Archive for August, 2007
Stem the tide of Junk Mail into your House
0 Comments Published by Seamus Ford August 15th, 2007 in Recycling.If you shop with a credit card, you likely get a tide of junk mail coming in to your house. According to Cleanair.org Americans receive more than 4 million tons of junk mail each year. That is roughly 70 lbs per household per year. Never mind the fact that the deluge […]
Apartment Composting
0 Comments Published by Seamus Ford August 12th, 2007 in Recycling, Diet/Nutrition/Eating.Consider for a moment the amount of garbage that leaves your house each week. Consider how much space it takes up and how much it weighs. With very little space and effort, you can turn a big portion of your garbage into soil. You don’t need to have a big […]
100 Mile Diet: What is healthy for your body may not always be heathly for the planet
1 Comment Published by Seamus Ford August 8th, 2007 in Family/Children, Diet/Nutrition/Eating.With the advent of high-end grocery stores, like Whole Foods, many of us have developed exotic tastes in the name of a healthier lifestyle. There is however a hidden cost to many of the exotic healthy products that we purchase.
Have you ever given any thought to how far the food you eat travels? […]

































