Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive
and even spiritual satisfaction.
- Edward O. Wilson

Habitat - the environment where a plant or animal naturally lives - is all around us. The problem is, as we go about our business, we destroy natural habitat. If your subdivision has all the streets named things […]

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Water Bottles
In my post about bottled water, I talked about the aluminum Sigg bottles we use and how much we love them. They are expensive though. The other day I saw an Oggi Aluminum Sport Water Bottle (Amazon link) at Winners. They are made of recycled aluminum* and the 0.8L (26oz) size was $8.99 […]

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To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul. .. Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are.
- Alfred Austin, 1835-1913
I have always been in love with the idea of a huge vegetable garden and all the tomatoes and beans and peppers […]

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Keeping a Nature Journal will help inspire you to deepen your relationship with the Earth, and to develop a greater awareness and caring for the Earth.
- sierraclub.org

Catkins on the clump birch.

Lady’s Mantle growing beneath the cedar.

Magnolia flower.

Wild violets.

Additional Resources:
Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You by […]

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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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