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Time to Kick the Can?
Yesterday, my friend Nicole sent me an email asking if I knew that most aluminum cans used to store food have linings that contain BPA, a chemical that’s been linked with cancer and other health problems. I responded that I did know, and then started to feel guilty that I knew and didn’t tell her. On the one hand, the studies on BPA are somewhat controversial – some say BPA isn’t harmful at all – … Read entire article »
Filed under: Around the House, Go Green, Health, Health & Fitness
One Small Change: June
Our June One Small Change is very small. So small, in fact, that I’m not telling what it is. I know that my dear husband reads this blog, and I want to see if he can figure out what the change is before the end of the month comes along. Stay tuned. I’ll reveal the change at the end of the month and let you know if hubby noticed. … Read entire article »
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Low-Flow Shower Heads
So, what’s your gpm? GPM? Gallons Per Minute! How many gallons per minute does your shower head spit out? If you don’t know, you might want to find out. It’s likely that it’s 2.5 gallons per minute or more. That’s what our shower heads were rated at, so our One Small Change for May is to replace our shower heads with low-flow versions, which use only 1.5 gpm. I have been wanting to do this … Read entire article »
Filed under: Around the House, Go Green, Spending Less
One Small Change: Official Wrap-Up
The One Small Change initiative officially wrapped-up on Earth Day. However, since the project has gotten such a great response, with several of us planning to continue making changes through the year, Hip Mountain Mama has decided to keep the blog going, complete with prizes and guest posts. So, this is my review of the first four changes we made this year: January – Eat More Local Food February – Use Cloth Diapers More March – Build a Garden April – Start Composting Local Food – this one got off to a slow start, but now that the farmer’s markets are opening, and the Argenta Market is in business, it’s much easier to find local food resources. Our little garden in the back yard has started providing a little bit of produce as well: radishes. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Garden, Go Green, Grocery Shopping
Compost Commencement!
It’s Here! My dad delivered our new (to us) compost bin, complete with some starter in it, and we’ve been adding to it ever since. Every once in a while I have to do a google search to see if a certain item can be composted or not, but we’re learning as we go. As you can see in the image above, the drum of our composter has a panel door that opens. We dump in our … Read entire article »
There's a Word for That: Dasani
Dasani is a brand of water bottled by Coca-Cola. I did a little research into the origins of the word Dasani and found that it originates from the Coca-Cola marketing team. There is no definition for it, although one exec tried to insinuate that the word Dasani conjured a “Roman God of Water”. For me, though, Dasani conjures visions of home, of my kids playing in the bathtub, of my sweaty yard man (hubby) drinking from the water hose, and even, *gasp* of me doing the dishes. You see, Dasani is bottled here in Little Rock. From tap water. Sure, they filter it (so do I, with a Brita pitcher), and they add some salt and potassium chloride (you know, the stuff in the chemical cocktail used for lethal injections) to … Read entire article »
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