Cloth diapers, mud stains from a preschooler, and food stains on my cloth napkins—is there a green cleaning routine that can handle all this? I’ve tested out some green laundry cleaning products and I’m sharing my results with you here.
Battle of the Green Cleaning Products I: Bathroom
After having to clean my own bathroom for the first time in a long time, I decided to take some of these "green" products for a spin to see how they did on the adult and kids bathrooms.
Nipping Blueberries in the Bud
As much as it pained me, every single thing I read on blueberry bushes said that you must snip off the buds the first few years to let them establish a strong, solid rooting system. Armed with a pair of bypass pruners, I gritted my teeth and headed into the garden …
Earth-Friendly Project for Kids
Planting Strawberries with Kids – written by me and posted at Nature Moms Blog.
Screw Earth Day!
From now until April 23, Grist is offering their book, Wake Up and Smell the Planet as a download to new subscribers. See Screw Earth Day for more information.
5th Street Market in Bloom
We stopped by the 5th Street Market in Eugene the other day, where a lot of the bulbs are in bloom. The diversity of the flower shapes and colors is just fantastic. This is definitely a spring treat! Enjoy the pictures, and I am sorry about the quality—I forgot my camera and had to use my Sidekick to take the pictures.
Eugene’s Earth Day and Electric Vehicles
We had a great time at the Eugene Earth Day 2009 Celebration, where we got to see some great little electric vehicles. Read on to see why my daughter wants one. (I told her not until she gets her license … in another 13 years. HA)
The “Green Onions” are Flowering
Our mystery bulbs are finally sprouting! Read on for the pictures, and leave a note in the comments if you care to take a guess as to the identity of this midseason-blooming bulb!
A Forest Floor in my Backyard
Why fight nature? It’s much easier in terms of time and maintenance to work with it … and a lot more visually pleasing. I am going to try to keep a lot of the area under the trees somewhat natural. I pulled out a lot of the dandelions because they do totally take over if you let them, but I left a lot of these nice little groundcovers and poppies to grow somewhat unhindered. The result (I hope) is a natural-looking sort of woodsy area that will have a calming feel.
Walking Down the Street
What amazes me about this area is the diversity—just check out these pictures of trees I took while walking. (They were all in a row along one stretch of sidewalk. Every tree way different!)
