Written By Nate. In Personal Stories
T and I were up late last night, tackling a major renovation here at It’s Easy Being Green. You’re now officially reading and perusing my blog, totally redone. There are some minor tweaks that will still need to be fixed over time but we both think it looks pretty damn snazzy! We’re
Written By Nate. In Authors, Energy, Environment, Green Book Reviews, Recomendations, Reducing Bills, Renewable Energy, Research, Sustainability, Sustainable living, Water, solar power
There’s a lot of talk these days centering around living life on Earth a bit greener than we have been. Green living, alternative energy and sustainability are all buzz words surrounding the movement to live more in harmony with our environment. Some might question though whether that movement can really be partnered with
Written By Nate. In Daily Life, Food, Gardening, Indiana, Midwest, Self-sufficiency, Summer, Sustainability, Sustainable living, Weather
The so-called “Dog Days of Summer” are paying off in the veggie garden this week. My wife and I have spent quite a bit of time outside pulling weeds, smashing squash beetles, plucking Tomato Hornworms and giving our little 10×4 foot plot of wholesome paradise some good ‘ol TLC. Mother nature has been
Written By Nate. In Daily Life, Nature, Wildlife
I’m not sure whether it’s the hot summer nights or the copious amounts of backyard barbecues happening about now but I sure have noticed both possums and raccoons out on the prowl late at night. In fact, I almost ran over two raccoons who were fully engaged in trash can debauchery when I was
Written By Nate. In Gardening, Indiana, Midwest, Nature, Research, Weather, Wildlife
It’s already coming up on mid-August but there is still plenty to do out in the yard. This week my Mammoth Sunflowers started blooming, so there is now an array of happy faces greeting us all around the back of the house. Many of them have reached 8 feet or taller and continue
Written By Nate. In Education, Gardening, Indiana, Midwest
This weekend my wife and I were looking for some free things to do with the baby where perhaps, a little fussiness on her part would be allowed. We made some stops on our errand list and then headed over to the open house put on by the Southwest Indiana Master Gardeners at their demonstration
Written By Nate. In Environment, Midwest, Nature, Summer, Weather, Wildlife
We’ve had a lot of rain here in the Midwest this summer. Because of that, there have been some continuously standing pools of stagnant water which of course, breed those pesky mosquitoes we so fondly hate when we’re outdoors. Getting rid of the pests is very simple though and doesn’t require the harmful spraying of
