Welcome back to Good Day Stateline.
We're celebrating Earth Day tonight with HGTV superstar
carpenter and lifestyle expert Carter Osterhaus.
Hello.
Oh, how are you? Happy Earth Day.
Thanks for having me. Yeah. Happy birthday.
So I know you have so much to tell us.
And when
we're talking about Earth Day, DIY projects are like perfect
to do right now. Tell us why.
Yeah, well, look, I'm all about improving somebody's eco value
or their eco awareness,
you know,
so it's when you're proving it, what that really means is like
when you go
to the grocery store,
what brands can you recognize that are helping the earth?
If you want to do a home
improvement around your house, what brands are actively
helping people
so we're not wasting too
much, are just living your everyday lifestyle
without really changing it up so much.
Yeah. So you got some stuff in front of you.
You've actually a lot of stuff in front of you.
Where do you want to take do?
Yeah, well, look, I
mean, there's so many things
that are out there in the marketplace
and let's just start in the grocery store.
So if you're in the grocery store,
what I and my family, what I like to look for
is organic products.
And one is Lundberg Family Farms, their total leader
in organic and sustainable rice farming.
Their practices are amazing.
As a farmer, myself,
we look up to them
because these guys have been doing it since 1930.
It's really impressive because they leave the land
better than they found it.
And it's why we are attracted to it.
My five year old, she loves it.
The rice, the side dishes, the snacks.
It's something that
we gravitate towards
because we know their
farming practices
well and if it's sustainable, and great for the environment
and also tastes good, it's a win win win, win win situation.
It's a win all the way around.
What else you want to tell us about today?
Well, if you're in the home space
remodel, let's just say the bathroom,
something like this cola statement be showerhead.
The beauty about this guy is that it's 40% uses 40%
less water than your typical showerhead.
This low flow spray, it optimizes strong
rinsing coverage and it maintains warmth,
which are two key ingredients to taking a shower.
It's something that everybody wants.
And so through their technology
they had air within their droplets
and it retain retains the heat longer.
So basically what it means is you're saving water consumption
but you're not using a bunch of water
and you're still getting that same consistent shower feeling,
which is pretty awesome and a great goal to have, right?
Yeah, absolutely.
All right. What what's right in front of you?
Well, this guy,
this is really cool
and I love it because I wish I would have had this
on my house where we had a leak in our space.
Water is such a precious resource
and the colors H2, Ys powered by fin.
This is a home monitoring system.
It detects leaks
and through leak alerts like pre
freeze warnings, it tracks your water consumption.
It's essentially a plumbing home security system.
So what it does is once it's on, you're going to be able
to sleep better at night
and knowing that
if there is a leak, it's going to shut your water off
or at least alert you I need to get that for my dad.
Yeah, you need to get it for yourself.
All right.
And your dad's
it's like a Father's Day gift, though, right there.
It's like a screamer.
Father's Day. Yeah.
What else you want to tell us about tonight?
Well, one more, which is, you know,
our heating and cooling costs.
We spend so much money on that, and thermostats are key.
And the G branded sync smart thermostat,
it's total win win for the environment.
Homeowners can help save money every year.
Plus it improves your energy efficiency.
This little puppy, you can install it easily,
control it from your smartphone, and you can also control it.
It's voice activated whether Google or Alexa.
These guys are so smart in the way that they work now. And
and again, you can get it at like a big box store,
like a Lowe's or online and all of these things.
The idea here is to know what is out there that can help
improve the environment
without changing your personal lifestyle,
which is really awesome.
Thank you so much for joining us tonight.
Thank you so much for having me.
We'll be right back with more.
Good Day Stateline.