5 Best Year’s Resolutions Of All Time
Bah Humbug to New Year’s Resolutions is what I usually say. I have always disapproved of the lofty promises made to improve fitness, give up smoking or drink less made in a haze of guilt about...
View ArticleHow to properly insulate a tiny house
Spray-in-place polyurethane is the only commonly used solid insulation that absolutely protects itself from air infiltration. When it is properly placed between two studs or against a concrete block...
View ArticleEco-Friendly Cleaning that Saves you Money
Maintaining a clean and healthy living space is important to every family. While cleaning routines will certainly vary from one home to another, there are some tactics that are beneficial to everyone....
View Article3 Environmental Challenges and How you can Help
The world faces serious environmental problems and there’s so much you can do to help. Here are three environment challenges and what you can do to help make the earth a little greener in 2016. Ozone...
View ArticleEco-friendly Salt Alternatives for Melting Ice and Snow
Salt does do a great job of melting ice and snow through the winter but its bad news for your pets, the environment and your garden. Pets get salt on their paws which causes cracking, salt corrodes...
View Article6 Ethical Shopping Tips Everyone Should Follow in 2016
This is a guest post from Edward Woodward. A writer at Kedel blog. Have you ever analyzed your buying habits? Upon doing so, you might realize your shopping habits aren’t very ethical. Perhaps you buy...
View Article8 Brilliant Things to Do Before You Go To Work in the Morning
Want to get up on the right side of the bed? Doing just a few of the things on this green living list will help you get your day off to a good start. Stretch Stretch like a cat every morning when you...
View ArticleDIY Diffuser for Organic Fresh Fragrance in your Home
Air fresheners blow. Seriously. They don’t actually freshen your air, they just fill an obviously toxic indoor atmosphere with more chemicals than you can shake a stinky sock at. The Natural Resources...
View ArticleThe Sharing Depot: Canada’s First Library of Things
Hark! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the Tool Library and they’re getting even BETTER! Yup, just when you think lending libraries couldn’t possibly be awesomer, the Toronto Tool Library...
View ArticleBest Natural Insect Repellents when you’re Out in the Woods
Venture into the woods in the summer, and your conviction to ‘be more natural’ goes flying out the window as the bugs come flying in. Soon you’re interspersing your body slap ‘bug dance’ with sprays of...
View Article9 Vegetables, Fruit and Herbs you Should Never Buy Again
Do you love the idea of harvesting fresh herbs, fruit and vegetables right in your own green home? Here are foods that you can buy once and then regrow forever. An interior designer friend once told me...
View ArticleNatural Teeth Whiteners That Won’t Damage your Enamel
Pearly whites are easy enough to come by these days with over-the-counter whitening strips, dental trays and whitening treatments. But these can have adverse effects on your oral health and result in...
View ArticleDIY Yoga Mat Spray-on Cleaner
You’re on your mat, concentrating on your pose, getting right into that stretch. Now take a deep breath in through your nose and Holy Hell in a Handbasket! What is that smell?! When you are working...
View ArticleGreen Living Show Giveaway!
The Green Living Show celebrates their 10th anniversary with an impressive line-up of over 40 prominent environmental and health experts sharing their expertise all weekend long. The show runs from...
View ArticleToronto’s TD Centre One of the Greenest Buildings in the World
For Earth Week, Greenmoxie is looking at some Good News stories of companies and people who are doing it right. Here are a few of our favorites: The Toronto-Dominion Centre, home to the original...
View ArticleNatural DIY Spring Cleaning Products
Spring is just around the corner! Make sure that you are ready to punch dirt in the throat… Adverse to the utilization of elbow grease myself, I am partial to cleaning products that suggest their...
View ArticleTiny House Gets A Little More Glam
Well Ian has made a tremendous amount of progress. The exterior sheathing is now installed, along with the trim and soffits. We had to leave the soffit open on the loft roof so we can wire up the solar...
View ArticleBest Women’s Retreats Near Toronto
Retreats are filling a real need for women who live a busy, stressful life. They provide a small reprieve from the clamour of life and an island of ‘you’ time that allows you to learn new life skills,...
View ArticleHow to Fillet and Clean a Fish
Yay you caught a fish! Well done Indiana Jones, now you can really impress your camp buddies by cleaning it and serving it for dinner. It’s easy, just take your time and work carefully and you will...
View ArticleNestlé Makes Impressive Progress in ‘War on Waste’
Nestlé is on a mission to cut waste and improve efficiency in all it’s factories. “We are proud to celebrate our 150th anniversary as it not only demonstrates the dedication of our people and the...
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