Archive for the 'landscaping' Category
Earth Day: Getting Your Garden On
2 Comments Published by Seamus Ford April 22nd, 2009 in Commentary, Diet/Nutrition/Eating, Peak Oil, landscaping.One day my neighbor Tony popped his head over the fence while I was out back working and said “Hey Man! I see you’re gettin your garden on. Thats cool.” It made me think, that is what the experience is like. Gardening is like getting a groove on with the earth.
The Mike Nowak Show: Confidant to the Nascent Gardener, Organic Ambassador to the World
1 Comment Published by Seamus Ford April 15th, 2009 in Diet/Nutrition/Eating, Recycling, Social Responsibility, Water Ecology, landscaping.I was thrilled by how knowledgeable Mike Novak and I even got to even share about Low Carbon Home on the radio.
Turning Your Dog Into a Good Environmental Citizen
6 Comments Published by Seamus Ford December 21st, 2008 in Education, Recycling, landscaping.Our dogs and cats are our companions and we naturally want to take care of them. If you are a pet owner you probably give a lot of thought to what you feed your pet. What you probably don’t think about is what happens to the waste they generate once you dispose of it. Most people [...]
Why are people talking about Rain Barrels?
0 Comments Published by Seamus Ford July 13th, 2008 in Activism, Home, Water Ecology, landscaping.I live in the Great Lakes region and for the millions of us who do, water is abundant, rain is regular and plentiful, so why would a non-profit organization in Madison, Wisconsin be advocating the use of rain barrels? A rain barrel acts as cistern that captures rain water from your downspout and and makes [...]
