Keeping Your Home Cool Without Adjusting the Thermostat

As temperatures continue to climb, it's essential to find ways to keep your home cool while minimizing your utility bills. Here are several cost-effective strategies to achieve this without relying on your air conditioner. 1. Block Out the Sun During the summer months, especially from May to August, sunlight streaming through your windows can significantly raise indoor temperatures. Install window shutters, blinds, and shades to keep the sun's rays out. Ensure they are closed during the peak sunlight hours, typically between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., to maintain a cooler indoor environment. 2. Adjust Your Ceiling Fans Ceiling fans can…
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Backyard Farming: Fad Or The New Future

While a kitchen herb garden or pot-grown tomatoes may be commonplace in both suburban backyards and on urban condo patios, an increasingly large number of homeowners look to backyard farming as a way to relieve some of the stresses of modern life. Other benefits include cutting grocery bills, living a more sustainable life, and teaching children about food. The New Food Landscape  Do new trends signal a return to simpler times, or are they a pushback against higher food prices and loss of control over the food supply? Is it a lasting change that will spread across the country or…
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