Green Home

By Joe Hickman
First published here on July 1st, 2005

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concludes that indoor air quality is one of the top five environmental health risks in the United States today. They say indoor levels of pollutants can be two to five times as high as outdoor levels and sometimes more. (more…)

By Sarojni Mehta-Lissak

Throughout the year, it’s not uncommon to have visitors for overnight stays; whether for holidays, celebrations or just to catch up on lost time. You may have relatives arriving from the Midwest or a close friend driving in from out of town to join you for a weekend. So where do you put your guests to make them feel at home, welcomed and ready for a good night’s sleep? (more…)

By Karen Escaland

Flowers add beauty to our surroundings. A kitchen table dressed with a floral arrangement of fresh-cut flowers is inviting and welcoming to any guest. A vase filled with flowers at your bedside creates a fresh smelling aroma of spring time. Even flowers given as a gift bring a smile to the person who is receiving them. (more…)

By Christine Chamberlin

You’ve chosen an organic lifestyle. You eat organic foods. You exercise. Now it’s time to make your bedroom, the room where you spend one-third of your life, as healthy as it can be. (more…)

Review by C. Delia Scarpitti

During this darkest time of year, burning candles can be a practice of bringing light into our homes and our lives. With recent EPA studies showing how harsh chemically laden candles can significantly deteriorate air quality in our personal spaces, we, as consumers, need to be more judicious than ever before in opting to use non-toxic clean-burning candles. (more…)

By Emerson Lockwood

The addition of simple natural light to a remodeling project can have a huge impact on your level of satisfaction. A well designed home that maximizes the use of natural lighting without compromising energy efficiency brings extra sunshine into your life. (more…)

Review by C. Delia Scarpitti

The popularity of knitting as a pastime continues to grow, especially during these long winter months. But, many current chemical processes used during the production of yarn and its cultivation leave knitters facing an ecological-dilemma even far more pressing than the color-selections at the local fabric supply store. (more…)