that we need to be respectful of our children and our homes, by safeguarding their futures with what we do today.

There are three things we desperately need to live: oxygen, water, and sunlight. Food is important too but oxygen, water, and sunlight are imperative to life. A man can live longer with food than he can with a lack of water.

If you’re reading this, chances are pretty good you’re already interested in living a greener lifestyle. You’ve probably learned by now that there’s quite a bit of environmentally-friendly or “natural” products out there and seemingly more on the market every day. You may also realize that it is your choices as a consumer that will help determine not only what products are produced for sale but also how they are made. You can use your power as a “green consumer” to dictate environmentally-friendly products.

Now that winter is nearing and temperatures cool, you're probably starting to think about options for heating your home. Lucky for me and my family,  we have a several to keep us toasty warm inside when the weather turns frosty outside. Thanks to these simple alternatives, my family and I do not have to rely on natural gas or propane during the winter. We save hundreds of dollars a year. And we contribute little toxins to environment we love so.

Have you ever thought about living in a way that is 'sustainable'? What exactly does that mean? 

Sustainable living refers to a lifestyle whose main aim is to reduce the use of Earth's natural resources and/or live in more of a symbiotic way with the Earth's

The phrase "building green" has been thrown around alot lately. Most have no clue as to what it means or why it could be important.

So, just what is green building?