September 19th's Tip

Refrigerator: During the summer and winter the settings for your refrigerator may not be the same. Keeping the refrigerator at 35F to 40F will keep your food safe. For your freezer,, 0F is the target temperature; bacterial growth will b…

September 12th's Tip

Laundry: Turn the wash on your machine to cold. Most laundry loads, with the exception of particularly greasy ones, don't need hot water, and all you end up doing is wasting energy. Ninety percent of the energy used in washing clothes goe…

September 5th's Tip

Soup Day: Food waste is a big problem and buying all your veg in a oner once a week can be a difficult judgment. One solution is to make the day before your weekly shop 'soup day.' You can make tasty soups from any combination of any vegetables a…

August 29th's Tip

Air Conditioning/Heating: You all know about turning the temperature up or down (depending on the season) about two degrees to save energy. What about when you go out? Do you really need to keep your house at 74F in the summer or 68F in the wint…