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Coming Clean
In past posts , I bragged that I no longer washed my hair with shampoo, but instead used baking soda. I twigged on to this because I’d read about a few people who were trying to reduce their plastic waste to next to nothing. I also didn’t like the idea...
Posted: Jan 18 2010, 01:00 AM | with 2 comment(s)
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Support a Greener Calgary
NOTE: Clean Calgary has just changed its name to Green Calgary . Check out their new site: http://www.greencalgary.org/ Perhaps you have some extra cash burning a hole in your pockets, or perhaps you would be happy to pay to help appease some of your...
Posted: Oct 22 2009, 01:00 AM | with 2 comment(s)
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Healthy Homes -- Who You Gonna Call?
Have you ever wondered what eco-disasters lurk in your cleaning cupboard? Whether your toilets are leaking valuable water and energy vampires are sucking dollars out of your pocket? Have you wanted to reduce your heating bills but don't know where...
Posted: Jul 16 2009, 09:09 AM | with no comments
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Down to Earth Week -- Sustainable Business Practices
Increasingly, I'm realizing that a big part of sustainability has to do with those two beautiful, renewable resources: knowledge and ideas. And when people come together and share practical ideas and best practices, a whole community can change. That's...
Posted: Mar 25 2009, 02:01 PM | with 1 comment(s)
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Breaking My Tissue Habit
In mid-January I got the bug that was going around. My raw sore throat was followed a few days later with a nose that would not stop running. Every few minutes I’d blow my nose, letting out a vicious (and viscous) honk that would cause nearby mothers...
Posted: Feb 23 2009, 01:00 AM | with no comments
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I'm Going Wormy
I've started having nightmares about worms. In them, a giant worm sneers at me through a web of sticky, disgusting mold. I wake up in a sweat and guilt floods through my body. My poor worms. I've probably killed more than I have raised. I checked...
I Am a Bad Worm Mother: the Challenges of Raising a Healthy Worm Bin
It’s time for me to fess up. I’m a worm killer. The other day I opened my worm bin to check on the little critters and discovered that disaster had hit my beloved pets. White and green mold and shriveled up worms were everywhere. I can’t tell you how...
Green Action in Calgary
I take my role as eco-blogger very seriously. That’s why when Cody Torgerson from Green Drinks Calgary invited me to the next Green Drinks meetup, I couldn’t decline. The fact that beer and wine was part of the deal had nothing to do with it, I swear...
I've Got Worms
The other day I became the proud parent of a half pound of worms. I brought them home from Clean Calgary on a cold night last week, safely hidden from the elements in my jacket. I looked like I was about to give birth. I even had the waddling gait down...