Archive | August, 2010

10 August 2010 ~ 1 Comment

How To Attract Dragonflies And Damselflies Into Your Garden

photo credit: HVargas
It’s that time of year again when we are amazed at the colors and the flying ability of dragonflies and damselflies zipping around in the warm air. From metallic blues to greens to yellows, these insects are surely some of our most beautiful to look at and fascinating to watch.
So strangely one [...]

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06 August 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Houseplants That Purify The Air In Your Home

photo credit: chefranden
We live in a world of pollution. From oil spills polluting the oceans to chemicals polluting our rivers and streams. And of course it goes without saying that the air we breathe is laced with a variety of potentially harmful chemicals as a result of industrial processes, burning fossil fuels and the [...]

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01 August 2010 ~ 2 Comments

7 Practical Steps To Reduce The Food You Throw Away

photo credit: jbloom
Depending on which source you listen to we in the Western world throw away between a third and a half of all the food we buy. There are so many reasons why this is shocking.
First and foremost it takes considerable resources to produce the food we buy. Some is shipped half way [...]

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