Tag Archives: Green living

Flexible vs Rigid Packaging – which is more sustainable?

Flexible and rigid packaging are the two main types of packaging that most businesses consider - and packaging is not a decision to be taken lightly!

Winter can really dry out your lips, or perhaps your perfect pucker just hasn't been the same since the great cooties outbreak in the 1990's. Here are some really awesome recipes for making your very own lip balms.

Chickens are great! They provide eggs, and chicken poop and egg shells make great fertilizer. Here's a beginner's guide to keeping backyard chickens and a bunch of chicken coop plans.

Bah Humbug to New Year’s Resolutions is what I usually say. I have always disapproved of the lofty promises made to improve fitness, give up smoking or drink less made in a haze of guilt about Christmas bingeing bound to fail. Sound familiar? Well what I am proposing now isn’t the traditional New Year’s promises, but setting intentions for the New Year that will give you the motivation to achieve more this year.

David Dudley coined the phrase “The Devil’s Hair Dryer” when referring to the ubiquitous leaf blower. Now cities like Santa Monica, Palo Alto and Newport Beach are issuing bans on leaf blowers in an effort to reduce noise and air pollution.