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May 12, 2020 In Agriculture, Children, Environment, Gardening, Home, RECYCLING, Sustainability, Waste By kellie

7 Ways to Encourage Kids to be More Environmentally Friendly

Kids are quite curious at a young age. Their brains are like little sponges. They soak up lots of information and are highly perceptive and impressionable, especially when it comes to new experiences. And like many new experiences and lessons, a child can readily latch...

May 7, 2020 In Agriculture, Gardening, Home By kellie

Get your Garden Started 2020 Resource Guide

[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" background_animation="none" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text] We’ve put together a Fort Collins Garden Center Guide to help you locate all your garden needs! Find out who is offering native plants, doing curbside pickup orders or delivering to your area. This is a perfect time to start planning and...

April 20, 2020 In Environment, Gardening, Home By kellie

Timely Garden Tips from Wild Iris Living

How and when to cut back ornamental grasses: once they start to green up, prune them back to 4-6”, leaving a slightly domed shape vs. a flat, unattractive appearance. Some varieties may not show signs of life for another few weeks. http://gardenclub.homedepot.com/cut-back-ornamental-grasses/ Think about planting more...

April 13, 2020 In Air Quality, Climate Awareness, Energy, Environment, Gardening, RECYCLING, Sustainability, Transportation, Waste, Water By kellie

10 Tips for Encouraging Sustainability in Your Community

Today, it is easier than ever to incorporate sustainability into your lifestyle. Sustainability isn't about buying more expensive products or driving an electric car. It's about creating awareness around how you choose to consume resources. When people gather together to make a difference, incredible things...

March 18, 2020 In Agriculture, Air Quality, Environment, Gardening, Health, Home, Sustainability, Waste By kellie

The Best Natural DIY Fertilizers for Your Garden and Yard

Description: When looking at the best lawn fertilizer to use, there are plenty of great all-natural alternatives that you can administer in your garden. We’re going to take you through our top 10 choices. You may have hard a lot of people say that there are...

February 11, 2020 In Agriculture, Gardening, Health, Home, RECYCLING, Water By kellie

Gardening Tips That Save You Green

If you’re a gardener, chances are you know how rewarding growing your own food can be. Whether you run an at-home farm, tend to a small patch of blueberry bushes, or have an apartment window herb garden, you know how satisfying that harvest of something...

November 15, 2019 In Agriculture, Environment, Gardening, Home, Sustainability, Waste By kellie

HOW TO MAKE COMPOST: BLACK GOLD FOR YOUR OWN GARDENS!

Feeding your lawn and gardens is an important part of plant health. Sure, you can go buy expensive fertilizers and apply them every so often, but did you know that you can make your own with very little effort? Store bought fertilizers are often synthetic...

November 6, 2019 In Air Quality, Environment, Gardening, Health, Home By kellie

26 Plants That Clean The Air

By David Wright. Bestpicko.com Formany years nobody considered the impact of plants as an indoor-purifier. Yes, the environment friendly role of plants is known since ages, but nobody imagined the extent to which plants can purify the air inside your living space. That was before NASA...

September 10, 2019 In Air Quality, Climate Awareness, Environment, Gardening, Home, Sustainability, Water By kellie

www.thezebra.com A yard functions as a private oasis for relaxation, family fun, and soaking up some Vitamin D. As summer comes to a close and we spend less time cooling off in the pool, you may be surprised to learn just how much water we use...

July 28, 2019 In Children, Environment, Gardening, Health, Home, Mindfulness, Sustainability, Waste, Water By kellie

Homesteading 101

Nearly anything you could want is just a click away—groceries, clothes, cars, a ride from here to there. But even the immediacy of two-day and even two-hour shipping can leave us feeling disconnected from our things and each other. For those who crave connection to...

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