Maybe your new year's resolution was to be more conscientious of our environment.  Choosing to live a green lifestyle does not mean that you have to run out and invest in a Toyota Prius and only eat organic foods.  While that's great for some people, I think it's a little over the top for me.  Making eco friendly choices can actually be very easy and does... [Read more...]

I've never had the "green thumb". Most of the plants I had ended up dying half way through their growth process. Most of my apartment plants would have a great start only to turn a dark, dingy brown. It wasn't until I learned that small, low-light plants tend to do well in apartments. Here three apartment plants that require little maintenance, low-light and... [Read more...]

You enjoy fresh produce, don't you? How about supporting local agriculture? Visiting your local farmers' market not only benefits you, but supports and sustains local agriculture. Besides, farmers' markets are the best way to find fresh, organic foods from people you trust right in your community. Coming to the quaint downtown area of Villa Rica, The Market... [Read more...]

We've all heard the Earth Day / go green mantra - "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle." Your local participating Starbucks coffee shop wants to help you remember this with a free cup of coffee or tea. To celebrate Earth Day, on Friday, April 22 bring your own reusable mug or tumbler and get a free brewed coffee or tea (hot or iced). For those who don't own a tumbler... [Read more...]

If I had a nickel every time I heard that one~ I am incensed.  Incensed I tell you!  A large bottle of laundry detergent is almost seven dollars.  Seven dollars!  I know right?!  That's the price of a movie ticket. Or a large Zax Snack at Zaxby's.  Or seven downloads on Itunes.  It incenses me to spend that kind of money on laundry detergent... [Read more...]

Race fans living at Hickory Falls are in for a super green treat when they attend next year's races at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton. NASCAR has announced that in 2011, they are switching to Sunoco's Green E15 blend fuel. This move will have race, pace and event cars shift from unleaded to an ethanol blend fuel.  Race performance should... [Read more...]

It's going to be a gorgeous weekend this weekend.  It will be sunny and warm during the day and cool and crisp at night.  In other words, a perfect weekend for a hike.  The McIntosh Reserve Trail is a great 6-mile hike and trails.com highly recommends it.  You can head out to Menasha Ridge Press and spend the day. So go on, strap on your hiking... [Read more...]

Carpooling usually sounds so formal, most people carpool without even thinking about it.  Maybe you and a friend share a ride to a party or maybe you pick your mom up on the way to the store so she doesn't have to make a special trip, well that's carpooling.  How about carpooling as partly organized and partly social?  There's a social networking... [Read more...]

So you're walking the aisles of the grocery store and you arrive at the health food aisle. The packages look a little different due to the use of recycled products and non-toxic dyes.  They are also made by companies that are small (in comparison to General Mills) and may even be unknown to you and the packages are labeled "100% Organic."  Great!  But... [Read more...]

Anyone ever been to the Cotton Mills Farmers' Market in Carrollton before?  Pretty great huh?  Well did you know that those farmers are part of the CSA (Community Support Agriculture)?  CSA is program where buyers enroll, buy and receive regular deliveries (sometimes you have to pick up) of local fruit, vegetables, meat, dairy products and honey from local... [Read more...]

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