Blog Profile / Green Talk
| URL : | http://www.green-talk.com | |
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| Filed Under: | Lifestyle / Green Living | |
| Posts on Regator: | 311 | |
| Posts / Week: | 2.1 | |
| Archived Since: | July 23, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
Garden Hoses, Lead & BPA. Preventable Measures to Keep You Safe
Years ago, my wise friend, Miss H warned me about drinking from a garden hose. I responded with a “huh?” Didn’t we all drink from a garden hose on a summer’s day? She replied that there is lead in some hoses. From that point on no one in my house drank from a hose. [...]
Heirloom Seeds Companies I Love
Generally May 15 is New Jersey’s frost date. (See here for your frost dates.) As I started to sift through my seed drawer, I noticed that I didn’t have enough beans to plant. Thank goodness weather is on my side since it is way too cold to plant right now. (Um, low of 37 degrees [...]
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Dog Vomit Slime Mold on my Mulch! Here’s How to Prevent or Reduce it.
I love mulched beds. Although mulch suppresses the weeds and holds in moisture for our plants, it has its ugly side too. In the middle of summer, dog vomit slime mold (Fuligo septica.) shows up. You know what I am talking about. It look like your neighbor’s dog threw up in your garden beds. [...]
Mulching Trees: Are You Smothering them to Death?
Mulching is a spring ritual to ward off the onslaught of weeds and conserve water. Trust me. No one likes to weed. Plus, there is nothing like fresh mulch to make a garden and tree beds look beautiful. Could too much mulch be a bad thing? Well, I pride myself on how well I tend [...]
Frances Moore Lappe’s EcoMind: Thinking Differently Creates Change
A wise person once told me that sometimes all it takes is a simple shift on how you approach situations to become successful in any venture. Renown author, Frances Moore Lappé’s new book, EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think, to Create the World We Want illustrates this same point as it pertains to the environmental movement. Please join [...]
Vegetarian Diet: Why I left.
It was great being a vegetarian for the first year. I had more energy and my skin cleared up. However, after that year, it was all down hill. I started to feel sluggish, tired, cold, and hungry all the time. My struggle continued for an additional year in a half until my body said no [...]
Mind the Store. Retailers, Sell Products Sans +100 Hazardous Chems
Many of you know me as the green building guru since I built an eco-friendly house in 2005. I am constantly emphasizing indoor air quality in our homes on Green Talk. So, when Safer Chemicals Healthy Family asked me to participate in the Mind the Store Campaign, I knew it was right down [...]
Voles, Moles. How to Get Rid of Them.
Something is tearing up my garden. Worse yet, for five years. Every spring, I come out to a garden that has deep tunnels, which lead to nowhere. I am not kidding. So, why are they digging? For five years, I have been shaking my head. Well, last year was the mother of all [...]
Earth Day Easy, Fun Green Tips From the Green Sisterhood. {Video}
Earth Day is pretty special to me. It is the one day of the year where the Earth takes center stage and people pause to remember how much she means to us. This year some of the green sisters and I created a video with cute, easy, fun tips to remind you that every day [...]
Austin, Texas: Fun, Green, Veggie Friendly. Should I Move There?
During our three year leave New Jersey plan, we have visited many places in search of a new home. With a big list of criteria from being green to weather, Austin, Texas seemed to fit the bill. Everyone loves Austin. So, off we headed to Texas sans our cowboy boots and hats. Listed below are [...]
Best City to Live? Tell me Where I Should Move. Pin on My Map.
We are on the three year plan of where should we move once our last one is out of high school. (Before we were on the five year, then four year plan. You got the picture.) New Jersey is the garden state but it is very expensive to live here. Both the state and [...]
U.S. Environmental Health Movement: Build a Healthy World for Everyone
As a reader of Green Talk, my guess is that you’re concerned about how the environment affects your health. You probably know that toxic chemicals and other environmental hazards can make people ill and you want to minimize your exposures. You may even eat organic, grow your own pesticide-free veggies, use non-toxic cleaning products and [...]
Corn Gluten to Prevent Crab Grass. It is Time to Use!
Spring is here and the forsythia are blooming. So what does that mean? Run to get corn gluten, a natural pre-emergence weed control, to stop crabgrass in its tracks. Why run? As Professor Nick Christians’ advised in my orginal corn gluten article there is a short window for corn gluten to be effective. Learn from my mistakes. [...]
Lisa Jackson, Former EPA Admin Interview, Reflects on Her Role
During the US China Green Forum, Lisa Jackson, the former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator was the keynote speaker. Afterwards, I interviewed her about her wish for the outcome of this forum, her proudest legislative accomplishments and the legislation she wish had passed during her administration. I was nervous prior to interviewing Jackson. However, after I [...]
Kindle’s Cracked Screen: Make it More Durable or Easier to Repair.
Google “Kindle cracked screen” and you’ll find page after page of Kindle owners lamenting their loss. Some never subjected their device to any force. No drops, no knocks, nothing. Just one day, they open it up and find the screen a mess of black lines exploding in all directions. The Kindle is a mobile device; [...]
US China Green Forum Recap: Starting the Dialog
The recent first-ever US China Green Forum shed light on how so many entrepreneurs, not for profit companies, and grassroots efforts are shaping the destiny of our consumption in both China and the United States. The Morning Session: Laying the Ground Work In the morning session, we learned about why consumption matters in both the United States and [...]
Eco Friendly Laminate Countertop Makeover
One my readers asked me how can she makeover her 1980?s laminate countertop without disposing of it. To add on a layer, she asked me how can she make this transformation eco-friendly. I love the way she thinks. Don’t you? Honestly with all the great green countertops out there, it would be just easier [...]
Growing Onion Sets + Planting Video.
Growing onions are so darn easy I don’t know why more people don’t grow them. I grew about 25 red,yellow and white onions for the first time last year. For years I struggled with onion seeds and never grew a bulb to be proud of. With onion sets, I finally harvested nice size onions by July. [...]
Organic Vodka, Square One’s CEO Interview: Authenticity Creates Profits
Seven years ago, I interviewed Allison Evanow, CEO of Square One Organic Vodka . While writing an article for Green Talk, I couldn’t help but gush about Evanow’s level of environmental detail in producing and packaging her product. Despite the recession, Evanow expanded the Company’s product line to include three new vodkas: Square One Basil, Square One Cucumber, [...]