Tag: Tips
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Quick Fridge Trips Will Cut Your Energy Use
How many times have you or your kids stood staring in front of the open refrigerator door looking for something to eat? Those food reveries can be costly: An article in Home Energy magazine says that refrigerator door openings account for 7 percent of your appliance’s energy use. [caption id="attachment_308302" align="alignnone" width="493"] Photo courtesy askamathematician.com[/caption]…
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How to Keep Your Seeds Alive for Years
There’s three conditions to maintain to keep your prized heirloom seeds viable: keep them cool, dry and dark. Seeds are embryos encased in a womb shell, or, as the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center explains, “A seed is a plant in a box with its lunch.” [caption id="attachment_308155" align="alignnone" width="500"] Be sure to label your…
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Vermiculture: An Easy Alternative to Outdoor Composting
If you’ve always wanted to compost but think it’s impossible because you live in an apartment or a house with a small yard, consider composting with worms. Using worms in composting is called vermiculture. It involves keeping special red worms—either Red Wigglers and Red Earthworms—in bins with organic matter in order to break it down…