This is the new Composter we bought for Bluemoon Farm. It is called Compost Wizard, a 12 cu. ft. tumbler composter.  It is made from 98% recycled materials and comes fully assembled. We put it out by the garden, in a sunny spot to ensure it stays hot, (between 95 degrees and 160 degrees)! I [...]

Once again, looking towards warmer weather and getting outdoors, I thought about this spring and what we could do around the yard to be more eco-friendly, I came across a list of tips to help: 1. Reel Lawn Mowers: What is that? Well reel lawn mowers are muscle-powered, no engine required. Using them not only [...]

Since it is oh so cold but it is almost February and warmer weather will be just around the corner in March (hopefully), I thought I would do some sprucing up around our house. Touching up the paint on walls and trim or better yet, painting a wall an entirely different color, can gives your [...]

I got a Sony portable reader system for Christmas, and I have to say, I love it! It is easy to download books on, easy to read (you can enlarge the print) and it’s lightweight. Now that I own an e-reader, I started to wonder if it is eco-friendly to use one of these or [...]

How about using a living tree as your Christmas Tree this year. I am talking about an in the pot, alive when you decorate it, alive at the end of the holidays tree. Living Christmas trees are becoming more popular because of their many advantages over other types of Christmas trees. Some of the biggest [...]

Here we are at the end of another year. 2010 is just around the corner and for me, it is the beginning of another opportunity to make life choices. What will I do in the coming new year to help my home, my planet be a better, healthier, greener place? Lets see, there are so [...]

Here we are at the start of the Holiday season, around our house, Thanksgiving plans are in full-swing! What can we do to get our holiday season off on a green foot? A lot! How about shopping for your Thanksgiving meal with two words in mind, organic and local. If you buy local, you enjoy [...]

Photo by: Momster Its almost Halloween and along with the season comes the carving of the pumpkin.  The pumpkin carving ritual isn’t complete until you have cleaned out all those seeds. Here is a great idea, recycle and reuse them, by roasting them in the oven. Roasted pumpkin seeds are packed with nutrition and low in [...]

Fall has arrived here in Texas. The cooler weather makes me think about the holidays and decorating. There are so may ways you can dress up your house for fall, Harvest parties and the holidays in a eco-friendly way. Here are just a few ideas ideas, if you have others, let me know. Table fashions: [...]

Did you know that a whopping 46 percent of home energy use is actually energy loss! In other words, there is no productive energy use at all! Here are 10 simple ways of reversing this energy lose, by changing some old habit and starting some new ones! Check out this list, these are some very [...]

I am amazed at all the products that can be made from bamboo. From household items to the entire house! This tall, hearty grass is a renewable resource. One of the great things about bamboo is that it grows so fast. To produce a full grown tree can take up to sixty years, and then [...]

During the past months, there is no doubt that times have been tough, for many it has been, and continues to be a very difficult road. Forced or involuntary simplicity is seldom fun, but can be good for the soul. People tend to think that Simplicity is simple — that it means easy — But [...]

Out for a walk the other day, I noticed a couple of old automobile tires leaning against the trash bins at a business. That got me to wondering, what do they do with all those tires? Apparently, discarded tires have long been considered a landfill pest. These tires are often under-recycled. They cannot be land-filled [...]

I just received my Utility bill today and was first, very happy to see it was much lower than last year due to our efforts at water conservation and also because the bill included a card that described a program that reaches out to young environmentalists. In cooperation with the North Central Texas Council of [...]

“Better to be deprived of food for three days, than tea for one.” – Ancient Chinese Proverb. I must admit, I love green tea. I like it with a little honey and I love making it with Celestial seasonings green tea bags as sun tea. Here in Texas, we get a lot of sun, very [...]

The other day I became aware of a program called Puppies Behind Bars. The way I learned of this was from a web site called fetchdog.com . I was looking for environmentally friendly products for my dogs  and noted that they carry several different Eco Friendly products. From dog beds, collars, shampoo to toys, they [...]

As our family attempts to take steps to simplify our lives and help our planet, I wanted to read something that was relevant to organic food and a simply life. This book fits the bill. On Good Land, is an excellent book. You are drawn into the story of this small farm in the suburbs [...]

Working from home gives me the opportunity to run a green office. I went to Staples to get paper the other day and took stock of all the recycled products I could get. I have been buying Staples 100% recycled copy paper for a while. It is 20lb, 90 bright, made from 100% recycled paper [...]

While out grocery shopping this past weekend, I came across a great product. I bought a bag of Stahlbush Island Farms diced butternut squash. The brown paper packaging caught my eye with 100% Natural, Certified Sustainable Farming, Grown in the USA across the top. That was enough to make me buy and try the product. [...]

As we strive to live a more balanced, natural lifestyle and still keep a clean and healthy home, I started using Green Works cleaners from Clorox last week. I did not want any harsh chemical fumes or residues but I did want something that would clean. I bought the Natural glass and surface cleaner. In [...]