Green Kitchens

06/27/2018

Eco-Dryers save more than the environment! Look at the numbers: Using a sample rate of $0.15/kWH and 7.5 loads of laundry weekly (for a family of 4), it’s estimated that line-drying your clothes instead of using an electric dryer to dry them could save as much as $196 a year! Read more...

https://greenkitchens.com/eco-dryers/

06/22/2018

Tis The Season (for hurricanes):

Emergency preparedness is not specifically the niche of Green Kitchens, although our focus on the topic of ‘kitchen resilience’ does overlap. Having a functional kitchen is more than just a convenience when stores are sold out of necessities and restaurants are closed. Read more: https://greenkitchens.com/tis-the-season/

04/17/2018

Our most recent article: What is an Eco-kitchen?

Though a picture is worth a 1000 words, there’s no one image of a modern eco kitchen which is emblematic. Each will have its own unique design elements. So what IS an ecologically friendly kitchen? An eco kitchen is friendlier to our shared environment because it consumes less resources to build, ...

04/17/2018

Green kitchens website (https://greenkitchens.com/) was launched today at 12:47! It's still a work in progress and we are already changing the banner back to the team's real favorite:

03/31/2018

It’s exciting to know that Aspen (CO), Burlington (VT), Eugene (OR), and Seattle (WA) all get 70% or more of their electricity from renewable sources such as hydro, geothermal, solar and wind.

Cities are vital to the transition to a low-carbon economy.

10/14/2013

Thinking of a kitchen makeover before the holidays?

Curtained cabinets

10/03/2013

Country kitchen with open shelving (oh so functional) & cabinet curtains skirt the sink (vintage and soft looking). Maybe one less tree had to be cut down. Do you want to help become a trend setter? http://www.pinterest.com/pin/499829258615218782/

Farm style kitchen - like how the cabinet curtain adds to balance of the overall design.

09/28/2013

Scandalously inexpensive cleaning secrets. This long-forgotten gem of a cleaning agent may be used with a little water or vinegar to lift even the most stubborn stains. Unattractive grout driving you batty? Mold and mildew stains got you reaching for the Prozac? Burner pans and casserole dishes giving you fits? Cream of Tartar is your new best friend.

How about a porcelain sink, tub, commode? Rub the porcelain surfaces with cream of tartar and watch the stains disappear.

In my little world, items like cream of tartar (potassium bitartrate) are not simply a super way to stabilize egg whites but also scandalously inexpensive cleaning secrets. This long-forgotten gem of a cleaning agent may be used with a little water or vinegar to lift even the most stubborn stains. ...

09/27/2013

Great food storage item: 5 gallon buckets filled with red winter wheat. Add one cup of food grade diatomaceous earth (kills bugs but harmless for humans to eat), pack with nitrogen, and seal. It'll store in a cool cellar for about 10 years. Get a hand grinder like this one below and a Sun Oven. Nothing more licous than home baked bread :-)

GrainMaker® was established in 1999. GrainMaker® mills are hand-crafted by 1889 Wild West Co.

09/16/2013

Worth thinking about before you remodel/makeover your kitchen.

See beautiful alternatives here: http://www.pinterest.com/barbara2pack/eco-friendly-remodeling-trend/

Environmental Awareness by Kandace Selnick, via Behance - Rainforests Facts | The Nature Conservancy http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/urgentissues/rainforests/rainforests-facts.xml

09/14/2013

A GATOR apartment kitchen!

See photo collection of Eco-friendly kitchen makeover ideas here: http://www.pinterest.com/barbara2pack/eco-friendly-remodeling-trend/

bright tiny kitchen