So, sadly, I must have been living under a cave, because I’ve never seen this handy dandy little tool…

The Water Watch Fan Sprayer/Nozzle allows you to monitor your hose water use by the gallon as you water your garden, or wash your car, dog, gutters, etc. You attach the nozzle to your hose and as you spray the meter keeps track of your water consumption. Super cool! AND you could totally set goals using this, as in, “This week I’ll try to use so and so gallons.” Made of high-impact ABS and stainless steel and doesn’t need maintenance supposedly.
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Gardening is already pretty darn eco-friendly. You’re growing your own food and flowers (organically hopefully) which cuts down on the pesticides that make it into our air, water, and soil; you get rid of some food transport emissions plus food packaging issues; and it gets you and your family out into the great outdoors – or at least the great backyard.
You can make your gardening adventures even more earth-friendly though by using recycled gear to your advantage. Bonus, using recycled items in the garden can save you money.

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About 2,500 congregations from every major denomination this weekend will use fair-trade palm fronds in their annual celebration of Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem in the days before his crucifixion. They say it’s the Christian thing to do.

The University of Minnesota’s Eco-Palms program ensures the leaves were harvested in Mexico and Guatemala in an environmentally sensitive manner by workers getting paid a fair price, and organizers say they’re getting more orders than ever.
What began with just 22 churches in four states buying 5000 fronds has grown to include more than 2500 congregations in 49 states buying around 650,000 fronds.
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