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It’s possible to make your workout good for both your body and for Mother Earth. Choosing bamboo clothing will give you the option of wearing a sustainable fabric as well as an excellent moisture-wicking one! Using a bamboo water bottle lets you save hundreds of plastic water bottles from the landfill. And now there are [...]
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In honor of Father’s Day, craft ideas abound for handmade gifts that kids can make – those misshapen coffee mugs and macaroni artwork masterpieces that parents will carefully preserve for years. But what greater gift can be given than the gift of time? Here’s a fun idea for “paper bamboo” that father and child can [...]
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At home, we try to be as eco-conscious as possible. We eat fresh veggies from our garden, never use disposable plates and bike or rideshare on a daily basis. Heck, even our wedding china is recycled glassware. Our great downfall in this eco-friendly lifestyle? Hot n’ Sour soup and Ma Po Tofu from China Bistro [...]
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If we’re to believe all the Home Depot and Lowe’s Home Improvement Ads, then apparently summer is the time for maniac DIY projects and the slumbering weekend warriors with their hammers and nails have awoken from a long winter’s nap. While some might tackle some seriously ambitious projects like a new deck (i.e.- my neighbors), [...]
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In honor of Food Network’s grilling week, 7 days dedicated to barbecue and forcing as many shows as possible into using a barbecue grill (it works for Chopped, not so much for Cupcake Wars), here’s a creative recipe that will impress friends and family. Most Asian markets will carry all the ingredients you need or [...]
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Bamboo tends to be more of a restaurant title than a main ingredient – think Bamboo Garden with a lunchtime buffet instead of a heart-healthy ingredient for your home-cooked dinner. But bamboo, long a diet staple and a cure for what ails you in Asian countries, could easily be a important ingredient in the fight [...]
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Memorial Day, the official start of summertime fun, is a day full of barbecues inaugurating a entire season grilling. Three out of four households own at least one barbecue grills and nationwide, at the peak of grilling season on the Fourth of July, there will be 60 million barbecues occurring throughout the United States. On [...]
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Just in time to kick off wedding season comes THE WEDDING, a marriage of Prince William to Kate Middleton that will be the most extravagant event of the decade. And even if the happy couple decided to go green for the day, it would be a difficult feat to accomplish when there is a demand [...]
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Whether joining the local food movement or trying to combat rising food costs, now is the time to plant your spring garden for a summer bounty. Wearing light and comfortable bamboo clothing, take advantage of the mild days and breezy evenings to prepare garden beds and plant summer fruits and vegetables. Make your bamboo garden [...]
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Let’s just skip right past the obvious observation of Tax Day and move on to a more enjoyable day approaching – Easter! Rather than talk tax forms and tax credits, let’s talk about the incredible amount of waste that comes hop hop hoppin’ down the trail with the Easter Bunny. This is a holiday of [...]
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Just in time for summer here is a hot n’ spicy dish that matches the heat of a sunny day! Braised Bamboo Shoots in Hot Meat Sauce is a great complement to a summer evening and goes well with lemonade, chilled white wine or even a festive daiquiri! If using fresh bamboo shoots, remove the [...]
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Whether this is your first year tending a garden or your bamboo garden is flourishing, it’s important to remember that caring for your garden goes beyond just planting the seeds. By being tactical in pruning, you can increase the health and beauty of all the plants in your garden, whether they be flower, bamboo or [...]
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After a weekend of road trips, grocery shopping and running kids to games along with more rising gas prices, we hope that you put into practice Green Earth News’ tips on how to make your vehicle more fuel efficient. As much time as we spend in the car, it’s funny to note that sometimes the [...]
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Maybe the Flintstones were on to something. Since the invention of the Model T, pollution has gathered in the atmosphere. On average, a household with two medium-sized sedans emits more than 20,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year. How does it accumulate? To put it simply, our gasoline has weight to it. A gallon weighs [...]
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Since washing machines have evolved from beating clothes on a rock, the energy used from them has increased exponentially. The first washing machine to use a drum was patented in 1851 by James King and less than 50 years later Maytag began and introduced the wooden-tub washing machine in 1907. The automatic dryer was patented [...]
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“After enlightenment, the laundry.” – Zen Proverb Whether you consider it relaxing or a necessary evil that should be passed off to others whenever possible, there’s no escaping doing the laundry. And while doing the laundry is a positive experience for some, there are plenty of negative impacts made on the environment from the task– [...]
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You don’t have to be Edison or have a nanny named Poppins to enjoy flying a kite! Have yourself a blast this spring with your homemade bamboo kite – the joy of making your own kite is that you get to choose how to decorate it. You can even make a St. Patrick’s Day kite [...]
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