Home & Garden
Better Self. Better City.
Easy Changes I Can Make
by Jennifer Masters
Town, Space City, Clutch City, Houston. Whatever you call it, we all call it home. Yet, I’ve heard our fair city described by outsiders as dirty, corporate, sans culture and HOT! You and I know this simply is not the case. Well, except for that hot part.
Bob Card Featured on MyFoxHouston.com
I received a call from Bob Card last night. FoxNews had called him after receiving the Houston Green Scene newsletter with the story about how he's collecting free water. They interviewed him and shared his story on the news.
Here is is:
Greenius Desk at New Living
Does Houston Have a Green Opportunity with Foreclosures?
I have an agenda. I guess that most people do. In part, I know that removing foreclosures from the market place would be better for my business, so there is that as a goal. However, that is a rather personal wish that is vague. I have another objective though. I want a better community for my children. I want them to have fresh foods to eat. I want them to enjoy being outdoors.
Latest Green Product: Poop in a Bag
Prepare Your Home & Yourself for the Freeze
Houston weather experts predict some freezing weather this week, in particular, Thursday; the coldest in 10 years (according to the Houston Chronicle). The Puryear Team wants to be sure our friends and family all around the greater Houston area take the necessary precautions to ensure your home is safe for this kind of weather. In addition to reading our first article in our December newsletter, here are 10 tips to get your home winter weather ready. You'll be a lot less comfortable in the coming months if you haven't prepped Home Sweet Home for Old Man Winter.
RAIN WATER IS FREE WATER
RAIN WATER IS FREE WATER
Rainwater Landscapes
By Jeff Corcorran
September 2009
Rainwater harvesting will eventually be required in Houston building developments. The cost of water is going up as is the ever increasing demand.
Houston has an abundance of natural clean water falling from the skies every year. The water purveyors estimate that Houston's water usage for landscaping is between 50-60% of the total water supplied. So catching rainwater for use in the landscape will greatly reduce the homeowners dependence on city supplied water.
A Farm with Art--and Heart
After a month of travel, these thirsty boots were aching for something more than the road – a place to dig in and put down some roots in the heart of this vast city. And right in the heart of one of its most blighted neighborhoods, I found it.
Urban Harvest + Social Networking
Urban Harvest just launched a new social networking site where farmers market visitors & vendors, community gardeners, UH members, and anyone else interested in Urban Harvest can communicate with one another. They invite everyone to post pictures and videos, create groups, chat with each other in the forums, and anything else that will help the new site become an online hub for Houston's community gardeners and local agriculture enthusiasts.
Go to the site by clicking here
