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Today April 22nd, this Earth Day is the OFFICIAL ARRIVAL day for the 2010 Honda Insight!! If you have not had a chance to take a look or even drive this cost effective hybrid, you really should! You will not be disappointed with its key features, great accessories, technology and the overall feel and drive. A few articles down is a great one written by Natalie of our own Service Department with all the great key facts of this amazing Insight. Take a Look!

If you missed any of the festivities last weekend, here are some great things still to come around here you may want to check out!

Teufel Nursery helps OMSI visitors celebrate!

11am - 4pm April 22nd, be sure to be at the OMSI main lobby at 11 and let your children experience planting on their own. They will learn about planting and about giving back to the Earth! They can even take home a shrub of their own.

Special Earth Day Seminar With Tim Morton

Enjoy this seminar held at Portland State University in Neuberger Hall rm. 407 @ 10am April 22nd. Given by UC Davis Professor of Literature and theEnvironment and author of Ecology without Nature: Rethinking EnvironmentalAesthetics.

The Habitats Project Kritter Parade - Earth Day 2009!

April 25th enjoy the celebration from 10am - 7pm. You and the family can even join in at 1pm by dressing up like a kritter of your choice!

Wallace Park /Chapman School, NW 25th & Quimby Portland, OR

Portland Community College Honors Earth Day

April 25th 9am - 3pm at the Rock Creek Campus. Plant removal workshop, wildflower walks, tour of the vermi-composting system and a food preservation workshop! Activities, music and a farmers market you and your family are sure to have a good time as well as a learning adventure. (note: some activities at certain times)

If you can’t make it out this year to join in, you can always log on at natgeomusic.net and watch the National Geographic’s Earth Day Concert at 11am, on the Earth Day April, 22nd.

Earth Day is right around the corner and it brings many people the question of what they can do to help protect the enviroment right from home. Check out these great tips I found! Many seem simple, but it is so easy to forget the simple things sometimes when we are in a routine or living a busy life. If you want to do more, check out the Earth Day events going on right in your town.

• Turn off the lights when you leave a room.
• Sweep outside rather than using a hose.
• Only run full loads of laundry/dishes.
• Make the switch to Fluorescent light bulbs.
• Reuse what you may normally just throw away, such as saving empy jars/containers and using them for leftovers.
• Don’t overstock on groceries, just buy what you need to eliminate waste.
• Recycle!
• Try natural methods to keep your garden chemical-free, such as a dose of Cayenne Pepper to keep the little animals from eating your tasty garden and grasses or createing your own insecnt repelant.
• Wash your cloths in cold water, not hot…..believe it or not 90% of the energy used when washing is just to heat the water.
• Air dry some clothes when you are able.

 Did you know many communities have collection programs to help us all keep hazardous products (cleaners, paint etc.) out of landfills?

Have you heard of Crystal Fusion yet? If not, you may want to learn more! It is a great change for your vehicle!.

It is a 3 step process that changes the molecular structure of glass. It actually strengthens glass (up to 10x), makes glass 20% brighter reducing night time glare. It also increases lubricity of glass making it easier to remove bugs, ice, snow and road tar and finally it makes glass hydrophobic (water repellent) which enhances the driving experience and increases the entire family’s safety. Additional safety is also a great bonus!

It truely is amazing, the changes you receive with Crystal Fusion. If you would like to learn more or are interested in making the change, feel free to call or email our service department today!

With the sunshine this weekend, we decided we would try our hand at planting a couple tomato plants and possibly corn on the cob (don’t want to push it too much, this is our FIRST TIME attempting anything like this) Hopefully all goes well and I might even find myself with a new hobby!

However, what I really wanted to share and what started this weekend planting plan, is a favorite snack in our house. Some may have, but I have never heard of this delicious treat until the last year and we now enjoy it regularly!

It’s simple too, you just need an english muffin, tomoato, cheese and a little salt and pepper!

Slightly toast your english muffin in the toaster, then place on a baking sheet. Put a slice of cheese on the muffin and bake in the oven for minimal time, just to melt the cheese. Once done, take it out put a slice of tomoato on top and add some salt and pepper. Then ENJOY! It’s a great easy snack for the whole family.

Hope you love it as much as we do!