Resources
Green garden recipes
Add a few drops of each essential oil to crushed garlic. Place mixture in old lids (recycle!) and place around plants that you want to protect. This will deter slugs and snails without killing them, leaving them free to do their jobs. More »
Stain removal
Commercial stain-removing products are often hazardous to humans, wildlife and the environment. Product labeling can be deceptive and often include a combination of chemicals and solvents that are nerve-damaging neurotoxins (e.g., benzene, toluene, xylene), carcinogenic (e.g., formaldehyde), severe skin and eye irritants and may have adverse reproductive effects. Consider switching to stain removers made from plant oils or the home remedy solutions in the tables below. More »
End food waste
Whether you're shopping at the grocer's or famer's market, or harvesting from your own backyard, once you get your fruits and veggies in the house, there's lots of things you can do to keep them fresh and edible for as long as possible. More »
Who's who at the feeder
Whether you're a first-time birder or a well-seasoned twitcher, it's always nice to know which birds are in the neighbourhood. (These backyard visitors are examples of species that breed in the Boreal, but some of them may actually be year-round residents.) More »
David Suzuki's Vacation Challenge
It's summer. The sun comes out and lots of us in the great white north run outside to play. Here are some tips for giving the earth a break while you're taking yours. More »
Fruit Fly newsletter — Summer 2010
Summer 2010 issue of an e-newsletter highlighting the people who support our work (volunteers, ambassadors, community leaders, third party fundraisers).... More »
Critter Repellents
These green recipes are repellent to some critters and none of them are designed to attract beneficial predators. Try them if you've exhausted other methods (such as planting native species to attract beneficials). Some are thought to discourage pest. Others — those with soap, oil or vinegar — will kill insects. More »
Green fun in the summertime
Many of us have made the mistake of staying out in the sun too long. We underestimate the dangers, lose track of time, or use a sun- screen with SPF (sun protection factor) that's too low. Too much sun can be dangerous. Be careful. Cover up. Wear a hat. Use sunscreens with mineral-based ingredients (zinc oxide or titani- um oxide). And if you do get burned, consider these non-toxic remedies for quick relief. More »
Getting kids into birds
Children who connect with nature grow into adults who care about protecting it. So round up the kids in your life — and their friends — and head outdoors! Sylvie de Sousa and Katharine Byers (the two Vancouver Moms behind Nature Bag) suggest these kid-friendly, bird-related activities. More »
Think twice about eating farmed salmon
This brochure helps to explain why you should refuse open net-cage farmed salmon. Help inform your friends, family and local seafood retailers about the importance of choosing more sustainable options like closed containment farmed salmon.... More »
Homemade cosmetic ingredients explained
Making your own homemade cosmetics can be fun, easy, and affordable. This fact sheet is for those who want to know more about the purpose of various ingredients in do-it-yourself recipes. From sweet almond oil to shea butter, find out why they're used and where to buy them.... More »
Doing Business in a New Climate: A Guide to Measuring, Reducing and Offsetting Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Doing Business in a New Climate provides guidance and resources for the key activities that make up a greenhouse gas management program, including measuring, reducing, and offsetting emissions, and developing a communications strategy around the program. The guide also profiles leading businesses that are benefiting from greenhouse gas management. More »
