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BDN file photo Your seedlings are hearty, and your beds are ready. Excited for the season, you transplant your…

Photo by Sam Schipani You may be used to rinsing your fruit and vegetables in the sink before you eat them in…

Even zero-waste enthusiasts occasionally forget to bring reusable bags to the store. And when it happens,…

Photo by Oleg Magni from Pexels String lights are a fun, creative and inexpensive way to light up a room,…

Some studies show that single-use plastic bags are more environmentally-frie­ndly than reusable bags when…

An adult female deer tick.| Photo by Griffin Dill of the UMaine Cooperative Extension In many regions of the…

Photo by Pjotrek on Morguefile. Kitchen sponges are dirtier than you think. The warm water and swirling food…

Composite image by Sam Schipani Mothers do so much for their children — from making sure they eat well to…

Since “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” was added to Netflix’s queue, second-hand stores nationwide have…

Newspapers stacking up? Here's how to upcycle newspapers, giving them really useful second lives. Photo by Sam…

Photo by Kai Pilger from Pexels We all have that t-shirt that we have loved a little too much. That shirt from…

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels Guest post by Annabelle Short A beautiful house on the outside won’t be complete…