Category: Sustainability
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Leaf Blowers are a Symptom of a Bigger issue that Really Blows
As I write this, the sounds of spring waft into my living room carried on a cool, gentle breeze. Lilting motifs of cardinal love songs rise above staccato chirps. The wind picks up the pearly, fermented air off the surrounding river and strums a hundred branches with their newly sprouted…
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Building a Pollinator Corridor: Time Sink or Carbon Sink?
Often, when I am gardening in my front yard, I get a few comments from passersby and mail carriers about how much manual labor I have to do to keep my garden from exploding into a lethal liability. I get comments like, “You know, you could just mow it all…
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National Wildlife Federation: Get Certified
A while ago, we registered our yard for certification by the National Wildlife Federation. I did this for three reasons: 1) I wanted to normalize the act of conservation for my children. 2) I wanted to give my neighbors a visual statement that offered some explanation why my garden might…
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Daffodil Goodie Bags for Fall Birthdays
I am always trying to figure out how to avoid the Dollar Store whenever I’m tasked with filling up the compulsory goodie bags for the endless school celebrations in the Fall. Birthdays, Halloween, Thanksgiving. It seems like we’re constantly throwing plastic trinkets at kids as a treat or reward. I…
Heart of the Garden 