When it comes to buying local food, there are many places to source it. The best locations are of course from our local farmers markets. You buy directly from the farmer, have the opportunity to ask questions about how the food was grown and you know where it came from. Another excellent option is to [...]

By Cathy Mitchell Huels Imagine a carbon neutral fleet of taxi cabsortransport trucks.  Have you seen carbon neutral books or ice cream on the market?  Would you choose a businessorservice because they are contributing to carbon reduction projects?  Being carbon neutral can set a business apart from the competition. A business can offset emissions from [...]

An easy step you can take to reduce your energy costs is by making your home more energy efficient. Each year, Canadians lose millions of dollars in heating costs through air leakage around doors, windows, electrical outlets and more. These same homes may be heated with outdated and inefficient heating appliances like gas and oil [...]

Since some of us are already hanging lights, and there’s been reports of a fully decorated Christmas tree spotted in a local home, there’s no better time than the present to offer eco-friendly Christmas decorating tips. Energy Efficient Lights Take advantage of light exchanges. In past years, some utility companies and retailers gave customers the [...]

Greetings Valued Customers, The holiday season is soon upon us.  We’re running with the retail herd and promoting extra early to let you know that we have some great gift ideas for the holiday season.  Please take a look below to see some of our new products and gift ideas. Also, we’ll have select items [...]

Here in the Kawarthas farming is one of the main industries that keep our local economy going strong. Our farmers not only provide jobs, but also supply us with delicious local food. The family farm has been an important part of our province for decades and while farming is never easy, these hard working people [...]

School buses are said to be among the safest vehicles on the road– a fact I’m willing to attest to. I have a lot of first-hand experience, considering I spent two hours on a bus every day for 12 years of my elementary, middle and high school education. Some of the worst times to be [...]

Peterborough Green-Up, in partnership with Peterborough Distribution Inc., TD Canada Trust, Generation Solar and Holiday Inn Peterborough Waterfront is excited to bring filmmaker and Ottawa City Councillor David Chernushenk and his film Powerful: Energy for Everyone to Peterborough. A green economy educator, David will take a journey starting with his own electricity bill where an ongoing “nuclear [...]

For years now, we’ve been preaching the message of home weatherization to not only reduce energy costs, but also reduce the amount of resources consumed.  Reducing the amount of energy we use has a positive environmental impact with cleaner air and reduced needs to look for new sources of energy. Recently, a new program was [...]

There is no better place to spend an Ontario summer than on a dock by a lake.  It is for just this reason the demand for waterfront properties continues to grow every year and why many folks are retiring to the lake year round.  Is there a limit to which we can enjoy these sensitive [...]