How can students become more green in school?Question: Besides using recycled school supplies or driving a hybrid, what are other ways students can become more green? Our Answer: Take the school bus, walk, or ride your bike instead of driving to school. If you bring your lunch, use reusable lunchbags, thermos, Tupperware containers, etc. instead [...]

Osmosis in the kitchen – Fixing Wilted Greens Oh no! You bought a head of lettuce last week, but forgot about it. Now you want to make a salad, but it’s all wilty and you’re thinking of throwing it out. But wait! You can “freshen it up” by immersing in cold water (at least 30 [...]

Looking for simple, delicious green vegetable recipesI really want make my own meals, that are healthy with green veggies, especially i tend to eat really bad junk food. The only meal i really know how to make is broccoli w/ cheese. Is there any meals, that are simple, doesn't really require so much ingredients and [...]

What’s the difference between green waste and brown waste for my compost?Please give me examples of each. I never put put / bones or animal waste in my compost, but I read alot about green waste and brown waste and they seem the same – what's the difference? Read below for some great answers and [...]

I have little green bugs on the leaves of my green pepper plants, is that bad?I recently noticed that there’s a lot of little green bugs on the leaves, are they bad for the plant and future produce? What should I do to get rid of them if they’re bad? Admin answer: Check out this [...]

What are some ways to lower electric bill and go green ?What are some ways to lower electric bill and go green ?

City Pushes Veggies Gardens By Growing Own There is something new in the flowerbeds around Baltimore City Hall and the War Memorial. Where there were once beautiful flowers you now can find some good vegetables to eat. Their main idea is to lead by example to get people to plant their own food gardens in [...]

Dave’s Garden: Gardening: Making Paper Pots Information about making paper pots and gardening at Dave’s Garden. How can you make planting pots to start seeds in?  Easy!  Cheap!  Or even free! Newpaper pots are a great tool for your garden: It doesn’t cost you anything extra (you can get those free advertiser papers if you [...]

Pani Puri Recipe by Manjula, Indian Vegetarian Cooking http://www.ManjulasKitchen.com Learn how to make Pani Puri, an Indian treat. Makes about 60 puris. Ingredients Pani (Spicy Water): 1 cup mint leaves (Pudina) 2 to 4 green chilies (adjust to taste) 3 tablespoons tamarind paste (Imli) 3 tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon black salt 1 teaspoon salt [...]

Kindle – What I Want for Mother’s DayHave you heard about the new “Kindle” from Amazon? This is a great little product, and I just love it! It’s a little device, about the size of a paperback novel, that let’s you download and read books, newspapers and magazines, as well as audio books, word files [...]