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Friday, March 30, 2012

April is Lawn and Garden Month. Take part in this proactive month by learning how to care for your lawn and garden in an environmentally friendly manner. In celebration of Lawn & Garden here are some eco-friendly tips on taking care of your lawn and garden.

  • Set buckets outside to collect water when it rains. Store the water, and use it to water your plants.
  • Moss growing in the driveway, sidewalk or garden is a sign that you’re over watering your lawn.
  • After cutting the grass, recycle the trimming by turning them into mulch that can be used to fertilize the lawn.
  • Use mulch in flower beds, vegetable gardens, around the bases of trees and shrubs. Mulch stabilizes the soil temperature, prevents weeds from growing, feeds the soil, and conserves water.
  • Water plants, gardens, and the lawn in the early morning. Watering in the middle of the day is pointless, since the water just evaporates and watering during the early evening encourages the growth of mold and plant diseases.

Start living an eco-friendly lifestyle by changing the way you take care of your lawn and garden. You can even make small changes and be more environmentally friendly inside your home by using eco-friendly products, such as Nature Works products, Chinet dinnerware, and other eco-friendly products from WholeEarthPackaging.com.



by: Whole Earth Packaging
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

There are many astonishing things that people don’t know about our environment and the way we pollute it. For instance, did you know that if you improperly dispose of a quart of oil it can contaminate up to 2,000,000 gallons of fresh water! I know - it’s unbelievable how much we can pollute our planet without realizing it! There are many ways you can do your part to save our environment, such as using eco-friendly products. Here are some more facts that may turn you greener than you’ve ever been before.

  • If you throw away an aluminum can instead of recycling it, in 500 years it will still be an aluminum can.
  • Every year as many as 1,000,000 sea animals are killed by plastic bags and plastic garbage that is thrown into the ocean.
  • Approximately 20 species become extinct every week!
  • A dripping faucet can waste 20,000 liters every year.
  • Keeping a plant on your desk will filter air pollutants, and replenish oxygen levels.
  • A lap top consumes five times less energy than a desktop computer.
  • 100 acres of rainforests are cut down per minute!

Do your part to help save our environment by making little changes to make your life more environmentally friendly. You can learn more ways to be eco-friendly and find environmentally friendly products for your home and business at WholeEarthPackaging.com.



by: Whole Earth Packaging
Monday, March 19, 2012

In the past, we’ve discussed the benefits and ways that you can use some of our bulk herbs. Today, we’ve decided to give you a few easy to make herbal remedy recipes that can be made using mullein leaf from Whole Earth Packaging.

Thin Mucus & Chest Congestion or Treat Wounds

Recipe: Mix 1-2 teaspoons of mullein with 1 cup boiling water. Infuse for 10 to 15 minutes and drink the herbal mixtures three times everyday.

Ear Infections or Ear Aches

Recipe: Put mullein leaf in a clean glass jar and cover the leaf with olive oil. Place the jar in a sunny place for 10 to 14 days, shaking often. After the specified time period, press and strain the olive oil. Repeat this procedure three times, adding fresh mullein leaves each time. After you’re finished store the medicine in a cool dark place. Warm the Mullein oil before dropping a few drops down each ear canal.

Mullein Leaf Tea for Coughs

Recipe: After chopping the mullein leaf, pour about 10 ounces of boiling water over a handful of the herb. Let the tea steep for about three minutes before straining it. Use honey or stevia leaf to sweeten mullein leaf tea.

You can find stevia leaf, mullein leaf and other bulk herbs at WholeEarthPackaging.com. Stop by, and visit us again for more homemade remedies using bulk herbs.



by: Whole Earth Packaging
Friday, March 9, 2012

There’s nothing wrong with getting a little dirt under your fingernails, especially if it’s for an earth friendly cause, such as Plant a Flower Day! This environmentally friendly day is celebrated every March 12th. Whether indoors or outdoors, celebrate Plant a Flower Day and start of the spring season the right way by planting your favorite flower. Here are some of the ways flowers are beneficial to our environment.

  • Flowers attract insects and birds, who pollinate the plant, keep predators away from the flowers by keeping the ecosystem healthy, and use flowers to further their own growth.
  • Flowers produce seeds, which are pollinated when they are transported by birds and insects, or when the seeds are carried with the wind.
  • The seeds that are dropped by flowers help to produce plants and food for people to eat.
  • Without flowers, bees wouldn't have the pollen that they use to make honey, and without honey what would we put in or tea?!
  • Flowers provide us with oxygen through the process of photosynthesis. Photosynthesis also helps rid the air of pollution because plants take in carbon dioxide.

You can learn more about how to be environmentally friendly at WholeEarthPackaging.com. We’re your number one source for renewable and sustainable products!



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