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For some dads, of course, a home improvement gift is a bit like getting a mixer for mom’s day, but, just like a primo Kitchen Aid mixer is a great gift for a baking mom, these gifts can be killer choices for dads who love to tinker and save. … Just let the worms do their work in their Worm Farm inside or outside and at the bottom you’ll get worm tea, perfect for enriching the soil of your garden and create super-growing plants. … Use discount code “sustain” in the keycode section of the checkout form for a 20% discount off everything (the discount will be confirmed in an email after the order is processed.)
Category Archives: Green
Green Tips for the Holidays
December 17, 2008 – 3:29 PM
It’s a time when families and friends get together to enjoy tasty treats and exchange gifts. … Made by Jeanne McLaughlin, a graduate of the Institute for Bau-Biologie in Florida. http://www.youtube.com/v/hjCtd1qcU9M If you are seeking BPA- phthlate- and lead-free gifts, check out GoodGuide.com, a BETA-version website being developed to rank “safe, healthy & green” toys and personal care products. http://www.goodguide.com/ For some creative ideas about making your holiday season greener, check out the tips in The Mommy Files compiled by Amy Graff in her blog. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfmoms/index For San Francisco residents only: When it’s time to purge the big stuff that cannot be reused or recycled, San Francisco residents can call SF Recycling / Sunset Scavenger. … Broken furniture, appliances, old TVs — check their website for what’s allowed, or give them a call at 415 331-1300 for details. http://www.sfrecycling.com/residential/bulkyitems.php?
Green plants to clean the air at home
December 11, 2008 – 2:51 PM
His inexpensive, well-illustrated, and extremely practical book is called ” How to Grow Fresh Air: 50 House Plants that Purify Your Home or Office.” These plants absorb toxic chemicals like benzene, formaldehyde, and trichloroethylene which are commonly used in the production of clothing, furniture, mattresses, carpets, plastics, and printing. … Get more context with these links: http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/4DMG/Plants/clean.htm http://www.zone10.com/tech/NASA/Fyh.htm
More on BPA or Bisphenol-A.
November 25, 2008 – 12:19 AM
2) Avoid washing plastic containers in the dishwasher or with harsh detergents, which can also cause BPA to break down and leach out more. … To learn more about BPA and plastics: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/300/11/1353 http://www.enviroblog.org/2008/03/bpa-questions-answered.htm http://pediatrics.about.com/od/hiddendangers/a/0108_env_chmcls.htm Thanks to the French American International School in San Francisco for this information and links. … We just got this set of Pyrex storage bowls – $29.95 at Amazon to replace all those old tupperware style plastic containers since microwaving and heating plastics appears to be the worst thing you can do.
Cloth diapers – the green choice by Alison Manes
October 8, 2008 – 2:58 PM
The third largest single consumer item in landfills, they represent about 4% of solid waste.4 In a household with a child in disposable diapers, disposables comprise of at least 50% of the household waste. The instructions on disposable diaper packages advise depositing all fecal matter in the toilet before discarding the diapers, yet less than one-half of one percent of all waste from single-use diapers goes into an average sewage system. *The amount of water used to launder cloth diapers at home averages 50 – 70 gallons every two to three days –the same as an adult or child flushing the toilet five/six times daily.
