Circuit boards are the foundation of 21st century, online living. They're also strangely beautiful. The Circuit Board Art Of Theo Kamecke Circuit Board Box. Theo Kamecke started collecting vintage …
15 Earth Homes
Some earth homesย take advantage of something called thermal mass, which basically means that the mass of a structure has some capacity to store heat. So the mass of a home can stay at a more constant …
Living Off The Grid
Living off the grid might seem like a dream come true for some of us. No longer tied to electricity or natural gas coming for a utility, we have greater choices for locations and saving money over the …
Phyllis Galembo – Masquerade
Portraits of masqueraders - Galembo has spent the past twenty-five years photographing rituals and religious culture in Africa, Brazil, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti and Mexico. Akata Dance Masqueraders, …
Miswak Stick Tootbrush
Miswak (miswaak, siwat, sewak) is a teeth cleaning twig taken from the Salvadora Persica tree, also known as the arak or peelu tree. The miswak twig has been used to clean teeth for thousands of years …
Unique Shoes Made From Upcycled Material
Reused Plastic Bag Boots Through the process of fusing the bags with heat, it creates a thicker and durable sheet - waterproof, flexible, lightweight, non-toxic. Inside, the boots are lined with …
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Safe Cosmetics
Much of what's slathered on outside - gets inside... Shopping for personal care products can be an intimidating process. In every drugstore and department store, an endless array of shampoos, …
Upcycled Fashion
One of a Kind Upcycled Fashion Car Upholstery Jacket VIN Jackets for both men and women. These one of a kind jackets are handmade out of reclaimed vintage auto upholstery from the genuine …
Unique Purses From Upcycled Material
Re-used bags, made from material that started its life as something else. Clutch Bag Reused numberplates. inner tube sides. Nutu Designs, Stellenbosch, South Africa. Source: www.knowtrash.comย To …
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Unique Jewelry Made From Upcycled Materials
Upcycled jewelry from a variety of used materials like plastic, rubber, metals, and more. Upcycled Jewelry By Margherita Marchioni Plastic Bag Necklace www.materiamorfosi.it Rubber Band …
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Christmas Trees: Real vs. Artificial
Which is more sustainable: an artificial or real Christmas tree? Via: www.saveonenergy.com …
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Eco Friendly Toys Ages 3-7
Automoblox X9-X Sport Utility Green Fully interchangeable with other Automoblox models, this SUV is loaded with unique features including roof rack and spare tire. Automoblox has won numerous …
Eco-Toys for Ages 6-10
Wooden Jumbo Cable Car Exploration Kit Once assembled and set up, this cable car can travel across a room, between two trees, up a hill, down into a valley, etc, etc! Load up the cable car with …
Safe Children’s Toys
Children's Toys - Age 1 to Age 5 Erste Steine Wooden Baby Blocks from Haba AGE: 1 Year+ A bright, red car with a happy driver and six, different building blocks. Each block has its …
Fork and Spoon Chandeliers
Silver Fork Chandelier. Flea market silver forks strung from an upside down silver server. magasinetblogg.sankt-anna.se Spoon Chandelier. Handcrafted fromย 68 vintage silver plate …
Charcoal Stick Filters
Looking for plastic-free water filtration? Try activated charcoal sticks...the only significant difference between a Brita filter and a stick is that water is filtered through a Brita …
Is Milk a Whole Food?
The definition of a whole food, is a natural food that has not been processed or has been refined as little as possible. Unfortunately, ultra-pasteurized, homogenized, grain-fed cow's milk is not a …
Dent Corn Puts a Dent in Our Health
Field corn and sweet corn might have similar roots but are very different crops. Field corn is considered a commodity crop in the United States and is grown on 97 million acres of farmland …
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Food Choices Affect the Climate
From the โMeat Eaterโs Guide to Climate Change and Healthโ The Environmental Working Group's new report takes into account the full โcradle-to-graveโ carbon footprint of each food item based on the …
Food Dyes Linked to Behavioral Problems
"Exposure to food and food components, including AFC (artificial food colors) and preservatives, may be associated with behavioral changes..." so says the U.S. Food and Drug Association.(3) Yet recent …
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All the Different Sugars
Which Sugars are Toxic? A List. I had been meaning to do a post on sugar for some time, as I had no idea which sugar was 'good' or 'bad' in the health food store any longer. Then in April, the NY …
Bento Box Inspiration
If you have the time; an artistic meal could only lift one's spirits. Only natural dyes, please! 'Green Goddess, cool as a cucumber' by Sakurako Kitsa.www.flickr.com Mashed potato snow, …
25 Grams of Sugar a Day
The World Health Organization recommends eating no more than 25 grams of added sugar a day. The old 2002 recommendation that sugars should make up less than 10% of total energy intake per …
Organic Choices
CC Photo by Roving-Aye! on Flickr Fruits And Vegetables with Lowest Pesticide Loads: For detailed USDA specifics see below... Onions: Insects leave onions alone. Scallions: Insects leave them …
Farm to Table
Farm to Table School Lunch Programs: www.farmtoschool.org National Farm to School Program is a collaborative program of Center for Food & Justice and the Community Food Security Coalition. Program …
Wooden Bathtubs
Not the wooden tub of yesterday... Are wooden bathtubs environmentally positive? If you grew the bamboo or cedar in your backyard and then made it yourselfโdefinitely! These examples might not be …
Cork Chair Inspiration
Corky Lips Chair Made of recyclable natural rubber foam covered with cork leather. Design by Rodrigo Vairinhos of Neo Studios with offices in Portugal and Germany. neo-studios.de A Wine Cork …
Plastic Bottle Lights
Plastic bottles and other upcycle-able materials as never before. The Colourball By the amazing Heath Nash of South Africa. Multicolour flower and butterfly shapes attached to a handmade …
Bench Ideas
Dozens Of Incredible Ideas For Benches Centipede Bench - www.studiobanana.com Tube bench Ryan Dart Quarry Bench made of plywood. bones-studio.com Tree trunk bench by Jurgen …
Upcycled Chairs
Upcycled chairsย are chairsย made from salvaged or recycled material. Suitcase Chair An old khaki canvas suitcase has been recreatedย into aย slick Suitcase Chair. The chair has a steel reinforced …
Savin Couelle
Savin Couรซlleย was born in Aix-en-Provence, France in 1929. He studied architecture at the National School of Fine Arts in Paris. After school he spent seven years in Madrid designing film sets. In …
Masonry Heaters with Ovens
Bake ovens can be either white (the fire is in another box, usually below the oven) or black (the fire is in the same compartment as the food being cooked). For efficiency and pollution reasons, doors …
Book Furniture
Due to the glue that binds books along their spine, most paper recyclers will not take books for recycling unless the cover and glue is removed. Bed of …
Salvaged and Painted Stairs
Inspiration for updating the look of your stairsโuse salvaged items or get creative with paint. Piano Stair, Valparaรญso, Chile. piccsy.com Paint worn treads with old crate signage. How-to here: …
Pebble Mosaic Underfoot
For thousands of years we have been pressing pebbles into patterns onto earthen floors. And numerous fine artists continue the tradition today... Pebble mosaic by Gwyn …
Salvaged Kitchen Cabinets
Many new cabinets are made from particle board, which contains formaldehyde, a toxin that can cause eye, nose and respiratory irritation, and even cancer. Solid wood cabinets may be safer but are …
Hundertwasser Architecture
Friedensreich Hundertwasser, the father of the Green Roof. Born in Austria 1928, died at Sea 2000. Hundertwasser- Model for Hohe-Haine (High Groves), Dresden, 1998. hundertwasser.at "The …
Cardboard Furniture
In the U.S. we generate nearly 200 pounds of cardboard waste per person. Most is recycled, but some ends up being burned or in landfills, where it's the 2nd-most common item. Instead of a fiery death, …
Old Boats Become Furniture
Furniture made from old boats. The fishermen from the West coast of Africa decorate their boats with brightly coloured geometric designs. Artlantique Group Upcycled Boat Furniture The team of …
Shed of the Year
UPDATE: After readers voted, the 2016 Shed of the Year Finalists have been named. Next, a panel of shed experts will pick winner. While we make no claim to shed expertise, here's who we'd choose in …
Perfluorinated Compounds
Perfluorinated Compounds (PFC's)ย are in us and all around us.. Microwave popcorn bags are coated with PFCs, which migrate into the food when heated. Why Are Perflourinated Compounds Used? PFC's …
Toxins in Leather Shoes
Have your feet ever turned blue, or black, or red from a pair of shoes or sandals? Even Traditional Leather Tanning Was Toxic If you have ever driven or walked near a leather tannery you know …
Cell Phone Radiation in Images
When you initiate a mobile call, your cell transmits to the closest base station (also called a cell tower). The base station then contacts the switching station, which figures out and keeps track of, …
Beautiful Handmade Wooden Spoons
I've been crawling etsy for the past few days looking for a gift and have been amazed by the number of hard-carved wooden spoons that are on the site. Here's photos of some of the most elaborate …
81 Awesome Documentaries for Homesteaders
From honey bees to tiny houses to TEDTalks on Capitalism and Humanity's Future, we've assembled a complete list of documentaries and shows on Netflix & Hulu that would interest our fellow …
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Waste Water Treatment With Corn Cobs: A Google Science Fair Winner
While some of us deal with our home's waste water through grey water systems or other technologies, most of us "flush it and forget it." Once that toilet flushes, or water otherwise runs down the …
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Reverse Graffiti
Paul "Moose" Curtisย (the father of Green Graffiti) A 140 foot mural of plants indigenous to California. Commissioned by Green Works - Broadway tunnel entrance, San Francisco. Paul and team used …
Gourd Lamps
Natural Gourd Lamps byย Susan Nonn. Hanging Gourd Lights byย Susan Nonn. Gourd Lamp by Graham Ottoson. Ecovillage, Ithaca, NY. handsongourds.com Gourd Lamp by Graham …
Horseshoe Crab Facts
Horseshoe crabs are not crabs, they are in the arthropod family and related to spiders and scorpions. They have been on the planet for 445 million years and they've changed very little during that …
Ilana Shafir
Still teaching and creating beauty at age 87. "My work keeps me open-minded and engaged. It offers a sense of constant renewal and endless inspiration."* Birds In The Garden, (2010) 60 x 80 …