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Reusing an Old Charcoal Grill

June 3rd, 2008
Posted in gardening . reusing
By robin

I can’t take credit for this idea. My Weight Watchers leader, Martha, told us about this tonight. She had an old charcoal grill that was beginning to rust in the bottom and was ready to be retired. Instead of kicking it to the curb, she used it as a planter for her lettuces. Since she has [ READ MORE ]

Green Term of the Week – Composting

May 14th, 2008
Posted in gardening . natural foods . organic food
By robin

I sometimes have to just reflect on how “earthy” I’ve become. If you had told me a few years ago that I’d be taking trash cans and shovels in my mini van to scoop decomposed leaves, grass clippings and leftover food scraps and then haul it home, I would have never believed you. Seriously. That’s [ READ MORE ]

Another Piece to the Puzzle

December 30th, 2007
Posted in gardening . organic food . recommended books
By robin

I’m about 2/3 of the way through Barbara Kingsolver’s book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. The book has got me thinking about organic food (which I have been buying some, but not all, in the past few months), sustainability, small farms, shopping locally, growing a vegetable garden this summer, and it’s got me thinking about a lot [ READ MORE ]

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Some useful information, some anecdotes, some rantings, and some inspiration from my quest to make my family and perhaps the world around me A Little Greener Every Day

Reusing an Old Charcoal Grill

Green Term of the Week – Composting

Another Piece to the Puzzle

about me

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Some useful information, some anecdotes, some rantings, and some inspiration
from my quest to make my family and perhaps the world around me A Little Greener Every Day