We’ve all experienced it. Certain times of the year, someone in the office gets sick and everyone in the office eventually gets it. That’s usually due to poor indoor air quality. When training to be a Certified Green Building Professional from Build It Green, we spent a lot of time talking about a core curriculum [...]

We all have many firsts. Today was my daughters first day of Kindergarten. My wife and I thought a lot about it. We discussed how she would feel, whether or not she would make friends or if her teacher would be nice or not. We just want her to be happy and not scared. Today [...]

A couple of years ago I started thinking about all of the things we are throwing away. I had known about composting, but never really had a great example to follow. The pictures and video information that I found were incomplete and would show just pieces of what to do. I made this video about [...]

I launched WesChyrchel.com a year ago today. It was a big deal for me. It’s a site where I can share ideas and interesting opinions about green products, services and about being green. A “green” lifestyle is something more personal for me and has more meaning than purchasing “green” stuff. Over the last couple of [...]

There are many videos on YouTube about Edible Landscaping. This family in Pasadena makes a living off of their organic produce that they grow right at their home. Their “urban homestead” called Path to Freedom was started by the father to support their family with good produce. It has now grown into a business where [...]

Something is going on. You can see it in peoples faces. People are struggling. A few times a week I get told by clients, friends and neighbors that their lives are harder than they’ve ever been. Their relationships are suffering, significant others are complaining that they never see each other anymore and their chidren are [...]

This is awesome.  Google just announced this week a new way to look up bike routes on Google Maps.  For awhile now you were able to get routes for public transit, car and walking, but now with bicycling, it’s getting to the point where you feel there really is no excuse to bike somewhere every [...]

(Note: the picture is of my new dog Kona on my chemical free lawn!)  A couple years ago I really started thinking about all of the chemicals we use around the house.  From the multiple bottles in the shower, on the bathroom counter and under the sink.  Couple that with what you have in the [...]