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Hobby Farm For Sale in Virginia Mountains

Green Home Maker — Tue, 03 May 2011 14:10:15 +0000

Our friends are selling their hobby farm in the mountains of southwest Virginia and have asked us to help spread the word. It is a gorgeous piece of property (15.3 acres) with a cute little farm house (1,612 Sq. Ft.) that sits near a quiet, sate-maintained road in the Blue Ridge mountains of SWVA. Below are a few pictures, but you can find more information and photos on their website.

Click Here to learn more about this perfect starter homestead for sale in SWVA!

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Recouping Your Photovoltaic Investment

Green Home Maker — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:11:53 +0000

Luckily, most commercial solar companies have done all this work for you and will give you free consultations before you spend a dime. There are plenty of tax credits, rebates and incentive programs to get you into photovoltaic power systems.

Five Healthier, Greener Alternatives for Cleaning a Bathroom

Green Home Maker — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:48:58 +0000

Cleaning the bathroom really isn’t up there on my list of top fun things to do. Let’s face it, it’s a necessity; if a bit of a chore at the best of times. Putting aside that bathroom cleaning isn’t the most fun of activities, many domestic cleaning products, in particular bleach and disinfectants can over time, start to corrode your beautiful bathroom surfaces. In addition strong detergents and disinfectants can be harmful to the environment, not to mention creating noxious smells and fumes in your home.

It needn’t be this way mind you, as it is actually surprisingly easy to get your bathroom just as clean and sparkly, using a variety of organic substances that are easily found in the kitchen.

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Green Building Myths

Green Home Maker — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:26:24 +0000

You may have heard many things about building green and various green construction methods. Some of them may have been true, some of them not, and at times it can be difficult to sort the facts from fiction. Here are a few myths that might sound familiar, but why much of what you may have heard about them might not necessarily be correct.

Clean Green: Hazardous Household Chemicals (And What to Use Instead!)

Green Home Maker — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:20:31 +0000

Notice that in every advertisement for a household cleaner, everything sparkles, families are happy, and all is right with the world? Unfortunately, the reality of household cleaners doesn’t always mirror the perfect homes you see in those commercials. Many household cleaners contain chemicals that are extremely harmful to breathe or ingest.