Recycling – Putting Dry Leaves to Good Use
In cities we spend huge amounts of human and fossil energy raking, blowing and carting them off – not to mention the thousands of plastic bags used to hold them. In the country we tend to simply let...
View ArticleThe Zen of Chopping Wood
Swing. Thwak! Swing. Thwak! Swing. Thwak! Chopping wood is time-honored tradition on many homesteads. You’d think there would be more complaining about the intense work involved. But if you ask...
View ArticleRecycled Quilts from Old Clothes
What do you do with your favorite clothes when they get too ratty to pass down? You know the ones – the sweatshirt with the dingy cuffs, the shirt with the ketchup stain on the front, the jeans with...
View ArticleBeating Boredom with Toys Made from Junk
“I’m bored!” Kids on the homestead are less likely than most to voice this familiar complaint, because there’s usually plenty for them to do. But every once in a while it happens. When it does, it’s...
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London, England (CNN) — Eco-designers are fond of showing us how the future might look but are often guilty of luxuriating in form at the expense of function. Happily, “Sustainable Futures,” a new...
View ArticleCatching the Rays – Incorporating Passive Solar Design into Your Home
Are you interested in adding solar energy to your home? You can spend thousands of dollars on solar panels, thin film, inverters, batteries, water heaters, etc. But solar doesn’t have to be expensive....
View ArticleUrban Homesteading: Windowsill Gardening
You know the old saying – “You can take the girl out of the country but you can’t take the country out of the girl.” If you’re a country girl (or boy) at heart but find yourself doing time in the city,...
View ArticleRecycling 101 – How to Know Which Paper, Plastic, Glass, and Aluminum to...
Are you one of the masses of people who don’t reduce reuse and recycle because figuring it all out is just too discouraging. Which bin is for what? How do you know what’s recyclable and what’s not?...
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