Category: DIY Green

Greening Your Cleaning

Fresh January 19, 2013

Eco-friendly household cleaning products If you're trying to stay on top of warnings about various household toxins, you may sometimes get a mild case of green exhaustion. It's tempting to tune it all out for a while …

Greening the Lunchbox: Six Easy Steps

Fresh January 10, 2013

Whether you’re packing school lunches or brown-bagging it to your job, the lunch box can be a Pandora’s box of environmental hazards. Here are a few alternatives for making lunch more sustainable. 1. Reusable sandwich bags. …

Sustainable resolutions for 2013

Fresh December 30, 2012

Every year at this time, thousands of writers are tasked with finding a fresh spin on the annual New Year’s Resolution article. Meanwhile, those of use who still believe in resolutions make lists that we know …

How to be a ‘Localist’ in the Delaware River Valley: Go DIY

Fresh October 29, 2012

This is the second in a six-part series on the connections between "going local" and living sustainably. With Hurricane Sandy heading straight for our area, there’s reason to fear power outages, food shortages and …

‘Art in the Garden’ Showcases Local Art this Labor Day Weekend

Fresh August 15, 2012

If you're committed to keeping things local here in the Delaware River Valley, you may be getting a lot of your food from local sources. But locavorism doesn’t need to begin and end with food. One of …

Five tips for a sustainable summer in the Delaware River Valley

Fresh June 23, 2012

Bridge over the Wickecheoke Creek The start of summer is the ideal time to rethink lifestyle choices and find ways to live a bit more green and local. The Delaware River Valley offers plenty …

Don’t Miss the Annual Herb Society Sale at Holcombe-Jimison, Saturday, May 18

Fresh May 14, 2012

Each May, the Delaware Valley Unit of the Herb Society of America holds its annual herb sale at the Holcombe-Jimison Farmstead Museum, on Route 29 in Lambertville, NJ. Whether you're just starting an herb garden …