At the Earth Day Festival on Saturday, one of the booths focused on a local family who are trying to be as self-reliant and eco-friendly as possible. They've installed solar panels, eliminated all possible electrical appliances (except the fridge and TV), and—most appealing of all to me—they produce thousands of pounds of produce a year on their scant one-fifth acre of land. While their bike-powered blender is a little more eco than I'm prepared to go, I am curious to learn more about their gardening techniques.
For future reference, of course . . .
I loved the family's site. Pretty amazing. That's a lot of produce on a small amount of land and it inspires me to do more. I thank you for sharing the "soap under your nails" trick. It has saved me a lot of scrubbing.
ReplyDeleteGlad the soap trick worked for you. I tried it once and it drove me nuts. I'd rather scrub. :)
ReplyDeletehehe ... start peddling! yeah i'd love to try to be more green ... but i'm thinking baby steps!!
ReplyDeleteAmen, Jodi. My feeling is that I can't singlehandedly save the world, but very little bit helps so I do what I can manage.
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