The Organic Corner

News and information about things organic (and solar, too)

Spring Is Upon Us, Time To Toss Your Scraps In The Compost

Content Keyword RSS | March 16, 2009

A successful organic garden most often starts with successful soil and the nourishing materials you add to your garden beds. However, most people don’t know that the most nourishing materials can come from their own home and yard. Since spring is when we start pulling weeds, planting and mowing the lawn, I thought it would be the perfect time to talk about composting. You can do it right in your back yard, or if you live in a city, start a composting bin in your freezer then bring those

How To Green Your Lawn - Simple Tips

Content Keyword RSS | March 5, 2009

How to Green Your Garden or Yard People who own a garden or yard will always look for ways on how they can green their garden or yard and still make it look attractive. Below are three simple ideas to green your lawn. 1. Use moss Moss can be maintained easily and it can grow anywhere in your garden. Compared to other plants, it doesn’t require any special soil and looks great all year. 2. Pee Outside (for the adventurous) Did you know that three gallons of water is used each time yo

Should You Eat Organic Foods?

Content Keyword RSS | February 28, 2009

Organic foods have strict guidelines that prohibit the use of any fertilizers for the soil, herbicides to manage weeds, synthetic pesticides for the bugs or antibiotics and hormones for their livestock. This can mean higher costs; you can pay much more for organic foods compared to conventional foods.

Why Organic Clothing?

admin | February 19, 2009

Have you ever worn organic cotton clothing?  I mean something that was actually 100% organic cotton?   Right away the difference between organic and commercially grown cotton is obvious.  Organic is amazingly soft and produced without any pesticides, chemical fertilizers, or genetically modified (GMO) seeds that pollute the air, water, and soil. Just doing the environmentally [...]