Eco Travel - Choosing a Green Hotel
The idea of greener vacations is becoming more and more possible these days and thanks to growing awareness and concern for the environment, it is also becoming very popular. Hotel visits are one of the easier more obvious ways to “green” your vacation. Here are several simple things you might want to consider to help make your hotel stay a little more earth friendly. More »
Shop Green
Shopping for eco-friendly items? Visit our directory of green online retailers. More »
Our Story and Why We Eat to Fight Cancer- Part 1: Berries
This is the first in a series of posts on eating to fight cancer, a topic that is very close to our family’s heart. We will be featuring ten foods that have cancer fighting properties with an explanation of what those properties are and a favourite recipe of ours that includes cancer fighting ingredients. More »
Homemade Bird Food
n some parts of North America there is a shortage of fruit and nuts during the winter months. This means a lot of wild birds will be very hungry this time of year. You can help feed them. Save money by eliminating store bought bird feed and decrease your waste by using kitchen scraps to make homemade bird feed. More »
Raising a Child to be a Minimalist
There is a growing trend toward raising children in a minimalist, non-materialistic way. It is an uphill climb when you choose to raise your children in a frugal, non-consumerism sort of way, you are up against powerful advertising media and outside influences that you have no control over. More »
Category Archives: Green Renos
Save Energy and Money With Programmable Thermostats
Programmable thermostats are quite possibly your single biggest tool to conserve energy and to reduce your utility expense each month. In addition to those marvelous benefits of saving energy and money, programmable
DIY Home Solar Panels – Do They Work?
Every where you look these days there seem to be instructions available for making your own solar panels. It is possible to make your own working solar panels for your home, which is far
It’s Beautiful and Functional so Just What is a Green Roof Anyway?
While it seems to be a fairly new concept, green roofs have actually been around since the seventh and eighth centuries in the form of ornamental roof gardens in Ancient Babylon and Rome.
