• Create a composting pile. Outdoor chores are easier in cool
weather than they are when the mercury rises. Set aside a place
in the yard for composting. A healthy compost pile should have
roughly two-thirds carbon (brown) materials and one-third
nitrogen (green) materials, says EarthEasy.com. Use those lawn
clippings and raked leaves to make compost for spring plantings.
• Visit a corn maze. After corn has been harvested, farm
owners often use their land for supplemental income. Corn
mazes can be simple or complex depending on visitors’ ages.
Engage in family bonding outside and turn off electronics in the
process.
• Bake your own pie. After a fun-filled day picking apples at a
nearby orchard, head home and use those locally sourced apples
to whip up a delicious pie.
• Recycle old clothes to dress your scarecrow. Clothing that
is not worthy of donation can be transformed into a festive
scarecrow just in time for Halloween hijinks. Fill out the body
of the scarecrow with newspaper and then add some pieces of
straw around the neck, hands and feet.
• Host a football party. Watch the game on television or have a
pickup game in the yard. Serve finger foods to cut down on the
need for plastic or paper plates and flatware. Purchase a keg of
beer from a local brewery to eliminate individual beer cans and
bottles. Set out a nonalcoholic punch bowl so the kids can enjoy
refreshments, too.
Autumn can be a great time of year to embrace some eco-
friendly practices. ❇❇
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