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Time to get rid of those Christmas trees, here's where you can do just that

Time to get rid of those Christmas trees, here's where you can do just that

 

While the weather outside remains frightful, the fire delightful, the tree in your living room might be seeming more and more ridiculous the further away Dec. 25 becomes. But, good news, Spokane-area residents have plenty of options in getting rid of that festive fir.

If you live in a single-family home in the city of Spokane, you have a number of options, but the most convenient would be to drop it off on your regularly-scheduled pickup day with the rest of your trash – if the tree is taller than 6 feet, the city requires you to cut it in half. Waste Management will stop offering this service Jan. 18.

Natural Living Show

Learning how to live a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle has never been more easy.  This weekend, more than three dozen vendors will be on hand at the Natural Living Show to help you make better choices for your body, environment and our community.

The show will feature local cheese-makers and handmade soaps. And, if you ever wanted to have your own eggs fresh from your backyard there will be a workshop on urban chickens too.

Here are all the details:

 Saturday, October 13th

10 am-6 pm

Spokane Community College Lair

Admission is $7, although if you swing by Sun People Dry Goods located at 32 West 2nd Avenue, Suite 200 you can pick up FREE passes!

Local Entrepreneur Launches New Website

Local Entrepreneur Launches New Website

Every June, I dust off my cowboy boots, pair it with a polka dot sundress and hightail it to The Farm Chicks Antiques Show at the Spokane County Fairgrounds. For self proclaimed "junkers" the show is what Disneyland is to a 5 year old. Really, it's THAT exciting. Trust me.

In this crowd, a slight obsession for all things vintage and fabulous instantly bonds women from across the country. The show features refurbished antique furniture, beautiful, handcrafted home accessories and decor. The search for that perfect vintage piece is all part of the experience.

What started out in a barn in 2002 is now one of the largest show of its kind in the country. Serena Thompson, who lives on Green Bluff, is the entrepreneur responsible for creating the funky and oh. so. fabulous. weekend event.

Thompson has also penned several cookbooks, is a contributing editor for Country Living Magazine, a wife and mom to four boys. Whew! She pretty much rocks.

And now she's getting ready to launch her latest venture, a website called My Favorite Find. I recently had the opportunity to ask Thompson a few questions about her latest project.

AB: Tell me about your latest project My Favorite Find. How did you come up with the idea?

ST: I'd been receiving a lot of mail from all over the world, from readers asking how they could find great events similar to mine or shoppes in their area and from others who were hosting these events and running these shoppes, wondering how they could promote them. I soon realized there wasn't anything for them out there and decided that I'd just create it myself. And My Favorite Find was born.

Spokane Students Use Lego Robots to Improve Food

Spokane Students Use Lego Robots to Improve Food

If you were challenged to improve the quality of food, you’d probably start with the farms they’re grown on. Perhaps you’d remove pesticides and nasty chemicals in the soil. What if you were tasked with improving food using - legos.

Spokane elementary and middle school students will be finding ways to prevent food contamination using LEGO Mindstorms for a Lego League competition.

It’s being held at Eastern Washington University’s campus this weekend in the computer science/engineering building.

The teams will explore food safety and contamination starting points from explore from insects, unsanitary food preparation and storage, to unsterile transportation.

Spokane's in Bloom!

Spokane's in Bloom!

We've been couped up long enough and it is now time to get out and enjoy some of the beauty of the northwest.  There's the "Gone with the Wind Garden" at 14815 N. River Park Lane in Nine Mile Falls or how about strolling through the "Days of Wine and Roses Garden" at 9125 N.

Seattle Is Grumbling About Their Farmers Markets

Seattle Is Grumbling About Their Farmers Markets

Plant starters, baked bread, morel mushrooms, baskets, etc. That's what you can find at farmers markets this time of year. According to this map created by the Liberty Lake Farmers Market in 2009, there are twelve farmers markets in our area. There could be more.

Cheney Home Values Fall Nearly 13%, Airway Heights Down 8.5%

Cheney Home Values Fall Nearly 13%, Airway Heights Down 8.5%

 

Zillow, the real estate information company, just released its latest figures.  It's not a pretty picture for the Spokane area, (unless, of course, you're a first-time homebuyer.)