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Posts tagged "green tips"

Green Tip: Kids in Nature Avoid Nature-Deficit Disorder!

Children playing in a fun fall scene from my neighborhood this week. Pushing “Nature Deficit Disorder” out of the way and touching nature – priceless! Green Tip: Get your family out in nature and build a connection with the environment - it will help them cope better with life and learn how to make a difference... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
October 15, 2010 at 12:12 pm
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"Living Lean & Green; How To Cook Green and Healthy For $10 or Less - Curried Turkey Salad"

In today’s difficult economy, one of the most challenging things to do is to feed our family good, nutritious, chemical-free food for a reasonable price. This need has inspired a video series called “Living Lean & Green; How To Cook Healthy For $10 or Less”. Above you see the first video of the series which... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
September 28, 2010 at 7:21 pm
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How To Make Good Green and Eco-Friendly Patio Furniture Choices

Shawna Coronado’s floating patio made of recycled/reclaimed materials with crafted/painted reclaimed shovels and mirrors on the back wall and an aluminum Jaclyn Smith Today Dining Set in front. Photo credit Brenda Haas of BG Garden – http://www.bggarden.com. In my search for eco-friendly patio furniture I discovered there are very few satisfactory products that will hold up... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
August 9, 2010 at 3:11 pm
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How To Plant Annual Plants More Sustainably in 3 Easy Steps

Shawna’s front lawn vegetable garden surrounded by prolifically blooming African Taishan Marigolds. Gardening more sustainably begins with utilizing less water. Planting annuals in the soil can be done more sustainably by using a couple techniques described below. #1 - Prepare the soil. Add composted manure, compost, or organic soil with water retaining qualities such as Organic Mechanics Soil  to help hold water. #2 - Plant... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
July 19, 2010 at 11:33 am
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Six Easy Green Tips To Save Water and Money

Six Easy Green Tips To Save Water and Money
Here’s six very green water and money saving tips for you to use in every day life. Enjoy! http://www.thecasualgardener.com, The Green Blog – http://www.gardeningnude.com, or The Garden Blog – http://thecasualgardener.blogspot.com... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
July 18, 2010 at 5:20 pm
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Traveling in Ireland - Teaching Children About Sustainable Gardening

Sustainability flower container built to inspire children in Ireland to be more sustainable. Children learn most quickly by example, and Lorcan Bourke showed this grandly in his spectacularly popular sustainability flower design for children at the Bloom 2010 event in Phoenix Park at Dublin, Ireland this year. Bloom 2010 had a lovely sustainability section which Lorcan managed. This... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
June 22, 2010 at 6:31 pm
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Traveling Ireland - Electricity Saving and Money Saving Green Tips From the Hotel

Amazing green ideas were discovered in my hotel at Ireland. Quick, easy, and money saving tip in the video below: http://www.thecasualgardener.com, The Green Blog – http://www.gardeningnude.com, or The Garden Blog – http://thecasualgardener.blogspot.com and The Community Help Blog – www.grow1world.com... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
June 17, 2010 at 10:33 am
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How The Freecycle Network™ Got My Daughter To Practice Piano and Be Super Green!

Piano in the back of the family car which we got FREE from freecycle.org. Over 7 Million people use The Freecycle Network™ (www.freecycle.org) – one of the best digital community assistance inventions on earth. Above you see a photo of the free piano I got from another The Freecycle Network™ user. My youngest daughter has... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
May 13, 2010 at 4:33 pm
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Retail Stores Waste Taxpayer Money By Not Recycling - Help Change That!

Recycling Bins at Costco. There are a few big box retailers who are starting to implement the “green” message. For instance, the above is a photo I took at the local Costco. They just installed recycling bins next to the cafe area so consumers can properly recycle their paper and plastic waste. It is a... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
May 13, 2010 at 3:10 pm
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Have Tree Root Hell? Here Is A Creative Green Patio Solution For Your Garden

Finished “green” floating patio – a creative solution for saving reclaimed building materials and helping with a difficult garden problem: tree roots. It’s a battle in my garden - the maple tree roots versus me. They are powerful and I am often stymied as I cannot dig in the soil due to the deep and twisted... Read more »
By Shawna Coronado,
May 12, 2010 at 7:49 pm
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