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green: Grass Grows Greener on NM Farms - 08/06/10 10:36 AM
You don’t need much help to grow lush green grass here in the Middle Rio Grande Valley. We have the sun 300+ days per year, the sandy loam topsoil, and the water. Water is the most important ingredient here in the high desert where rainfall is scarce, on average only 8 inches per year. The water for our farms comes from the Rio Grande, which is fed by last winter’s mountain snow flowing downriver. Dammed and partially diverted at a number of points north and south of Albuquerque, it flows into the ditches and floods our fields. All you need to do … (0 comments)
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green: Go Green, Get Greenbacks Back! - 07/03/08 01:53 PM
Here in Albuquerque, utility companies are encouraging consumers to go green in the most powerful way: by talking directly to our wallets! Yep, there are utility-sponsored cash incentives for doing things that are green and eco0friendly, at least in Albuquerque, NM!
Here are some examples:
PNM (Public Service Company of New Mexico) wants to help keep those old refrigerators out of the landfills, while simultaneously encouraging the use of more energy-efficient models. Their plan? a $30 rebate plus the free removal of the old refrigerator to PNM's state-of -the-art recycling facility, where almost everything can be recycled and kept out of … (1 comments)
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green: Remodeling? Consider donating rather than adding to the landfill--it's the green, eco-friendly thing to do! - 05/25/07 01:59 PM
If you're remodeling, you'll be generating loads of waste that you no longer want, but that may be reusable. Think green and be eco-friendly; consider donating these construction items, rather than adding more junk to your local landfill!
Many construction materials exchanges and thrift shops welcome salvaged materials that are in good condition, and schools and clubs can often use such materials for theater sets, shop classes, and projects.
Items you may be able to donate include:
wood flooringcabinetrybath fixtures such as sinks, tubs, and toiletslighting fixturesdoorsbrick and stonelumberResources for donating used materials include Habitat for Humanity, whose ReStore projects specializes in just this … (8 comments)
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green: Step Into Green! Flooring that's Eco-friendly! - 05/21/07 02:10 PM
Carpeting: consider non-toxic, natural fiber carpeting. Some examples:
Earth Weave produces pure wool, completely bio-degradable carpeting with a primary backing of hemp and cotton, natural adhesive from rubber trees, and jute secondary backing, over a wool carpet padding.Nature's Carpet offers a line of natural fiber, non-toxic and biodegradable floor coverings made of woold with jute backing.Wood: If you like wood floors, consider using either reclaimed or sustainably harvested wood:
Eco-Friendly Flooring offers a full line of both reclaimed and sustainably harvested wood flooring, including pine, mesquite, douglas fir, antique beech, American Cherry, Heart Pine, Antique Oak, Antique Chestnut, Antique Red Oak, and sustainable Oak, … (10 comments)
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green: Adobe: "Green," Eco-Friendly Construction That's Cheap as Dirt! - 05/14/07 08:40 PM
Tomorrow's eco-friendly miracle construction material may also be yesterday's, and it can be as cheap as dirt because it's made of dirt! In a word, it's ADOBE!This miracle, green, construction material is as ideal for the earth homes of tomorrow as it has been for hundreds of years at Taos Pueblo in northern New Mexico...in fact, it's durability can be demonstrated by one look at the Great Wall of China, as Jackie Craven points out in her guide to Earth Houses! Here in New Mexico, adobe homes have been common for hundreds of years. Adobe is not just an architectural style, it's … (18 comments)
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Brian Warden
Bosque Farms,
NM
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