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Starter Steps for Eco Friendly Living

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Want to reduce waste or emissions from your home, but don't know where to start? Get started with these simple steps! - www.MiddleWayMom.com

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the average American produces about 4.4 pounds (2 kg) of garbage a day, or a total of 29 pounds (13 kg) per week and 1,600 pounds (726 kg) a year. – Source 1,600 lbs?! That’s insane! Even 4 lbs a day seems crazy! For our family of five, that […]

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3 Tips for Cloth Diapers and Hard Water

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Cloth diapers are admittedly harder to care for when you have hard water. We haven’t gotten our water tested, but it seems to be about one step up from well water. We don’t have any plans t0 get a water softener, but with the trials we’ve experienced washing the cloth diapers, I’ve been mighty tempted […]

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When is Compost Finished, and What to Do With It?

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We’ve been talking a lot about compost and how to take care of it… but what’s the point? What’s the end goal? Dirt! Beautiful, crumbly, healthy dirt. Why buy compost from the garden store if you can turn your trash into compost for free? Compost gives essential nutrients to a home garden, and you’d be […]

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What Can Be Composted?

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So now that we know that we want to compost, and we know what type of compost bin we will use… what do we fill it up with? The general rule of thumb is, if it rots, you can put it in your compost. There are some exceptions, of course so we can use the […]

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Compost Bins – What Works for You?

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I was going to make a post today about different types of compost bins, but hey, other people have done that already. What I can offer you is why you may choose one over the other! First, let’s start with this link from ehow.com on compost bins. I’ll just refer to the types they have […]

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