http://www.gardensupermart.com/green-living/blog Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:00:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Did you do anything new and exciting with your garden this year? How about around your home - were there any exciting changes to make your life more green? Let us know, we'd love to hear about your accomplishments! Send any pictures of your garden or green choices, and we'll ... http://www.gardensupermart.com/green-living/blog/2009/01/05/year-in-review/ Are we doomed to roam space in an intergalactic space cruiser, after we've destroyed the earth's environment?  This was actually the premise to a cartoon I watched this weekend, "Wall-E." Here's the synopsis of the movie: By the early 22nd century, the Buy N Large megacorporation took control of every economic service on ... http://www.gardensupermart.com/green-living/blog/2008/12/17/reducing-waste/ The holidays are fast approaching. Mid-way through next week, I'm going to be heading off to visit my parents for about a week and a half. While I'm gone, I want my apartment to be using as little electricity as possible, and to stay as green as possible. I've been ... http://www.gardensupermart.com/green-living/blog/2008/12/17/going-away-for-holidays/ I joined a new(ish) website over the weekend - One Million Acts of Green. This website counts how much greenhouse gases you're saving with each "act of green" that you commit. For example, packing a literless lunch saves 100 kg of greenhouse gases. A lot of the things listed on the ... http://www.gardensupermart.com/green-living/blog/2008/12/08/one-million-acts-of-green/ I love the holiday season. Positively love it – it's my favourite time of the year, and I've been known to go overboard with the holiday cheer. (Yes, I may have been listening to Christmas music since mid-October.) I've been hearing/reading a lot of stuff in the media and on ... http://www.gardensupermart.com/green-living/blog/2008/12/01/going-greener-for-the-holidays/ Seasons greetings! (Well almost) it's nearly December already! Can you believe that? It wasn't long ago that pond and garden supplies were flying out the door and the gardening season was in full swing. Since then, flowers have met their demise, veggie gardens have been eaten, and the ground has ... http://www.gardensupermart.com/green-living/blog/2008/11/26/winter-is-officially-upon-us/ The Cascata & Agua rain barrels we sell our continuing to receive a lot of positive feedback and press coverage. Throughout the gardening season we had been hearing rave reviews about these products from satisfied customers from all over the United States and Canada. Blogs, magazines, green-living websites have all ... http://www.gardensupermart.com/green-living/blog/2008/11/12/gardensupermart-rain-barrels-getting-a-lot-of-exposure/ We've been mentioned in an article in the Waterloo Record: Algranti's green rebirth! [caption id="attachment_103" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Gerry with Rain Barrels"][/caption] An excerpt: Polls showed the environment was becoming a top-of-mind issue for North Americans, and the region had just gone through a water shortage. Trade magazines talked about the popularity of rain barrels ... http://www.gardensupermart.com/green-living/blog/2008/11/12/in-the-news-algrantis-green-rebirth/ Anne showed up on Halloween for work dressed up as an Algreen Terra Composter... the picture speaks for itself :) http://www.gardensupermart.com/green-living/blog/2008/11/06/halloween-costume-idea-an-algreen-terra-composter/ We're trying to live greener lives here. We've been making changes in the way our office is run, and hopefully that is having an effect on our own personal lives. I know for me it has. For the past 2+ years, I've been living in an apartment building that doesn't recycle. ... http://www.gardensupermart.com/green-living/blog/2008/11/05/recycling-at-home/