I know...it's not very energy efficient, but I do enjoy some fresh veggies. So we built ourselves a nice veggie garden using 4"x4"x8' pressure treated wood last weekend. It's 16' L x 4' wide. We broken up the ground and mixed in 10 ft3 (~2") of Miracle Grow garden soil. We'll start planting in a couple weeks (April 18th) for the next new moon. It'll be fun...we'll get tomatoes, cukes, green beans, peas, carrots, spinach, green peppers, and lettuce. Cool stuff!
And today I bought myself a cheap trash can, drilled some holes in it to create our compost bin. Kudos to my boy, Napo, who gave me the idea. Tomorrow we'll add in some sticks, newspapers, grass, and leaves to get things 'posting. Good times...
This blog profiles our endeavors to make my home as energy efficient as possible. I'm not a super-hippy tree-hugger...I just prefer to spend my money on fun stuff rather than giving it to utilities. Also this blog illustrates that by making some simple investments, you too can significantly reduce energy usage in in a normal suburban home to save money.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
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