URBAN URBANE
The Connoisseur of Clean

I will have to admit that I do enjoy testing and evaluating different kinds of cleaning products, but testing everything that is on the market would be a far too costly and impractical endeavor for just little ol' me. Of those that I have I have tested, however, I've learned that many do not cut muster or perform in the manner in which they claim (which includes many so-called green products). Nonetheless, earlier this year I had the opportunity to buy several Grab Green prod

Lin Ellis and her husband Mick are the owners of Eco Friends Pest Control, a local company that uses botanically-based insecticides for combating household pests instead of the more conventional petrochemical-based pesticides we tend to be more familiar with. I found out about Eco Friends Pest Control from the Texas Earth Day website. Wanting to find out more, I visited their site to see what I could learn about their strategy to eliminate pests without harming people and pet

As a voracious consumer of information and research about conservation and the environment, I am at somewhat of a loss to explain exactly how the Earth Day Texas festival has escaped my notice until now. Be that as it may, I am pleased to now be able to pass this information on to my readers (both of you). This year's festival will be at Fair Park from Friday, April 22nd through Sunday, April 24th, and best of all, admission is free. Earth Day Texas is a "three-day free event