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Greening Your Home

In honor of Earth Day on  April 22, we offer some suggestions for making your  home a more environmentally-friendly place. This  does not need to entail  hardships on your part, nor  does it always require work.  One way to start is by attending the meeting, where  we will learn how to create,
maintain, and use a rain barrel. Another is to replace  your normal light bulbs with  compact fluorescent bulbs, cutting your energy needs  for lighting. FPL also offers  a free inspection for your  home’s insulation, and incentive programs for energy  efficient appliances. More  information is
available at www.fpl.com.

Living green also does not  mean you have to have a huge tract of land to implement changes and grow  your own produce. For  inspiration, visitthis website,  http://pathtofreedom.com/, showing a family who has made it their goal to become independent of power and sewer grids, and grow most of  their
own food (and extra to sell to local restaurants) in  suburban Pasadena, CA.

Happy Earth Day!