Theme Week Pets: Safe lawn and driveway care
Every week we pick a theme to explore in more depth, and this week that theme is eco-friendly pets. To read all our posts related to this theme, click here. Environmentally-friendly solutions for maintaining the outside of your home, for both winter and summer, are very important for your health, the earth's health, and your pet's health.
If you think about it, pets are at quite a high risk when it comes to all of the things we apply to the grounds outside our homes, whether it be de-icers in the winter, or the slew of chemicals that are applied to lawns every year to keep them looking green. Pets are low to the ground, don't wear shoes (usually), and have a tendency to lick their paws. It's a perfect way to pick up any chemicals that are around, ingest them, and drag them into your home
So what can you do? Make some small changes! In the summer, look into organic lawn care, minimizing or eliminating the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides and herbicides.
For the winter, check out Rigel's post about safe de-icers, which include using such things as vinegar, warm water and prevention methods to safely keep your car and driveway free of ice.
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