There’s no denying it. Summer is definitely winding down. The days are getting shorter, the evenings are getting cooler. And if you’re lucky, you have more tomatoes than you can handle, growing in your garden, arriving in your CSA box, or finding their way into your bag at the farmers’ market. You’ve made gazpacho, caprese salad, minestrone, primavera, ratatouille. You’ve snacked on cherry tomatoes and grilled heirlooms. What else can you do with them? Introduce them to an amazing contraption that converts raw vegetables into tender, delicious, intensified vegetables: Put them in your oven!
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It is unbearably humid and hot outside this week in Washington. Sometimes it feels like the humidity has reached 300% and we’re all walking through a wall of water. In temperatures like these, it might seem like no one is thinking about hot water, but the truth is that we’re all running for the shower to freshen up after sweating profusely.
You probably didn’t know it, but heating water in your home …
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Summer can be hot in DC, really hot. So let’s not get fooled by this pleasant weather and be prepared to cool ourselves when needed. This week I would like to spend more time discussing how to stay cool while lowering energy bills and pollution output by taking a whole-house approach to cooling.
When temperatures are rising, most of us run for the thermostat, but …
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Drinking local wine can be fun, it can also be eco-friendly!
Twenty of Northern Virginia’s best wineries are participating in the first annual Wine Country Food and Wine Festival from July 10-12. The Festival is being held at the Historic Whitehall Manor in Bluemont, Virginia.
Each night, a wine pavilion will be open for tastings and live music starting at 6:00pm and ending at 9:00pm. The wine tastings are conducted by wine ambassador …
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It’s summer time. That means DC’s kids will be living in their bathing suits for three months, eating popsicles for lunch and perpetually smelling like chlorine.
If you are an individual or a business with a pool, there are a few rules you need to follow to protect the environment from the chlorine and chemicals that keep turning your kids’ hair green.
Did you know you could be fined $1,000 if you discharge …
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