With a little bit of planning you can jazz up your yard with some great herbs and plants that will add variety to your life, or better nourish the ones you’ve already got by providing companions. The following plants are beneficial to the environment and us because they either repel harmful insects, attract beneficial insects, nourish surrounding vegetation, or …
It doesn’t have to cost a lot of money to collect and store the rain water that falls onto your house. If you’ve already got the rain gutters and downspout in place, you’re off to a great start.
For simple rainwater harvesting systems, you can install and connect everything in a couple of hours. In fact, it’s easy to start …
It’s that time of year again. Mosquito control becomes a concern, but before you reach for the OFF, check out these handy tips for controlling summer pests naturally. Some effective green mosquito control products for the yard and a natural topical insect repellent for the family.
GM sugar beets make up 95% of all sugar beets grown in the US one year after the release of Monsanto’s Roundup Ready sugar beet. This is one of the biggest events of GM crops being released into common food items. Find out what you can do to stop the spread of sugar made from genetically modified sugar …