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Plastic Bags: The Scourge of Africa (and a little closer to home, too)

Jul 24th, 2008 by Andrea Johnson | 2

Taking cues from several African countries, the City of Los Angeles passed a law on July 23, 2008 banning all plastic grocery and take out bags as of 2010. Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania have also passed laws banning or restricting the use of plastic bags. In Kenya, where only about 10% of waste makes it [...]

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Colorado Flowers

Jul 24th, 2008 by Julanne Rutten | 0

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California poppy in Breckenridge

Columbine in Breckenridge

Flowers in downtown Breckenridge

Julanne and Mom (Marsha) biking around Lake Dillon

California poppies

View from Lake Dillon

My trip to Lake Dillon and Breckenridge this week was beautiful, and thought I’d share some photos. Particularly beautiful are the California [...]

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The Local Eating Experiment

Jul 21st, 2008 by Andrea Johnson | 0

In my perusing of numerous online blogs and news stories, I ran into this interesting site: Locavore Nation.
Locavore Nation a website dedicated to a year-long experiment in which 15 folks from across the US try to base at least 80% of their diet from local food sources. You can read about their struggles and sucesses [...]

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Awesome Perennials: Pink Guara

Jul 15th, 2008 by Andrea Johnson | 0

The pink guara (Onagraceae Guara lindheimen), a native of Texas, is a great perennial for a butterfly garden. Hardy and drought tolerant, this bushy shrub has small pink flowers shaped like butterflies.
The one shown below was about 2 feet tall at the time of planting (March 2008). Now, it’s taller than me!
This plant can be [...]

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