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Apr 13 2008

10 Quick Ways to Shrink Your Waste

Household waste, that is *.

Here are 10 quick ways to reduce the amount of garbage that goes into your bins every week. Even if you’re not thinking about the environmental impact of doing this; it’ll be less to carry.

Overflowing trash can

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Written by Scott Bird · Categorized: Environment · Tagged: Charity, Environment, Herbs, Kitchen, outdoors, Recycle, Vegetables, Worm farm

Dec 09 2007

Saving Water : How to measure your water usage

This is the first article in a 6 part series on Saving Water. Living in Sydney, Australia I’m acutely aware of the value of this precious resource.

To start with, here’s a look at something which underlies all efforts to save (and re-use) water – measuring your current water usage.

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Written by Scott Bird · Categorized: Environment · Tagged: Kids, Kitchen, outdoors, Water

Nov 11 2007

Is it more expensive to be green?

Yesterday I came across a comment to an environmental story which seems to sum up a very popular opinion – namely that it costs money to ‘go green‘. It said :

‘My biggest gripe with “going green” and all the nonsense that comes with it is that it costs so much money to be “green,” causing the larger majority of people to be unable to help out environmentally.’

Go greenPersonally, I don’t agree with this at all. In fact, living an environmentally-conscious lifestyle can actually save you money. How?

I’m glad you asked.
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Written by Scott Bird · Categorized: Environment · Tagged: Energy, Environment, Herbs, Kitchen, Save Money, Water, Worm farm

Nov 03 2007

The Ultimate Guide to Freezing Food

This two-part article looks at the many ways to freeze food (including specifics for common food types), as well as a few suggestions for getting the most out of your freezer itself. It can be a wonderful piece of equipment.

Chances are that when you buy a new refrigerator, the freezer just comes along for the ride. It’s a part of the kitchen that most people don’t spend much time thinking about.

It can be, however, an extremely efficient tool for putting aside excess food for later use. If you enjoy saving time when preparing your evening meal; being able to add fruit to your breakfast all through the year; or just love the idea of having home-made sorbet on hand whenever you like – read on.

Chest Freezer
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Written by Scott Bird · Categorized: Health · Tagged: Bananas, Broccoli, cooking, core, Corn, Eggs, Fish, Fruit, Health, Herbs, Kitchen, Pumpkin, Save Money, steaming, Vegetables, Vitamin C, Water

Oct 21 2007

Worm farming : What do Worms Eat?

Now that many of you are considering setting up your first worm farm, you may be wondering just what they eat. After all, isn’t that the point of the exercise – getting rid of stuff you don’t want, in return for nutritious soil for the garden?

Here’s a look at just what’ll it takes to make them happy. It’s easier than you might expect.

Worm farm
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Written by Scott Bird · Categorized: Environment · Tagged: Coffee, Dairy, Fruit, Kids, Kitchen, Pumpkin, Worm farm

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