UGA GreenWay (ugagreenway) on Pinterest

UGA GreenWay

UGA GreenWay

906 followers

·

37 followers

www.ugagreenway.org

Athens, GA · Reliable info to help you live a greener & healthier life. Postings don't represent UGA's positions, strategies or opinions. www.ugagreenway.org

UGA GreenWay

Nature - Enjoying and Relaxing

Nature - Enjoying and Relaxing / Advantages of spending time enjoying nature.

Disaster Preparation

Disaster Preparation / Resources to help you prepare in advance of disasters and to clean up if a disaster strikes your family.

Green Cleaning / Green cleaning recipes, plus tips to keep your home safe and clean.

Disaster Recovery

Disaster Recovery

Furniture: Removing Stains

Furniture: Removing Stains / Information on removing stains and damage on wood furniture. This information is brought to you by the University of Georgia Extension (www.ugagreenway.org).

Furniture: Refinishing

Furniture: Refinishing / Information on refinishing wood furniture. This information is brought to you by the University of Georgia Extension (www.ugagreenway.org).

Furniture: Repairing Mold & Flood Damage

Furniture: Repairing Mold & Flood Damage / Tips and information on removing mold from wood furniture and repairing water damaged wood. Brought to you by the University of Georgia Extension (www.ugagreenway.org).

Furniture: Repairing Wood Funishings

Furniture: Repairing Wood Funishings / Resource and information on making simple repairs. This information is brought to you by the University of Georgia Extension (www.ugagreenway.org).

Furniture: Buying Used

Furniture: Buying Used / Resources and suggestions for buying used furniture. This information is brought to you by the University of Georgia Extension (www.ugagreenway.org).

Furniture: Cleaning & Maintaining

Furniture: Cleaning & Maintaining / Resource and information on cleaning wood furniture and maintaining it. This information is brought to you by the University of Georgia Extension (www.ugagreenway.org).

Recycling and Repurposing

Recycling and Repurposing / Ideas for recycling and re-purposing items you no longer use.

Furniture: Repurposing

Furniture: Repurposing / Information and ideas on how to repurpose items to create new pieces of furniture. Use caution when working with old painted wood items and wood pallets. You want to avoid bringing lead-based paint and chemically treated wood into your home. This information is brought to you by the University of Georgia Extension (www.ugagreenway.org).

Healthy Homes / Tips and suggestions for making your home healthier for you and your family. You will find green cleaning recipes, childproof checklist and more. www.ugagreenway.org

Furniture: Painting

Furniture: Painting

DIY - Home Energy Savings

DIY - Home Energy Savings / The Cooperative Extension Service E-Conservation Service and other interested organizations provide useful information to help homeowners conserve energy in the home.

DIY: Home Maintenance

DIY: Home Maintenance / Tips for keeping your home in good repair and a maintaining a healthy indoor environment.

Mold and Moisture Control

Mold and Moisture Control

Decluttering Your Home

Decluttering Your Home / Making your home healthier by reducing tripping hazards, eliminating places for dust to land, and discouraging pests from nesting.

Home Safety & Poison Prevention

Home Safety & Poison Prevention / Home Safety checklist and tips on ways to make your home safer for you and your family.

Lead Poisoning / Ways you can prevent lead poisoning along with sources of lead in and around your home.

Living Greener / Suggestions for ways you can reduce your carbon footprint and live a bit greener.

Radon / Exposure to radon in homes is responsible for an estimated 20,000 lung cancer deaths each year. The solution is to test your home and fix it (if needed).

Healthy Child Care Environments

Healthy Child Care Environments

Household Pests & Pesticides

Household Pests & Pesticides / Resources and info on insects and other pests you may find in your home. Learn how to eliminate them.

Home Energy Savings

Home Energy Savings / This Home Energy Conservation Group Board is a collaborative effort to collect quality articles and other information that can help homeowners conserve energy in their homes, thereby saving money on their utility usage. We welcome contributors who share our goal to educate, inform, and empower homeowners. Anyone interested in joining the board may indicate an interest by adding a comment to a pin.(sustainability, garden, water, conservation, yard, money, energy, home, practices, green, retrofit)

Innovative Energy Options

Innovative Energy Options / Looking at renewable energy options like solar, wind, biodiesel, and other innovative ideas for reducing energy costs.

Healthy Children

Healthy Children / Protecting children from home and environmental hazards.

Renters - Energy Saving Tips

Renters - Energy Saving Tips / Tips and resources to help renters reduce energy costs.

Home Appliances

Home Appliances / Tips on saving energy with home appliances.

Energy Terms and Definitions

Energy Terms and Definitions

Lighting / Comparing lighting choices for your home.

Greenwashing / Increasingly companies are making false and misleading claims about how environmentally friendly their products are when in fact they are not. This is called "Greenwashing." The best way to avoid it is to be an INFORMED CONSUMER.

Green Building / Building and renovating with more sustainable materials.

Tiny Houses / Tiny houses in Athens, Georgia and around the world.

Water Conservation

Water Conservation / Information of ways to save water in and around your home.

Home Economics Around the World

Home Economics Around the World

Locally Grown & Local Foods

Locally Grown & Local Foods / Foods from around the world.

Green Communities

Green Communities

Gardening / Reducing water use and gardening smarter.

Ecotourism / Ideas for vacations that reduce the impact on your budget and the environment.

EcoTravel Worldwide

EcoTravel Worldwide / We believe supporting eco and socially responsible travel destinations is critical to sustaining a healthy planet! Please browse and share our and YOUR favorite sustainability minded, ecotourism and ecotravel destinations from around the world. We can't wait to see YOUR pins and comments about ECOTRAVEL DESTINATIONS from around the world!

- Whisper & Rick from Media Junky

Gifts - Greener & Healthier

Gifts - Greener & Healthier / Gift and holiday ideas that focus on living greener and promote a healthier home environment. More information available at www.ugagreenway.org.

Holidays / Green and healthy ideas for holidays that promote greener living and healthier home environments.

Fun & Innovative Ideas

Fun & Innovative Ideas / Design ideas that are fun and useful. Many involve reusing or re-purposing things.

Just for fun! / Things we found interesting. They may even tickle your funny bone.

Social Media Tips

Social Media Tips

Summer Heat / Tips and resources for keeping you and your home cool this summer.

Cleaning - Stain & Spot Removal

Cleaning - Stain & Spot Removal / Information on removing common household stains.

More ideas from UGA

6 Cleaning Products You Should Never Mix. Mixing baking soda and vinegar then storing it in a sealed container could result in an explosion. Bleach mixed with vinegar produces chlorine gas.

6 Cleaning Products You Should Never Mix. Mixing baking soda and vinegar then storing it in a sealed container could result in an explosion. Bleach mixed with vinegar produces chlorine gas.

6 Cleaning Products You Should Never Mixgoodhousemag

6 Cleaning Products You Should Never Mixgoodhousemag

Keeping children with asthma and allergies safe. (Source: Accredited Online Schools)

Keeping children with asthma and allergies safe. (Source: Accredited Online Schools)

Helpful tips to avoid bed bugs when shopping for used furniture and other household items. UGA Extension. www.georgiahealthyhousing.org

Helpful tips to avoid bed bugs when shopping for used furniture and other household items. UGA Extension. www.georgiahealthyhousing.org

Tips on keeping bed bugs out of your home. Be careful and don't bring in used furniture without thoroughly inspecting it.

Tips on keeping bed bugs out of your home. Be careful and don't bring in used furniture without thoroughly inspecting it.

A holiday with the cows! In the Fall travel to Europe to watch the cattle come down from the alps. This is called Almabtrieb in Austria, Viehscheid in the Allgäu region, and Alpabzug in Switzerland.

A holiday with the cows! In the Fall travel to Europe to watch the cattle come down from the alps. This is called Almabtrieb in Austria, Viehscheid in the Allgäu region, and Alpabzug in Switzerland.

Green cleaning recipe for wood furniture

Green cleaning recipe for wood furniture

Green cleaner for your kitchen is made from vinegar and water with a drop of essential oil. Easy and inexpensive.

Green cleaner for your kitchen is made from vinegar and water with a drop of essential oil. Easy and inexpensive.

Simple polish for mirrors - just cornstarch and water.

Simple polish for mirrors - just cornstarch and water.

Copper and brass cleaner

Copper and brass cleaner

Green cleaning all-purpose cleaner recipe

Green cleaning all-purpose cleaner recipe

Green cleaning recipe for no-wax floors

Green cleaning recipe for no-wax floors

Green cleaning recipe for wood furniture

Green cleaning recipe for wood furniture

Green cleaning recipe for drains

Green cleaning recipe for drains

Green cleaning recipe for windows and mirrors.

Green cleaning recipe for windows and mirrors.

Green cleaning recipe for cleaning the fridge.

Green cleaning recipe for cleaning the fridge.

Oh no! Pinterest doesn't work unless you turn on JavaScript.

.NagBase { display: none; }