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Green Landscape Design |
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The design of your landscape is surprisingly one of the most important parts of green landscaping. Through careful consideration during the design process you can eliminate pests, reuse and conserve water and reduce heating and cooling bills. |
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An Eco-Friendly Alternative to Composting: Wormers |
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Composting with worms isn't so much an alternative to composting, as it is a better way of doing it. When you add worms to your compost, it quickens the process of decomposition. More importantly, it can be done indoors or outdoors and can be done throughout the year. |
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Benefits of a Compost Pile |
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The benefits of a compost pile run far and wide. Whether you are using compost for a small garden, or a farm, compost can be extremely helpful with agriculture, horticulture, and erosion problems. Compost can be made industrially, commercially, or domestically. It is broken down naturally through the process of biodegradation. It is inexpensive, works as a slow-release fertilizer, and feeds soil. |
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Bio-Degradable Waste Management |
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Why is it still necessary to recycle bio-degradable waste? In fact, what is bio-degradable waste? And should you use bio-degradable goods? Below are facts that will make you want to manage your bio-degradable waste in a very habitual way. |
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Book Review: Your Eco-friendly Yard |
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Making your yard eco-friendly can seem like a daunting task. If you're feeling a bit discouraged or if you don't know where to start, pick up Tom Girolamo's book, Your Eco-friendly Yard: Sustainable Ideas to Save You Time, Money and the Earth. |
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Carbon Free Mowers |
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Carbon free mowers have become an interesting option for the eco-friendly consumer. If you’re interested in lowering your impact on the environment, and are willing to take the time and effort to choose the right mower for you, then you’re on the right track!
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Caring for an Organic, Eco-Friendly Lawn |
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Caring for an Organic, Eco-Friendly LawnThough most of us would think any form of gardening or landscaping is an eco-friendly activity, which is not always the case. Gardens and landscapes require a lot of maintenance-fertilizer, water, pruning, etc. Grass requires a substantial amount of water. |
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CFL Light Bulbs |
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Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs (CFLs), are energy saving light bulbs. They are a type of fluorescent lamp. They differ from the traditional incandescent lamps and come in a swirled bulb form instead of the traditional bulb. |
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Charting Your Water Saving |
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The best way to chart water saving is to either invest in a water chart or to create one yourself for your specific family or personal needs. |
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Cheap safe, pest control |
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In the past when individuals considered pest control, the easiest, fastest solution was the only one to consider. Over the past few years we’ve seen widespread education encouraging our movement to a more eco-friendly lifestyle. We’ve learned that toxic pest control is not only toxic for the pests but can be for us and the environment as well. Toxic pest control kills not only the pests, but also the good bugs that keep your lawn or garden healthy. The chemicals involved in the pest control ca |
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Chemical Vs Natural Fertilizers |
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With our movement toward an eco-friendly environment, the use of chemical fertilizers is being questioned. Chemical fertilizers can not only be hard on your garden, your animals, and the environment in general, but they can also be hard on you. Chemical fertilizers can leave residues on the foods you eat, the lawn you play on, and can leak into the water you drink. Among many other reasons, these few are enough to realize that natural fertilizers are a better and safer choice. |
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Consumer Solar Products |
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Solar powered goods have now extended past using solar power for electricity or solar radiance. Solar power can now be found in every day goods, reaching as far as what you wear, the bags you carry, and even being found during cozy nights out in your garden. |
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Consumers continue to choose organic products as they become more available and visible |
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Mambo Sprouts Marketing released survey results in November showing that consumers are going back to basics to bolster their health. Findings showed 84 percent take vitamins, 73 percent eat the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables, and 68 percent choose organic foods. In addition, 59 percent of consumers polled said they expect to increase the amount of organic products purchased during 2010. |
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Do You Water Your Lawn Too Much? |
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Most of us water their lawns too much without even realizing it. EnviroCitizen.org has found that many of us also water our lawns at the wrong time of day, causing up to 30% of the water to evaporate. |
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Earths investment in water recapture |
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Earth has a strong investment in water recapture. Water conservation refers to the capturing of water as well as reducing the use of water. There are multiple ways to inexpensively conserve water. Most irrigation systems use waste water. Only 35 to 40 percent of recaptured water directed towards crop irrigation ever actually meets the crops. Most of the water escapes into canals, leaks from pipes, or evaporates due to warm weather. Swales and cisterns can be used to catch excess water and then b |
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Eco- Friendly Compost |
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Eco-Friendly composting is considered to be organic. Composting is the purposeful biodegradation of organic matter. This includes yard and food waste. The decomposition is completed by micro-organisms, mostly bacteria, but also yeast and fungi. In low temperatures, macro-organisms like, ants, nematodes, isopods, and earthworms enhance decomposition. The solider fly, fruit flies, and fungus gnats also take part in the wide range of organisms in the decomposer community. |
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Eco- Friendly Gardening |
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Eco-Friendly Gardens, also referred to as Eco-friendly gardens or Eco-friendly horticulture, is the science of growing produce such as fruits and vegetables, as well as flowers and ornamental plants. Eco-Friendly Gardens follows the essential principals of Eco-friendly agriculture, which includes soil building, conservation, pest management, and heirloom variety preservation. |
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Eco- Friendly Gardens |
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Eco-Friendly Gardening, also referred to as organic gardening or organic horticulture, is the science of growing produce such as fruits and vegetables, as well as flowers and ornamental plants. Eco-Friendly Gardening follows the essential principals of organic agriculture, which includes soil building, conservation, pest management, and heirloom variety preservation.
Eco-Friendly Gardening relies on crop rotation, green manure, compost, biological pest control, and mechanic cultivation. This |
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Eco- Friendly Mowers |
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There is a wide variety of eco-friendly mowers, ranging from push reel to electric cordless. All have a positive impact on the environment, all while beautifying your lawn. |
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Eco- Friendly pest control |
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Steps are being taken to eliminate the toxic use of chemicals to garden. Organic fertilizers are now available and there are many other ways to offer sustainable lawn choices. Eco-friendly pest control choices are now also coming into the garden for a great way to get rid of the bad pests and keep the good insects. |
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Eco-Friendly Gardening Products |
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The best eco-friendly gardening products are organic ones. Luckily, organic products are far and wide, mainly because as organic products are used, they keep producing more organic products. For instance, as organic seeds are sown, more seeds drop from the plants as they grow older. There are three important parts to eco-friendly gardening: eco-friendly seeds, eco-friendly fertilizer, and eco-friendly compost. |
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Eco-Friendly Gardening Tools |
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Thanks to the growing awareness of and concern for environmental issues, EnviroCitizen.org has found that practically everything that you need-food, clothing, furniture, electronics or gardening tools-comes in an eco-friendly alternative. |
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Eco-Friendly Landscapes |
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Eco-friendly landscaping can be done in a variety of ways. By simply choosing native plants, considering your resources and taking energy into account you can easily create an eco-friendly landscape for you and your family to enjoy! |
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Eco-Friendly Lawn Mowers |
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EnviroCitizen.org has found some ways to maintain your lawn the eco-friendly way! One of the best ways to practice eco-friendly lawn care is to get rid of your gasoline fueled lawn mower! There are many eco-friendly lawn mowers out there and it's up to you to decide which option is best for you. |
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Eco-Friendly Mulch |
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EnviroCitizen.org has found that mulch is a very important component to any thriving garden. Especially if you're growing an organic garden, mulch is a great way to enhance your garden without using chemicals. Mulch is basically a natural covering placed around the bottoms of plants. |
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Eco-Friendly Pool Options |
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There are certain things to consider when choosing an eco-friendly pool. After you have chosen the ideal shape, it’s all about location, location, location! Placing it in direct view of the sun will allow the pool to be heated by the sun, which will lessen energy consumption. It is also a good idea to keep it away from trees and debris where extra damage is possible and extra cleaning is necessary. |
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Eco-Friendly vs. Toxic Pest Control |
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Toxic pest control can often do more bad than good. The use of toxic pest control can actually kill good insects as well as bad. This is negative because insects are needed to control each other. By using the pests you have on hand you can encourage pest fighting. This naturally takes care of pests and keeps insects around that are good for your lawn and garden. |
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Effects of Fertilizers on the Environment |
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Many man-made fertilizers have an extremely negative impact on the environment. They are harmful to local animals and kill good bugs and insects as well as the pests. Fertilizers leave behind residues that penetrate the skin and can be toxic if touched. Organic fertilizers are not harmful to the environment and will keep your lawn stronger, hardier, and prepared for the next season. Organic fertilizers also minimize infestations and disease. |
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Energy Efficient Lighting |
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There are various types of energy efficient lighting. The most popular include energy star light bulbs, LED light bulbs, and CFL light bulbs.
CFL LIGHTS
o CFL bulbs, also referred to as compact fluorescent light or energy saving light, is a type of fluorescent lamp. They differ from the traditional incandescent lamp and come in a swirled bulb form instead of the traditional bulb. They are made to replace the incandescent lamp. They fit into most light fixtures but are pin design in comparison |
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Energy Saving Decorative Lighting |
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Energy saving decorative lights come in many forms, starting with Energy Star decorative lights and fixtures. Energy Star is a government backed program that certifies lighting is energy efficient and meet strict guidelines set by the EPA and US Department of Energy. |
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Environmentally friendly waste disposal |
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What is environmentally friendly waste disposal? It’s taking a product that no longer has use and either recycling it or ensuring that it’s form is not harmful to the environment. It starts with recycling.
Recycling things such as paper, plastic, metals, and woods, allows those products to be reused. Man made products are non-renewable and consume large amounts of energy to make. Recycling saves energy, reduces pollution, and lowers the cost of creating new products.
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Fall Foliage: Composting Your Leaves |
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As the sweet smell of summer becomes a distant memory, we watch begrudgingly as the leaves change color and as fall swoops in. You may ask yourself, what to do with the excessively large amount of dead leaves crowding your yard? Why not compost? Each year a single tree can shed up to 600lbs of leaves in a season. In 2008, 249.6 million tons of municipal solid waste or MSW (more commonly known as trash or garbage) were generated in the United States. Composting can return upwards of 70% of the n |
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Global organic area grows |
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Acreage managed organically in 2008 in the world totaled 35 million hectares (nearly 86.5 million acres) farmed by almost 1.4 million producers, according to data from The World of Organic Agriculture 2010 released in mid-February at BioFach.
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Going Green Landscaping |
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Green landscaping can begin with very small steps, yet they can make quite a difference to the environment. If you aren’t quite ready to recreate your entire landscape, start small ! |
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Green Homes and Water Recapture |
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Water recapture refers to the capturing of water as well as reducing the use of water. There are multiple ways to inexpensively conserve water. Most irrigation systems use waste water. Only 35 to 40 percent of recaptured water directed towards crop irrigation ever actually meets the crops. A larger amount is successful in making it towards green homes, especially if the grey water is collected on site. In terms of irrigation, most water soaks into canals, leaks from pipes, or evaporates due to w |
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Green Landscape Architecture Plans: Beyond the Home |
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EnviroCitizen.org believes it's important to remember that "going green" is more than just a fad. With the increasing awareness about sustainability, more and more individuals are looking at the negative effects of urban and city development. |
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Green Landscaping |
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Green landscaping is an innovative and exciting way to create an environmentally healthy, beautiful landscape for your family to enjoy! By doing a bit of research regarding landscape design, selecting native plants and using natural compost as fertilizer, you can impact the environment in an extremely positive way. |
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Green Landscaping ideas |
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Perhaps you've heard a bit about green landscaping ideas, or maybe the concept is completely new to you. EnviroCitizen.org would like to share just how simple and cost effective green landscaping can be. Follow some or all of the following tips and you will be well on your way to creating a beautiful landscape that is beneficial in so many ways. |
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Green Landscaping Tips |
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Green landscaping focuses on maintaining your lawn and garden in an eco-friendly way. There are many different components that can assist you with green landscaping, such as using natural fertilizers ( compost ), herbicides, pesticides and using native plants and ornamental grasses. All of these things help to reduce the amount of resources being consumed, as well as to put some positive elements back into the earth. |
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Green Landscaping with Native Plants |
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EnviroCitizen.org was astonished to learn that there are over 10,000 varieties of grasses, which means that there is a huge variety to choose from for your own green landscape. Choosing native plants can be extremely beneficial to your landscape. We also have to consider the products we use on our landscape. Many things that we put on our landscape harm the environment. Pesticides and insecticides emit toxic chemical into the soil. They also kill good insects and often runoff into water sources, |
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Grey Water Recapture Systems |
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Inexpensive water conservation refers to the recapturing of grey water as well as reducing the use of water. There are multiple ways to inexpensively conserve water. Most irrigation systems use waste water. Only 35 to 40 percent of recaptured water directed towards crop irrigation ever actually meets the crops. Most soaks into canals, leaks from pipes, or evaporates due to warm weather. Swales and cisterns can be used to catch excess water and then be used in the dry season. |
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Highlighting an Eco-Friendly Plant Business: Footprints Plants |
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EnviroCitizen.org knows that one of the challenges of living an eco-friendly life or committing to buying only sustainable products is the fact it is often hard to trace a clear bath of an object from the beginning of its path to where you purchased it. |
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How Green Landscaping Works |
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Green landscaping takes careful steps to protect the environment, reduce negative impacts on the earth and provide other environmental benefits. Green landscaping is actually fairly easy and merely requires some research, start-up effort and follow-through. Green landscaping relies upon the use of native plants, strategic planting locations that benefit the environment and the use of non-toxic products. |
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How Growing a Garden Lowers Your Carbon Footprint |
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EnviroCitizen.org is sure it probably comes as no surprise to hear that growing your own garden has many benefits. It's certainly an enjoyable endeavor, it yields edible rewards and it can be quite a therapeutic, calming task. |
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How to Compost |
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EnviroCitizen.org thinks that composting is great! It reduces the amount of waste that you put into your local landfill and it's a great way to improve the quality of the soil in your garden. |
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How to Get the Most Out Of Your Garden Throughout the Year |
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If you've ever gardened, you probably have memories of squash and tomatoes piling up on your countertops. Your family may have even complained about the frequent occurrence of the same ingredients, meal after meal. Then winter hits, and you probably find yourself going back to the grocery reminiscing of the warm summer days when you just went out to your garden to get your ingredients for dinner. |
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How to Make Your Yard be Beautiful and Eco-Friendly |
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Transforming your yard into an eco-friendly oasis is surprisingly simple, and may even get you a little cash. Many cities offer tax incentives for greening your yard. An eco-friendly yard will save water and time, since they need less water to thrive and you’ll spend less time maintaining it. |
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Inexpensive Eco Friendly Fertilizers |
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There are many types of eco-friendly fertilizers. These range from natural minerals, organic fertilizers, and compost. Depending on the situation, different fertilizers can be used, or can even be used together to create the perfect fertilizer for your circumstance.
These natural substances can be used as inexpensive, eco-friendly fertilizers. It is important to find the ideal mineral for your situation which can be done by keeping a sharp eye on your garden or lawn and the use of minimal res |
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Low Maintenance Ornamental Gardening Options |
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Ornamental grasses are a great choice for low maintenance gardening options. It is estimated that Americans spend between $400 and $700 per year on lawn care alone. This expense includes labor, water, pesticides, and more. Gas mowers add to our environmental cost by negatively impacting the environment. They are considered to be one of the largest pollutants found in America due to the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. |
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Making Green Landscape Choices |
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EnviroCitizen.org has found that the methods used in green landscaping are worlds apart from the traditional techniques of landscaping. This is due to an emphasis on the conscious selection of appropriate plants, conservation and efficient use of water. |
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Making Your Own Composting |
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Making compost is easy and requires just a few steps. It’s inexpensive, a great way to recycle biodegradable goods, and it’s a natural, organic way to fertilizer your plants and lawn.
1. Step one to making your own compost is finding the perfect location. The size of your compost pile is based on the amount of scraps you have as well as the size of your lawn. Some people make a compost tumbler, which is exactly as it sounds. This box of sorts will tumble and mix the compost for you so that y |
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Making Your Patio Eco-Friendly, Too |
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You may have used some of EnviroCitizen.org's tips for creating an eco-friendly garden. You may have started composting and created raised plant beds to reduce your garden's need for. Your yard may be landscaped with native plants and your deciduous trees might be helping your home be more energy-efficient. |
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Natural Composting For The Holidays |
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The holiday season is once again upon us; a time for friends, family, food and composting. Here at EnviroCitizen we know this is a busy, fun-filled time of year. We also know that the holidays offer a true opportunity to givemother Earth a special holiday gift – the gift of compost! |
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Natural Ways to Get Rid of Pests |
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No one likes pests. In the 1960's, advertisements flooded magazines discussing how housewives could win the war on pests with household pest control products containing DDT, the toxic chemical that was later banned. |
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Non Toxic Gardening Supplies |
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Non-toxic gardening supplies are used in organic gardens, or even in gardens whose owners are just particularly careful about gardening. Organic gardening, also referred to as organic horticulture, is the science of growing produce such as fruits and vegetables, as well as flowers and ornamental plants, using only organic materials. Organic gardening follows the essential principals of organic agriculture, which includes soil building, conservation, pest management, and heirloom variety preserva |
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Organic cotton plantings up |
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U.S. growers of organic cotton increased plantings of organic cotton acreage by 26 percent in 2009 over that planted the previous year, according to preliminary data collected by the Organic Trade Association (OTA) in a survey funded by Cotton Incorporated.
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Practices not allowed in organic continue to be linked to environmental and health concerns |
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Atrazine review: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a comprehensive new evaluation of the pesticide atrazine to determine its effects on humans. One of the most widely used agricultural pesticides by U.S. non-organic producers, atrazine can be applied before and after planting to control broadleaf and grassy weeds. EPA will evaluate the pesticide’s potential cancer and non-cancer effects on humans,including its potential association with birth defects, low birth weight, |
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Pros Of Bio-Degradable Products |
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There are many advantages to purchasing, using, and recycling bio-degradable products. There is the conservation of non-renewable resources, the reduction of harmful chemicals to the earth, and the reduction of wasteful landfills. These problems mounted for decades before the recognition of global warming and other negative environmental occurrences. With the discovery of man-made bio-degradable materials an even greater amount of recycling, with much less difficulty, is now possible. |
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Raise Your Beds to Reduce Your Ecological Footprint |
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EnviroCitizen.org has found that there are many ways to make your garden more eco-friendly, reducing your carbon footprint. One great way is to utilize raised beds. Raised garden beds reduce your need for chemical fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides by concentrating on the growing area and not on the soil surrounding it. |
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Research looks at production and products |
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High-tunnel production: USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has created an Interim Practice Standard” for high-tunnel construction. Since 2001, the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) has funded four research projects examining various aspects of high-tunnel production. More information about high tunnels and their value in an organic production system is available from www.ofrf.org. |
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Rolling Green Landscaping |
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Whether you choose to go with level green landscaping or rolling green landscaping there are many things you must work through before you can think about plants. When choosing rolling green landscaping construction, one must take into account the future of the landscape when making plans. The lot, home, size, surrounding area and budget will all play a key component in the process of the design. You will have the choice of either designing the landscape on your own or working with a profession |
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Solar Lighting for Your Yard |
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Many of us enjoy the warm summer nights. As twilight takes over, outdoor lights are often turned on so that we can continue to enjoy the warmth of the limited summer weather. Next time you switch on those outdoor lights, consider switching to solar lighting. |
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Steps to Eco-Friendly waste management |
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There are so many ways that you can improve your life and the environment. With some planning, you can take some easy eco-friendly steps to waste management and probably save a few bucks in the process.
1. One of the easiest steps you can take towards eco-friendly waste management is to create your own home compost. You can of course purchase compost, or a composter, but it’s better for you and the environment to make your own. A compost pile is very simple to make. Simply fence off a small a |
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Survey: 14,540 U.S. organic farms in 2008 |
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The 2008 Organic Production Survey conducted as a follow-on to the 2007 Census of Agriculture counted 14,540 organic farms and ranches in the United States, according to figures released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).Represented were a total of 4.1 million acres, of which 1.6 million acres were harvested cropland and 1.8 million acres were pasture or rangeland. The remaining acres were not in active production.
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Sustainable Agriculture |
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Sustainable agriculture refers to how well a farm indefinitely produces food. Also taken into account is the amount of severe or irreversible damage the farm inflicts on the ecosystem. There are two important issues involved in sustainable agriculture:
• Biophysical- The long term effects of the various techniques and practices used on the soils in the process of creating essential crop productivity.
• Socio-Economic- The long-term ability of farmers to obtain inputs as well as to manage other |
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Sustainable Landscape Construction |
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Sustainable landscaping is defined as landscaping with a consideration towards the balance of the local climate, minimal resource consumption, the avoidance of toxic chemicals and the conservation of water. There are many things that go into sustainable landscaping and a large part of it is proper landscape construction. |
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Sustainable Lawn Options |
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A sustainable lawn is considered to be a lawn that impacts the environment in the smallest way possible. One would think that a lawn would be easy on the environment. However, that is not the case. The excess use of water to grow grasses in unnatural grass climates, and the continuous pollution from fertilizers and lawn mowers takes a large toll on the environment. There are many ways to reduce these negative environmental aspects of having a beautiful lawn. |
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Switching to Organic Products; Small Step for You, One Giant Leap for the Environment |
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Being on the road to a healthier you, while going green and becoming more environmentally conscious is easier than you think. Organic goods have that double advantage! Although a bit heavier on the wallet, this option pays off in the long run if you’re well informed. Automatic membership in the eco-friendly club is guaranteed by not supporting the use of harsh chemicals on our soil, water resources, and farm animals. In turn, the output results in better and fresher produce, which you can consum |
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Tax Incentives to Make Your Yard Beautiful and Eco-Friendly |
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Transforming your yard into an eco-friendly oasis is surprisingly simple, and may even get you a little cash. Many cities offer tax incentives for greening your yard. An eco-friendly yard will save water and time, since eco-friendly yards need less water to thrive and you’ll spend less time maintaining it. |
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The Best Plants to Make Your Garden Eco-Friendly |
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If you want to make your garden eco-friendly, EnviroCitizen.org suggests that you choose native plants. With that being said, there are some universally good plant choices for eco-friendly gardens. |
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The Importance of Native Landscaping |
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EnviroCitizen.org thinks that native landscaping makes sense! After all, native plants of each region have evolved over a very long period of time to adapt to the local environment. Each region offers different environmental challenges for flora, such as wind, humidity, temperature and precipitation. |
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The Most Eco-Friendly Lawn Around: Xeriscaping |
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EnviroCitizen.org has discovered that some eco-conscious consumers are choosing an alternative to grass lawns. Grass lawns were not always practical. In fact it wasn't until the Industrial Revolution that grass lawns became practical for Americans. Before then, lawns were seen as a luxury that only the very wealthy, who could afford groundskeepers, possessed. |
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Top Three Eco-friendly Landscaping Ways |
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When discussing green architecture, EnviroCitizen.org has found that we sometimes forget that landscaping can have a very big impact on how sustainable and efficient a building or a structure can last in the long run. |
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Water Conservation Tips |
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There are many ways and places to save water in your home. Everyplace that water flows needs to be checked including outside connections. Each one that is checked and maintained properly makes water conservation and re-usage more and more possible.
• Indoors
An important aspect of indoor water conservation is to start simply. Keep an ear out and be aware for any drips and leaks around the house. This will start you off on the right foot for conserving water. After this initial check, regular |
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Water Consevation Facts |
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Most of us have studied the water cycle in school. It is a great educational model about water that teaches us that there is only so much water on our planet, and yet we are using more than ever before. It is impossible to sustain life without water, so therefore we must conserve enough to make sure that there will be enough for future use and generations. |
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What are Educational Solar Kits |
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Educational solar kits are small sized solar kits that are to be made from home in an attempt to learn more about solar energy in the form of an activity. These educational solar kits come in various sizes and are designed to educate but also to be functional on a small scale. Through the education by these solar kits, more people become aware about the benefits and uses of solar energy
To first understand what an educational solar kit entails, it is first necessary to understand solar power. |
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What is Green Landscaping ? |
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Green landscaping is the process of creating beautiful scenery through the planting of native plants, the implementation of environmentally friendly designs and the limitation or complete removal of the use of pesticides and herbicides. Green landscaping helps to reduce the negative impacts that development may otherwise have on land, water, air and energy use. In short, the use and implementation of green landscaping can help preserve natural resources and prevent waste and pollution. |
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Where Green Landscaping Can Take You |
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EnviroCitizen.org has found that green landscaping can come in many shapes and forms. Whether you are completely revamping your landscape or you're starting small with a tiny garden, you can do really great things for the environment and the future through green landscaping. |
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