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One of my biggest weaknesses is buying too many kitchen appliances. No, I take that back. I love the appliances, I just don’t know what to do with them all. I regularly use my Kitchen Aid mixer, my crockpot, my blender, my toaster, and my panini machine (yes, I use that one ALL the time). I have a few other gadgets, but they typically live in storage. Recently, I contemplated buying a waffle machine… Read more

Plants are 90 percent water, and they require water to move nutrients from the soil to their roots. Many gardeners think that watering is as simple as filling up a watering can or turning on the hose and letting the water spew forth, but mistakes in watering can cause serious problems. Here are some tips for successfully watering an organic garden.

1. Water the soil, not the leaves.

• Getting the leaves wet makes them prime targets… Read more

Sports events and green practices aren’t two things you automatically link together. Tailgating, beer drinking, and eating fast food are all behaviors that tend to generate a lot of waste. This is starting to change. National sports teams are working hard with their local communities to develop best practices and to lead by example.

The Houston Rockets are one such team that works together with their home arena, Toyota Center, to set an example for… Read more