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Create Home Accessories from Discarded Items

Reusing and recycling are two keys to green living. Before you throw anything away, give careful thought as to how the item might still be used. In some cases, donating unwanted items to charity is the best approach. You could also consider selling the item in a garage sale or on an online auction site. However, if the item is broken or too worn to be used in its normal fashion, you might need to get a bit creative in order to find a new use for it. Fortunately, there are many different kinds of home accessories that can be created from discarded items.

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Growing Heirloom Vegetables in Your Garden

There are many advantages to growing heirloom vegetables and plants in your garden. These open-pollinated plants have been loved for generations and are often the tastiest and most interesting vegetables you'll find anywhere. In recent decades, there has been more of a focus on hybrids and standardized varieties of vegetables for home gardens. As a result, many of these old favorites have almost been forgotten. Although heirloom vegetables aren't always a good choice for large farming operations, they are ideal for home gardens.

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Help Protect the Environment by Using Fewer Batteries

Although almost every household has a myriad of gadgets which require batteries, it's a known fact that they are an environmental hazard. Many communities even forbid them to be disposed of along with the rest of the household trash. The end result is often a drawer full of dead batteries, without a convenient way of disposing of them. Many times the best way of dealing with the problem is to just find ways of needing fewer batteries in the first place. The Dangers of Batteriesr

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How to Start a Family Recycling Project

Although almost everyone knows that recycling is important to help take care of the environment, it can sometimes be difficult to get started on a recycling program as a family. It can be tempting to keep putting recycling off, especially since families usually live such busy lives. Instead of simply tossing recyclable materials in the trash, take the time to start a family recycling project. Not only will you have the good feeling of knowing you are doing the right thing to help the environment, but you will also save money and can have a lot of fun doing it together. Start Smallr

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Planning "Green" Holiday Meals

The holiday season is a time when family and friends come together, often around the table of a deliciously prepared meal. When cooking your holiday meals and treats this season, why not try focusing on foods that were grown in an environmental responsible fashion? Foods that were grown organically or by using methods that are non-destructive to the earth are frequently more nutritious and delicious than many of the other foods you could choose. If you are starting to plan your holiday foods and treats, here are some ideas you can use to add a bit more "green" to your holiday menus.

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Planning for a "Green" New Year

New Year's Day is a great time to make a resolution to live a "greener" and more environmentally conscious life. It's really not that hard, especially if you take the time to choose one or two areas to focus on. If you are just starting out, it can be best to select environmental initiatives that are a good fit for your family. Then, once you've developed a few good habits, it will be easier to add other environmental friendly activities to your family routine as you go along. Here are three ideas you can use to help ring in a more environmentally friendly New Year. Use Less Water

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Adding Greens to Your Diet and "Green" to Your Lifestyle

Eating a diet rich in vegetables is a great way to help stay healthy. Unfortunately, high quality organic vegetables can often be a bit expensive at the grocery store or farmer's market. With just a small amount of space and effort, you can grow your own salad greens and other vegetables at home, even if you don't have a lot of space. Choosing the Vegetablesr It is important to take the preferences of you and your family into consideration when selecting vegetables to grow at home.

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Learning to Start Your Own Plants Indoors

If you garden, you've probably been dismayed to discover how expensive purchased plants have become. In addition to the cost increase per flat or container, it has become common for containers to have fewer plants than in years gone by. The cost for purchasing all of your vegetable and flower plants at a nursery has really gone up, making it less economical to have a garden. In addition to the high cost, you are usually limited to just the most common varieties.

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Natural Decorations for a "Green" Holiday

When the holiday season arrives, it can sometimes be tempting to overlook your normal "green" lifestyle. Instead, why not focus on natural decorations to create a festive and yet environmentally friendly holiday atmosphere in your home? Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to use beautiful natural decorations to enhance the beauty of your home while still allowing you to be friendly to the environment. Here are some great "green" holiday decorating tips that you can use to have a festive and yet responsible holiday season. Avoid Disposable Decorationsr

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Environmentally Friendly Options for Your Home from Ceiling to Floor

There are many environmentally friendly options and ideas you can use in your home so that it is a more ecologically friendly place. Some of these solutions involve purchasing special products, while others focus on ways your family can reuse and recycle to avoid the need to purchase other products.

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Decorating a Green Home with Bamboo

Bamboo is a wonderful alte ative to traditional hardwood. One of the Earth's most versatile grasses, it is fast growing, readily renewable, and can be harvested selectively without the destructive types of methods used when cutting down trees. It is the fastest growing of all the woody plants, and is very strong and resilient when used as a building material. It has been cultivated in China for thousands of years, and has many everyday uses which are just now catching on outside of Asia.

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Reduce Paper Waste: Get Off Junk Mail Lists

For those who strive to live a "green" life, junk mail can seem like an incredible waste of paper and resources. It can sometimes be difficult to get off of these junk mail lists. However, with a little bit of time and effort, it is possible to get yourself removed from these lists, stopping the waste of junk mail. Registering with DMAchoice DMAchoice is one of the best tools to use if you want to remove yourself from junk mail lists. Registration is quick and easy at the dmachoice.org site.

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Going on a Green Vacation

Although many people equate “going on vacation” with long car rides and plane trips, there are other ways of taking a vacation which are friendlier to the environment. You don’t actually have to travel far from home in order to have a good time. Most people have places in their own area, or even in their own city, that they have never been to. By taking a “green” vacation to attractions in your own area, you can avoid the need to consume a lot of energy in order to get where you are going.

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