http://this-old-hippie.com Get Free "Going Green Ideas" Videos and Guides.Learn all the information on go green products you'll ever need to know... Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:44:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://this-old-hippie.com/going-green-ideas/fix-leaking-faucets-right-away.php http://this-old-hippie.com/going-green-ideas/fix-leaking-faucets-right-away.php#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 03:25:42 +0000 thisoldhippie http://this-old-hippie.com/?p=469 If you cant get to the repair immediately, or if you’re waiting for the plumber to arrive, collect the leaking water in a bowl or bucket to use for something else, such as washing the windows or your car or even watering your garden or indoor plants. BizRate]]> http://this-old-hippie.com/going-green-ideas/fix-leaking-faucets-right-away.php/feed 0 http://this-old-hippie.com/going-green-ideas/install-an-awning-to-keep-your-cool.php http://this-old-hippie.com/going-green-ideas/install-an-awning-to-keep-your-cool.php#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:03:03 +0000 thisoldhippie http://www.this-old-hippie.com/?p=220 Don’t waste energy and money to cool your house when you can keep the heat out with a simple device: such as an awning. Awnings reduce the amount of sunlight that gets through the glass doors and windows. This reduction in solar heat gain keeps your home’s interior much cooler on very hot days-by as [...]]]> http://this-old-hippie.com/going-green-ideas/install-an-awning-to-keep-your-cool.php/feed 1 http://this-old-hippie.com/going-green-ideas/stop-junk-mail.php http://this-old-hippie.com/going-green-ideas/stop-junk-mail.php#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:21:40 +0000 thisoldhippie http://www.this-old-hippie.com/?p=156 The typical American receives hundreds of pieces of junk mail each year, and millions of trees are cut down to bring these unwanted-and usually unopened-items to your mailbox. By putting an end to junk mail, you’ll save time,too because you wont have to sort through all those sweepstakes entries, catalogs, flyers, and so on. Opt [...]]]> http://this-old-hippie.com/going-green-ideas/stop-junk-mail.php/feed 4 http://this-old-hippie.com/going-green-ideas/fight-weeds-with-fire.php http://this-old-hippie.com/going-green-ideas/fight-weeds-with-fire.php#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:07:35 +0000 thisoldhippie http://www.this-old-hippie.com/?p=141 There are many creative methods for eliminating weeds from your garden without resorting to noxious herbicides. A lot of Organic farmers, for example, have successfully used fire to kill those unwanted weeds. “Flaming” is done with a gas torch that emits a narrow flame. Pass the clear cone of gas surrounding the flame across the [...]]]> http://this-old-hippie.com/going-green-ideas/fight-weeds-with-fire.php/feed 0 http://this-old-hippie.com/going-green-ideas/support-local-farmers.php http://this-old-hippie.com/going-green-ideas/support-local-farmers.php#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:34:11 +0000 thisoldhippie http://www.this-old-hippie.com/?p=129 The local revolution is here. With farmers’ markets multiplying across the country, it is easier to eat local than ever before. So why should you? Here’s a selfish reason: taste. Local produce is much fresher than what’s at the supermarket, where the average fruit or vegetable has traveled 1,500 miles.      Buying locally means you’re cutting [...]]]> http://this-old-hippie.com/going-green-ideas/support-local-farmers.php/feed 0