Month: December 2020
Activity | Simple Guide to Composting
This simple in-ground method to composting is minimal in cost and can easily kick-start your eco-conscious goals. Purchase a composting container or prepare a composting hole Find a semi-shady or shady place. Shade is important in warmer weather–if the compost pile...Jícama, Orange and Nopalitos Salad
Courtesy of Barbara Pool Fenzl Nopales are the dark green, fleshy pads of the prickly pear cactus and taste like tart green beans. Nopalitos are the diced or sliced nopales that are sold either fresh in the produce department or pickled in jars in larger...
Think Outside the Box | Eco Gift-Wrapping Ideas
Try Your Hand at Eco-friendly Gift Wrapping This Year Every holiday season, 227,000 miles of wrapping paper is thrown away. Not to mention the tape, tags and ribbon that are an additional strain on the environment as well. One simple way to reduce your waste this...
December Ecoflora Challenge | Spot Spurge
Join the December EcoQuest: Spot Spurge Find and map as many sandmat spurge plants (Euphorbia sect. Anisophyllum) as possible. Poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima) are often a botanical highlight of the holiday season, but this month we are taking a look at one of...
Activity | Red Hot Ristras
Courtesy of Tavo Ruffo, Fabulous Food Fine Catering & Events and Gertrude’s Restaurant Add some Southwest flare to your décor this holiday season. This ristra is multi-purpose–after enjoying it’s color-changing beauty, use the dried chiles in cooking. Fun...
