HelpingOurPlanetOurHome

Helping Our Planet...Our Home~

How are you helping our home, our planet... earth?

Would you like to know more ways you can help? Please take the time to read this page and check out some of the links and read some of the great sites that can help you find ways to recycle, grow your own garden, create less pollution, plant a tree, find eco friendly products, give away some of your trash that someone else may think is a treasure and much much more!

Water bill got you over a barrel?

The Bite:

Assert a little H2O independence this summer by capturing rain from your rooftop. A simple and inexpensive rain barrel hooked up to your downspout lets you harvest water on drizzly days for use in the garden when it’s hot and dry (just hook up a hose and go).

The Benefits

Save water by actually saving water! 40% of total household water use goes to lawns and gardens during the summer months. Decrease urban and suburban runoff, a major pollution source for local rivers, lakes and coastal waters. Rainwater is naturally chlorine-free. Plants love it, and it’s great for car and window-washing too. Pennies from heaven. OK, rainwater harvesting may only save you on average about $6.50 over a season. Still, that’ll get you a couple of grande iced lattes, which are priceless in the summer heat.

Wanna Try?

To keep your water stash clean and safe, choose a barrel that hasn’t been used to store anything toxic, and cover it with fine mesh to keep out kids, small animals, debris, and breeding mosquitoes.

Planet Natural - the “Great American Rain Barrel” is made from recycled plastic and holds 60 gallons ($125).

Rainsaver Systems - lightweight, attractive two-piece system collects 80 gallons, includes two taps and overflow hose ($220).

Gardener’s Supply Company - a variety of rain barrels, connector kits, and accessories ($90-$235).

Rain Barrel Guide - offers DIY instructions plus a handy formula to figure out how much water can be harvested from your roof.

If 10,000 Biters/people, harvested rainwater for garden use this summer, they’d save about 13 million gallons of treated drinking water.

All Kinds of Earth Stuff!

http://www.therainforestsite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=4

http://bhg.com/bhg/gardening/index.jhtml

Natural Mosquito Repellants

http://altmedicine.about.com/od/aznaturalremedyindex/a/mosquito.htm?nl=1

Green Picnic Pick from Mother Earth News

http://www.motherearthliving.com/issues/motherearthliving/nature/238-1.html

http://www.echonews.com/1021/natures_way.html

http://www.scholastic.com/familymatters/parentguides/winter/summerlearning.htm

http://gardening.about.com/cs/msub114/a/aa100599.htm

http://www.earthsite.org/

http://www.souledout.org/earthday/edied/edied.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day

http://www.care2.com/

http://www.indiancountry.com/index.cfm

http://www.motherearthnews.com/

http://www.naturalhomemagazine.com/

http://Mystickblue.homestead.com/LunasDreamsKidsPage.html

http://Mystickblue.homestead.com/OrganicGardening.html

http://Mystickblue.homestead.com/GardeningwithMysti.html

Earth Saving Tips from Earth Share

Timely gardening tips for where you live - Gardeners Almanac

http://www.livingdharma.org/Real.World.Buddhism/HelpOurEarth.html

http://www.planetpals.com/worldlywise.html

http://www.saveourearth.co.uk/soe_index.shtml

http://www.juliasrainbowcorner.com/html/lovetheearth.html

http://www.savetheearth.org/about.html

The Old Farmer's Almanac

http://www.almanac.com/

Eco shopping

http://www.cafeshops.com/care2store.5884178

Find thousands of green, environmentally responsible eco-products that are

good for people and the environment, ecomall a place to help save the earth

www.ecomall.com

Check out info on solar products and find solar powered radios, panels, lanterns, Flashlights, array kits, battery chargers, toys and more.

http://www.Crystalbay.net

http://www.gaiam.com/

http://www.gaiam.com/realgoods/

Save the Landfills-Give away your trash/treasures and find some too!

Ceck out FreeCycle today!!

More Links on the Way!!