Our featured Eco-Friendly Tip helps save a ton of water! The Swan Soaker Hose saves up to 70% of precious, costly water and is manufactured of 65% recycled rubber.

1. Instead of ammonia-based cleaners, use vinegar and water or baking soda and water.
2. Don’t use electric tools and appliances when hand-operated ones will do the job.
3. Plant trees. Strategically located, trees can reduce hearing and cooling bills, help prevent soil erosion and reduce air pollution.
4. Water lawns at night to limit evaporation.
5. Compost your leaves and yard waste. You’ll improve your garden’s soil.
6. Minimize the use of garden chemicals by weeding.
7. Don’t pour oil and gasoline into the sewer system or on the ground. Take to your local collection site.
8. Tick/fly spray: Combine 2 C white vinegar, 1 C water, 1 C Avon “Skin-So- Soft” bath oil and 1 T eucalyptus oil.
9. Create your own Roach killer: mix baking soda and powdered sugar. (Keep away from children and pets.)
   Ant killer: Use chili powder to hinder entry.
10. Start an organic garden! – Start with Espoma Organic Products

And Finally a word about Summer Vacations:

Think a road trip is not exactly eco-friendly? Well it may not be perfect, but according to Terrapass, a family of four heading from NYC to LA in their gas-guzzling 2007 Ford Explorer (4WD) would save 20,462 tons of CO2 over that same trip by air. Of course they may not be sane when they get there, but they’ll certainly have done their part to help cool the planet!