Did you know…. fleas spend only 10% of their time on your pet the average flea lives 2-3 years one female flea can lay 1 million eggs in that 2-3 years eggs can live unhatched in your carpet for a year until the right environment occurs for hatching bark dust, wood piles, and ivy are [...]
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I used the castile liquid soap in the dishwasher for a second time last night. This morning there was a slight film on the two pans with non-stick coating. That was it. My stainless steel pans, mixer bowl, and all my glass and silver ware came out beautifully just like the first time. So – [...]
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I finally found the time to run by Super Target and pick up some Dr. Bronner’s Pure Castile Soap. I bought a small bottle of the liquid and a bar. I used the liquid for handwashing dishes and it worked well. It is a little different in that you don’t get a lot of suds, but [...]
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I am a producer/member of the Oklahoma Food Coop. It is a wonderful, on-line farmers market and so much more. It is a group of people – farmers, ranchers, bakers, horticulturists, even jewelers and people like me who bake dog treats – all dedicated to the sustainable lifestyle. Our president is Robert Waldrop, an overflowing [...]
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Recycling is a wonderful thing. Applause and praise to all of us who devotedly throw our plastic, paper and glass into colored bins every week for the trash service to pick up. Even more cuddos to those of you who don’t have the luxury of a pickup service and manage to take your recyclables to [...]
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I would like to quickly pass along a link to a post on the Green Living Tips site. http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/221/1/Castile-soap.html I’ve been eager to try castile soap. The only place I’ve found it locally is at Target and its a little pricey, but I might just bite the bullet and go for it. I’m particularly interested [...]
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I got an email newsletter today from Low Impact Living that has a lot of useful recipes for green home cleaners. Thought I would pass along the link if anyone is interested. www.lowimpactliving.com/blog/2008/03/03/how-to-make-green-home-cleaners/ I have seen the recipe for the laundry detergent before and read that borax and washing soda are caustic and [...]
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Los Pablanos Lavender Field, Albuquerque, NM We just got back from a great week in New Mexico and Colorado. We flew to Albuquerque and did the tourist thing in Old Town where I bought a great silver bracelet, then drove to Santa Fe and toured the shops around the Plaza and then the next day [...]
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