Tag: Tips

  • Join the Earth Month Plastic-Free Challenge

    Looking for another way to reduce your carbon footprint or further travel the path of sustainability this Earth Month? Well consider the Earth Month Plastic-Free Challenge. The goal of the Earth Month Plastic-Free Challenge is to increase awareness of and to avoid single-use products. The challenge is sponsored by EcoSuperhero, which showcases and uplifts positive…

  • 6 Spring Foods to Buy at the Farmers Market

    These days, with easy access to supermarkets, you can get any type of fruit and vegetable almost any time of year. But one of the simplest changes you can make to your diet to ensure that you’re eating real, healthy food is to eat in season. As we come out of winter and all the…

  • 8 Ways to Spring Into Better Gas Mileage

    Finally, spring. Daffodils! Budding trees! Short sleeves! Rising gas prices! Wait, what was that last one? In case you hadn’t noticed, the average price of gas jumped from $3.49 to $3.62 in the last month, and prices are expected to hover around $3.57 a gallon throughout the summer, just one penny below last year’s average.…

  • Springtime Garden Soil Prep

    We’ve come to believe that the oh-so-common planting directive “as soon as the soil can be worked” is almost meaningless. Workable soil is important to planting but other conditions—including amendment additions, pH conditions and soil temperature—have to be considered as well. Your friendly and eager Planet Natural blogger has often advised patience when it comes…

  • Celebrate Earth Day With an Earth Dinner

    If you’re looking for an easy, fun way to show your support for the environment and eat healthy on Earth Day, we’ve got just the thing—an Earth Dinner. After all, every holiday has its own food tradition except Earth Day, until now. Start by planning a dinner with as many local, seasonal and organic ingredients…