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Vermicompost

The best fertilizer known to gardens is green, well more like black, but you get the idea.  Vermicompost is catching on in gardens as the best way to keep plants healthy, grow faster, and disease free.  A little know industry just a few years ago, the vermicompost system has made gardens much more healthy and is used on the biggest plants in the world.

Up until recently the powers of vermicompost were unknown to many.  Worm castings, a large part of the vermicompost culture, has been used to grow the same plants that are in today’s records.  The secret is out now and worm castings are a top seller for gardens.

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How I Reduce My Carbon Footprints Print E-mail
Monday, 24 March 2008 00:00
I don’t want you to go out and buy carbon credits, partially because I think the world is yours and yours to use, but its also yours to use responsibly.  Carbon credits are a great way to offset your carbon production, and if you are that adamant about it I wont stop you. However, I think there are many steps that people don’t take and instead just throw their checkbooks at the problem.  I want to you reduce your carbon creation and save money, and I think you can do that with this short list of things to do.

First sign up with the utility company to get power from a green source. Many power companies offer this service and it’s a great way to tell the Utility companies that you are for green energy; a personal campaign if you will.

carbon footprint When you don’t use it, turn it off, AND unplug it.  Standby power, or power used when something is off but still plugged in accounts for 5% of the energy use.  Unplug it, and save some power.  You’ll also save a few bucks on your utility bill. I actually saw a 5% reduction in my utility bills just for unplugging all appliances when I was not using them.

 Turn down your heat/air conditioning.  1 or 2 degrees can mean a huge energy savings.  In many cases, turning it down means that your air/heat will work 25% less. There is nothing wrong with putting on a sweater or adding a blanket to your bed.

Put an insulating wrap around your water heater.  Water heaters use a lot of power, adding a wrap around the tub will save a lot of money over time.

Run only a full load in the dishwasher, a half full washer means twice as much water waste and detergent.  Further, its costing you money!

Hang your laundry out to dry if weather permits.  This will save you time in your weekly washing and save a lot of electricity.  Just putting towels outside will save a bundle. Forget about those that say it is ugly having a clothes line. They do not pay your bills and your clothes smell better anyway.
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