Green Your Bird Feeder A green way to assist our fine feathered friends over the winter is to make a bird feeder out of something biodegradable – a fruit, vegetable or gourd – that, at the end of winter, will leave nothing but a piece of string for the birds to use for their nest. Use a sharp knife to slice the top off your chosen feeder – suggestions...
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A new, ingenious device called the “Cubed Stapler” is available for this upcoming school year from www.grassrootsstore.com. Not often do you hear ingenious and stapler in the same sentence (and how is this green!!) but this little device cuts little fl aps in the corner of the paper, folds the fl aps back and then tucks them into a tiny slit. And there...
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The poor chicken. One of her main contributions to society is being questioned yet again. Eggs have run the gauntlet that is the health rollercoaster these past few years from the highs of being part of a healthy diet to the lows of having too much cholesterol which has been determined to be a major contributing factor in heart disease. A recent study done...
Read MoreOctober is Autism Month
When one hears that a child has autism, their first thought is of the child that is developmentally delayed, socially incapable of interaction or feelings while displaying repeated self-harming behaviour. The term autism, however, can mean many things. It can be used to describe Autism Spectrum Disorder, of which there are five entities including: Childhood...
Read MoreBrown vs. White Rice
So which is better for you? Is one better for the environment? Brown rice is not only the better choice nutritionally but it is also better for the environment. Rice goes through several processes after harvest before its ready to be cooked. After harvest, the seeds are milled to remove the outer grain husks leaving the brown rice. To get the white rice,...
Read MoreBaked Herb Sweet Potato Fries
Ingredients 3 large sweet potatoes 1 tbsp (15 mL) olive oil 3/4 tsp (4 mL) finely chopped freshthyme 3/4 tsp (4 mL) finely chopped freshrosemary 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt 1/4 tsp (1 mL) pepperPreparationCut sweet potatoes into 1/2-inch (1 cm) thick sticks. Toss with oil, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper. Bake on 2 parchment paper–lined baking sheets in bottom...
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