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Americans throw away about 10% of the food they buy at the supermarket. This results is dumping the equivalent of more than 21 million shopping bags full of food into landfills every year. (EarthWorks Group. 1990. The Recycler’s Handbook. Berkeley, CA: The EarthWorks Press.)
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HomeFree: The Healthier Cookie

HomeFree recently opened a new state-of-the-art dedicated baking facility in Windham, New Hampshire. I was recently given a tour of the facility by owner Jill Robbins and her husband. As the parent of a child with multiple life threatening food allergies, I’m happy to see safe food products being made. As a woman who spent [...]

What to do with Woodchucks?

If you garden in the country you more than likely have had your fair share of pests. Not that far out of the city gardeners are plagued by various insects, rabbits, deer, moles, voles, chipmunks, and woodchucks. Last year we had a mystery pest that chomped our Brassicas, nibbled our pea shoots, and all in [...]

Top Ten Energy Saving Tips

Lou Manfredini, Ace’s “Helpful Hardware Man”, will be sharing his expert tips with our readers from time to time. You can read more about Lou by clicking here.

Hi there, it’s Lou Manfredini, Ace’s “Helpful Hardware Man,” and I wanted to give you my top 10 tips on using less energy to save the planet [...]

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