According to The Union of Concerned Scientists,
… the average lawn mower emits as much smog-forming pollution in one hour as eight new cars traveling at 55 miles per hour.
- Union of Concerned Scientists
Knowing this is what prompted us, two summers ago, to buy a reel mower. The one I chose was the Lee Valley […]

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In an effort to overcome some of our Nature Deficit Disorder, my oldest son and I have begun keeping Nature Journals. We’ve been using Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You by Clare Walker Leslie and Charles E. Roth and I highly recommend it. I […]

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“Years of collective research illustrates the negative effect caused by the growing disconnect with nature… Understanding the important connection we have with nature and our environment is truly one of life’s most important lessons.”
- www.
thenaturezone.net

Nature Deficit Disorder, a term coined by Richard Louve, in his book Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From […]

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