sustainability – Green is the Color of My Life

Living in the Mid-west without Air-conditioning

July in the mid-west is hot. Not just hot, but humid. (Say it with a long drawn out “h” because that is how it feels.) So humid. Here in the middle of Illinois not many people live without air-conditioning. Why am I torturing my family with this medieval atmosphere? My husband and I actually like […]

Rain Barrels, Bigger is Better

My husband is forever the reluctant environmentalist. I wanted to put rain barrels in for years. For every hair-brained idea I come up with, Jake thinks that for all of the effort to be crunchy granola, it will be a hassle and cost more money. He may be right about the hassle, but not the […]