There are some simple things you can do to save money and help the planet with man’s best friend. I have a Lab-mutt and a Greyhound and this is what we do to try to stay green around the house.
1. Compost Dog Hair – You spend all day sweeping it up, why let those nutrients go to waste? Compost it and use it in your garden.
2. Let the Dog Pre-rinse Your Dishes – Rather than wasting a lot of extra water to pre-rinse your dishes, scrape the big chunks off and let your dog do the rest. You can then stack them to wash later, or load them straight into the dishwasher.
3. Use Dog Food Bags as Trash Bags – Large bags of dogfood aren’t usually recyclable and they practically take up half your trash can to throw them away. Why not just use it as the trash bag itself? The big bags are the perfect size for tall kitchen trash cans and they are much stronger than plastic bags.
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Lilly Ledbetter, a true hero of the people over corporations movement, with President Obama when he signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009.
The Over the Mountain Democrats are hosting an event at Samford University in Reid Chapel that will feature a conversation with Lilly Ledbetter, who singlehandedly led a ten year fight on equal pay for equal work, and Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb, the only Democrat in our statewide appellate courts. It’s Thursday, March 26th at 6:15pm.
As always, more info on this and other events this week on the freeThinkBham Event Finder, including
-An Evening of West African Drumming at the Library
-Conversation with video-art pioneer Mary Lucier
-Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement
-Conversation with the authors of the EatingAlabama.org blog
-Spring Bicycle Cleaning with Bici Coop (see below)
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The Bham News wrote a article with several tips for gardening in the Birmingham area.
Also, it’s time to start planting vegetables inside before moving them outside so read this primer about starting tomatoes from seeds. The picture is of my seedlings that I will soon be transplanting to my community plot at Jones Valley Urban Farm. The tomatoes, squash and broccoli came up after about 3 days. I’m still waiting for those habaneros to sprout. Everyone should be growing their own vegetables not only to save money, but to save carbon from food miles on your food!
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