Author Archives: Bethany Fehlinger

About Bethany Fehlinger

Bethany Fehlinger is a multiplatform journalist in the features department at the York Daily Record. She is a graduate of Penn State University, is a York City dweller and has been vegan and geek for more than three years.

Organizers, attendees can be green at summer festivals

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Bethany Fehlinger

Festivals and concerts can generate a lot of energy and use a lot of resources. Organizers and attendees can lessen their carbon footprints by going green.

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Shoo mosquitoes and other pests naturally

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Bethany Fehlinger

Hearing that buzz might drive you crazy. Step away from the toxins, and try the natural way to beat pests.

Posted in Do-It-Yourself, Green living | Tagged ageratum, ants, Badger, bugs, Burt's Bees, buzz, Buzz Away!, catnip, cedar wood, citronella, coconut oil, Diatomaceous Earth, glycerin, horsemint, invertebrates, lemongrass, marigolds, mosquitoes, natural, orange guard, parabens, peppermint, pests, phthalates, purified water, Sharon Benford, Sonnewald Natural Foods, spiders, toxins, water, witch hazel | Leave a comment

Keep York, Pa., native plants alive with planting

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Bethany Fehlinger

One way to make your life and your garden environmentally friendly is to plant native species. York County residents are in luck, with at least two native plant sales popping up in the coming weeks.

Posted in Container garden chronicles, Green living, Just for fun, Organic | Tagged Bob Holtzapple, Creating a Rain Garden, Edible Native Garden, green, Harvey’s Gardens, Heartwood Nursery, Heirloom Vegetable Plant Sale, horn farm center, Invasive Aquatics, Keystone Wildflowers, Kollar Nursery, maescapes, master gardeners, Meadowsweet Native Plant Farm, native plant fest and sale, Outstanding Plants from our Pollinator Research Trial, penn state master gardeners, pesticide free, plants, Rain Tree Landscaping and Nursery, seedlings, shrubs, Spring Haven Nurseries, The Gardener of the Owl Valley, The Mason Dixon Unit of the Herb Society of America, vegetables, york county annex | Leave a comment

Video: Prevent seasonal allergies with homeopathic remedies

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Bethany Fehlinger

It might have started as sniffles or a sore throat. What do you do as a preventative or to relieve illness when seasonal allergies attack? Try these homeopathic remedies.

Posted in Allergies, Do-It-Yourself, Green living, Tip, Tips, Video, Videos | Tagged allergies, allergy season, bees, blood purifier, burdock, burdock root, cold, diuretic, elderberries, elderberry, elderberry syrup, flu, green, hibiscus, hibiscus tea, histamine, homeopathic, homeopathy, honey, immune system, local honey, Mountain Rose Herbs, nettle and burdock tea, nettle leaf, pollen, pollinate, rose hips, rose hips tea, smart tips, stinging nettle, stinging nettle leaf, tea, video, videos, Vitamin C, York, York PA, zinc | Leave a comment

Ways businesses can help save the bees in York

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Bethany Fehlinger

There are a few ways that a business can help local farmers and gardeners fix the decline in the bee population.

Posted in Green living | Tagged bee colonies, bees, bumble bees, buy local, colony collapse disorder, Earth, farmers, flowers, green, local, organic, pesticides, plants, pollinate, pollination, pollinators, vegetables | Leave a comment

Earth Day events in and around York, Pa.

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Bethany Fehlinger

When I think Earth Day, I think getting my hands dirty with planting and spring cleaning. However, Earth Day should be more about honoring Mother Earth and protecting her from all the damage we do each year. Go Green in the City and attend other York County events.