I LOVE Feline Pine litter !!!!!!

Let me start by saying I don't do any of those product review/advertising blogging stuff. So, anytime I am talking about a product, it is my true opinion with no one paying me :)

Anyway, I finally tried Feline Pine regular, NONclumping). My only regret is why, oh why, did I not try this earlier?!?! Okay, let's put the eco-friendly aspect aside for a minute. I would use Feline Pine if I knew nothing about/cared nothing about being environmental. Why?

There is almost NO SMELL. That's right. Pretty much just a saw dusty smell. We used Feline Pine and when we needed to change the litter box, we used up the last of the old clumping stuff and I could not believe how much that stuff stinks (cat owners, you know that ammonia-ish smell?) Plus it produces all that unhealthy dust.

So it's great because it reduces that nasty pee odor and BONUS! no chemically, pee-ridden litter clumps in the landfill.

It says on the bag that it should last 4 weeks. We have 2 cats and at the rate we're going, it'll last 2 weeks, which makes sense. It costs 3.59 for the bag

My only (small) problem is that it takes a little longer to clean...you have to get the sawdust out and leave the pellets in...kind of like the opposite of scooping out the clumps. But hey, a little more time is worth it!!! They have a special litter box I think I might buy...kind of works like one of those pans miners use looking for gold :)

The Feline Pine website (which for some reason isn't working at the moment) even has a rebate where you can try your first bag for free. Surprisingly (to me, at least) Feline Pine is found pretty much at all grocery stores, Target/Walmart and PetSmart stores. Try it out!

Farmer's Market and Mulch

Well, here's what I got at the farmer's market yesterday- a head of lettuce and asparagus. Haven't eaten the lettuce yet, but the asparagus was GOOD!!!! I hope they have some more next week- I plan to buy double the amount! I can't wait 'til later in the season when more veggies get in.

While I was at the farmer's market, my husband was cutting off all the branches from a dead tree in our yard. He loaded them into the minivan and then we were off to the "dump". The public works department of our county has different areas for whatever you need to drop off.

We went to the entrance that takes branches and leaves and then recycles them into mulch. Literally tons and tons of mulch!


It's nice to know our dead branches are being put to use in someone's garden! Plus, the people who buy the mulch load it right in their trucks...no plastic bags to throw out later.


Plus, our son always likes to see the big mulching vehicles and the HUGE piles of mulch. It's quite an operation.

Great post on Using Less

Wow, two posts in one day! While I was reading my usual list of blogs, I read Alissa's blog "On Purpose Living". She made some great points about saving money by using less. Head over to her blog and take a read- it's great :)

click here for On Purpose Living: "Using Less"

Farmer's Market

Tomorrow will be the second week that my local farmer's market will be open. I have to admit, I was a bit spoiled through the summer and early fall with fruits and veggies. This early in the season, they have mainly just plants and flowers, but I did score my husband some kale (yuck), which he actually likes.

The farmer's market has a blog and they post what (in general) is available. Looks like they'll have some asparagus tomorrow- yay!

It's also nice because a couple of the farms there are organic. While it costs a little more, I know I'm getting pesticide free produce and supporting local farms. Plus, I figure all the coupons I use balance out the higher cost.

The farmer's market is also fun- my son loves to go! People bring dogs and there's always a baked goods booth people buy a morning snack at. So looking forward to going tomorrow and hopefully I'll get some good things!

Happy Earth Day!

Be an activist, care for the Earth...let your polticians know how you feel. Happy Earth Day.

Penn State: cheap and green!

This weekend we went up to the Blue White game at Penn State. While I am not a big football fan, it was a fun family road trip up to "Happy Valley".

With a stadium that fits about 110,000 people (bigger than most NFL stadiums!), you can imagine the trash generated. Check out the size of the half-filled Beaver Stadium!

What was great about this is that it was cheap (you can go into the game for free) AND they had free recycling bags for the tailgaters!

This is great for the MANY, MANY people who tailgate...you Nittany Lions know who you are :) We saw plenty of people making use of these recycling bags.

So I am definitely a Penn State fan now. I hope other universities who have big sports teams and tailgating follow Penn State's lead in recycling like this.

Does your alma mater recycle?

Earth Day TV

Some ideas for Earth Day viewing:

PBS Kids' Shows have special Earth Day episodes on Curious George, May & Miguel, Clifford the Big Red Dog and more.

For the adults, on Wednesday 4/23 at 9pm on PBS, National Geographics Presents "Strange Days on Planet Earth", narrated by Ed Norton.


Enjoy!