A blog post about blogging – every blogger must do it…
This week’s blanks are all about blogging. If you’re a blogger yourself, play along with us!
1. I started my blog because I’m a lawn geek. I started GreenerGreenGrass because I believe that chemical lawn care practices are terrible for the environment and there is no possible justification for it. While I am an avid supporter of organic farming and gardening, I can understand why some farmers choose to use pesticides and chemical fertilizers. I don’t like it, but I can understand it. Farms create a livelihood and an edible product. Using chemical pesticides and fertilizers just to keep your grass green is not something I will ever comprehend. That said, I also understand the desire for a lush, healthy lawn. By using natural and organic lawn products you get the best of both worlds – green grass and a safe lawn. That whole rant was just to say… I started my blog because I want to provide useful tools and tips for people who want a green lawn without damaging their family’s health or the environment.
2. One thing I love seeing on other blogs is links to my blog! Kidding… sort of. I really like to see new ideas, interesting photos, clever solutions to common problems, and well-formed opinions. Plus, I’m kind of a stickler for spelling and grammar.
3. Something I love about blogging is learning about new topics. Fellow bloggers know how difficult it can be to come up with several blog ideas each week. For you non-bloggers out there, trust me, it’s hard. While I still have some good lawn care tips up my sleeve, I spend a little time each week researching new ideas and topics I don’t know very well. The result is interesting little projects for me and (hopefully) helpful and interesting blog posts for you.
4. A favorite blog post of mine is probably Confessions of a Terrible Gardener Part 1: My Organic Lawn. It felt really good to get that off my chest, and I had a fantastic reader response. What other secrets do you want to know???
5. Something my friends in real life know about me that I’ve never before mentioned on my blog is oh geez, lots of stuff. Um, I’m a Libra? No, that’s boring… My interest in the environment started at an early age, really since I can remember, probably because my dad and I spent a lot of time outdoors hiking, camping, kicking the soccer ball around, playing in the park, etc. The interest truly gelled as a passion when I worked with Greenpeace. I used to save trees and stuff.
6. My new favorite blogs to read are: Michele Made Me makes me want to be crafty, Swimming in this Sea of Life keeps me connected to a dear friend, and the Compost Mania blog feeds my insatiable curiosity about the rotting mound of scraps in my back yard that consistently transforms into spectacular compost.
7. Some things I tend to avoid doing on my blog are making political statements, alienating people who don’t feel as strongly as I do about organic lawn and garden care, and talking about my dog (because sometimes I really really want to share his total goofiness with the world, but this is a blog about lawn tips). But, since I mentioned Kohl…. see how goofy he is?
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