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Thank your guests for making your day special by presenting these inexpensive DIY bird seed favors. Your guests will love the gesture. Your budget will love the thriftiness. Everybody wins...even the birds! Photo courtesy of Intimate Weddings. Natural & Thrifty in 365 is a year-long series of 365 tips for living more green, natural and healthy ...
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Scroll down to comment and enter a giveaway for a Green Your Home Prize Pack from Seventh Generation. I recently went and saw The Lorax in theaters. It made for a cute movie, but the overall theme, or "moral" of the story came across to me loud and clear. No amount of profit and convenience is worth ...
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This post is actually a giveaway for everything you see pictured above. Scroll down and comment to enter to win. And enjoy my rant below against toxins in laundry detergents. I've used a lot of different methods for washing clothes. You all have seen me talk about homemade laundry detergent, soap nuts and of course Seventh ...
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For those of us that enjoy dining out, we might focus on the selection of organic and natural foods on the menu. But let’s take this commitment to a natural life one step further by requiring more from the shops that get our business. Investigate the steps your favorite restaurant has taken to conserve energy, ...
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You may be surprised to find that using a dishwasher is more eco-friendly than washing dishes by hand. A study by the University of Bonn, Germany found that time, water, and energy were all used more economically by loading an electric dishwasher. So pat yourself on the back the next time you do your part to ...
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Enhance the beauty of your yard by building a rain garden. This project harnesses the runoff of storm water from your home and redirects the flow to water the plants and flowers in a designated area. Keeping the runoff out of streets reduces community flooding while allowing the water to soak into the soil recharges ...
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Recycle toilet paper rolls to start your spring seeds. The best thing is that you can place the seedling directly in the ground without removing the cardboard container. It will decompose in the soil. Photo courtesy of Stacie Humphreys. Natural & Thrifty in 365 is a year-long series of 365 tips for living more green, natural and ...
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Baked on messes are the worst to clean out of an oven. But toxic oven cleaners can leave residue that can fill your lungs or even bake into your food. There is a natural and thrifty way to handle a grimy oven. You can make a paste of baking soda and water that does all the ...
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Crystal Collins is a writer, author and speaker who's passionate about helping people save money while living healthy and protecting the environment. She blogs to help others save money, live healthier and learn to add a little bit of "crunchiness" into their lives.
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