Al Gore = No so Green

Lots of famous celebrities talk about how we need to be more green but very few really put forth an effort. Private plans, huge houses, big lawns, eating flown in exotic foods .. are just a few examples of how they don't even try to practice what they preach. So who won a undeserved noble prize last year??? Al Gore... and who's house uses enough electricity to power 232 normal homes.. for a month.... or 20 houses for a full year. You can read the whole report here

Al Gore not so Green


moral of the story is practice what our preach..

Grow your own

Two weeks ago I finally got my garden in. We planed Tomatoes, 5 types of hot peppers, leaks, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, and watermelon. I terraced the yard in the sunniest are of my land. We placed the plants that need the least water at the top (ie the peppers) and the tomatoes at the bottom. To help lower my watering costs I bought a rain barrel through the city's reduce price rain barrel program. The barrels simply hook up to a gutter down spout and collect the rain water during a down pour.
A second program the city offers is the reduced cost composters. During the Earthday Fair I purchased a "Earth Machine" composter for $25 from the city. This was a much needed upgrade from my normal compost pile. The composter is simple to work. Just snap together and dump leaves, grass, food waste (no meat or dairy) through the top. In 4-6 months you can start shoveling rich dirt out of the bottom.

Planet Green starts today!!!!!!

The discovery network is launching a new cable channel today. In 8 hours the first channel 100% dedicated to Green living, working, playing, building, business....

Planet green by the discovery network

Planet green is available on the Comcast network in Marlborough:

Great news! Comcast offers Planet Green on channel 233. Tune in today, or call Comcast at 800-266-2278 for more details

If you have another network then use the channel finder to see if your provider is bringing this great new channel to you.

First impressions:

After spending around a hour on the Planet green website I am extremely excited. I see a lot of focus on lifestyle changes. Being a huge foodie I love all the eat local, teach your kids to cook, and growing your own garden. Not only are these great ideas for the planet but more likely you will eat better, spend more time with your family, and save money. Overall there is a great mix of programs and ideas.

Look through the site and comment on what you are more excited about.

Find a local Farmers market

The US gov. has a new online search to find local farmers markets. Search Here:

http://apps.ams.usda.gov/FarmersMarkets/

You can go by state, zip, payment type...