Photo Friday

Happy Friday everyone! The high here is forecast at 65 degrees! What a turn around from last week! Next week our Wood Waste site is opening in Ames, IA, so we thought we would show you a picture of our wood grinder!

Be sure to share your favorite photos from the week in the comments!

Featured Article: 5 Easy Garden DIYs with Pallets

Usually we try to keep our features to once a week, but this was too great to skip! This article has 2 very important things, Gardens and Pallets.

This Apartment Therapy article has 5 DIY pallet recreations for any garden lover! Weather you use your garden to entertain guest or just your children, there is something here for you! While we love all of these DIYs, we especially love the sweet playhouse for under $10! Considering the price of a playhouse, that's quite the bargain! Which one is your favorite? Let us know in the comments.

Read the article here

Featured Article: Secret to ordering healthier food is seeing how far you have to walk to burn it off

Many restaraunts have already started to show health information next to your ordering options, but do you think your impression of the information would change if you realized how much you had to walk to burn it off? That's the theory explored in this article.

We're all for people eating healthier, but we're also wondering what impact this could have on food waste. Would it leave more people wasting their food, or saving it for another time? That's our hope, but we can't decide if it'd actually happen. Either way, these statistics are very interesting, and 3 miles for a 20 oz. soda definitely puts it into a very relatable unit. What do you think? Let us know in the comments!

Read the article here.

Photo Friday

Well, we made it through another chilly week in Iowa, which means it's friday once again! The first day of Spring was this week. What do you think, does it look like Spring outside?

We don't think it does! Here's to hoping the second week of Spring is a little more like a lamb and a little less like a lion! 

Backyard inspiration

We're really ready for this winter weather to cut it out, especially since today is the first official day of spring! However, since the weather doesn't take our advice, we decided to share some inspiring backyard ideas to help you plan your backyard transformation for once the weather finally returns to spring temperatures.

A fun and unique garden bench

How whimsical and fun is this bench? The article features many unusual bench ideas to add an original twist to any garden.

Stacked Planters

 Stacked planters like these are pretty, easy to make, and easy to personalize. We love how open this tutorial is because it leave open the opportunity to decorate in any way you want!

DIY Garden Stones

We love how chic and current these garden stones look, and yet they're completely easy to DIY! They definitely tie in with any garden theme!

Outdoor Bowling Alley

 This easy to make outdoor bowling alley is a great entertainment piece for garden parties and bbqs. Your backyard will be the most popular place on the block!

Wood Cut Garden Path

This beautiful garden path is also easy to DIY, and the instructions come from a couple who tried it, retried it, and know how to improve it, so that your wood cuts don't start to look the same color and the ground around them!

These are our favorites for this spring planning season, but what are yours? Share the links in the comments!

Featured Article: Beware! How 10 Dangerous Materials Are Recycled

While we're happy to help you with your organic waste streams, there are some dangerous materials that are much harder to recycle, but also very dangerous in a landfill. When we found this article we knew we had to share it with you!

This article has 10 dangerous materials and how to recycle them. The article links to many different resources for recycling these materials, ranging from unused explosives to asbestos. We think it's a pretty comprehensive list!

Do you have another dangerous material that you recycle? Let us know what and how in the comments!

Read the article here.

Photo Friday

Happy friday everyone! Our forecast includes some warmer weather this weekend so far- so we're excited for that! Today's photo includes our dredging work!