Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 24, 2012

More and more people like myself are returning to the joy of growing vegetables, herbs and even eggs right in their own backyards. Fifty years ago, this was the norm; almost every backyard had a veggie patch that supplemented the food bought at a store. I mentioned ‘ food miles ’ earlier.

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Gardening Garden Health Home and Garden 267

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 15, 2014

A recent analysis of federal temperature records tracked by the National Climatic Data Center shows that the two states heating up the fastest in the continental U.S. So while your climate change denier friend can yell about it being cold in his backyard, that doesn’t mean global warming isn’t happening and we’re headed for the next ice age.

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United States North Dakota New Mexico Backyard 169

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 26, 2012

In the studies that included them systematically, food and drink, transport and housing are consistently the most important areas – across both different studies and the different impact categories compared (global warming, acidification, photochemical ozone formation, and eutrophication). Build a birdhouse or bird feeder for your backyard.

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Green Flowers and Plants Food and Drink Environmental Movement 211