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Seed Companies
List of safe seed companies that sell non-gmo, open pollinated, untreated, heirloom seed. How to steer clear of Monsanto seed. Buying non gmo seed.
DECT Phone Safety
DECT Phone Safety, Dangers of DECT, low radiation dect phones
BP Oil Spill
BP oil spill and Gulf wildlife
Flammable Ice
extracting gas hydrates
Perfluorinated Compounds
Perfluorinated Compounds
Toxins in Leather Shoes
Toxins in Leather Shoes
Plastic Packaging Waste
plastic packaging waste
Midway Island Albatross
Midway Island Albatross
Flame Retardants
Flame Retardants are everywhere
Koch Brothers’ Products
Koch Brothers Products and Pollution
Chemical Fertilizer Issues
The Issues with Chemical Fertilizers
Cell Phone Radiation in Images
Cell Phone Radiation in Images
Mother And Baby Dolphin
Tribute to Dolphin mothers and calves
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 wood spoon carvings I’ve come across – click on the photo to see the original listing. These include woods like […]
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 homesteaders. Leave a comment below and let us know which ones are your favorite, and which programs we missed! Topics Food & Agriculture Documentaries […]
Food as Medicine: Treating Chronic Disease through Diet
What if instead of popping a pill for these types of chronic disease, we used food as medicine?
Charcoal Briquettes Made From Coffee Grounds? Yep, That’s A Thing… [Video]
Inspired by what he saw at a Guatemalan coffee farms, Rich Bruins created Coffee Coals: charcoal briquettes made from used coffee grounds.
10 Headphone Repair Hacks
Headphones not working or broken? Avoid the temptation to toss and replace, and try one of these headphone repair tactics to get them back in shape.
Waste Water Treatment With Corn Cobs: A Google Science Fair Winner
Google Science Fair Community Impact Award winner Lalita Praside Sripada Srisai developed waste water treatment technology with waste corn cobs.
How To Make A Hobo Stove: 9 Plans
Got a tin can laying around? Then you’ve got the basic materials needed for a hobo stove, a portable cookstove made from cast-off materials.
Make Your Own Homemade Tea Blends With These 8 Recipes
Homemade tea blends can be very simple or more complicated, and you can customize your recipes to suit your own tastes. These are some of our favorite hand-crafted tea ideas to stock your pantry or for your gift list!
6 Ways to Fight Anxiety with Diet
We all feel stressed sometimes, but if you suffer from anxiety it can make everything appear stressful. Learn some ways to fight anxiety with diet.
The World’s Best Juice Bars
London, Paris, Melbourne, Boise. Wherever you live — or travel to — there’s bound to be a top notch juice bar near you.
Water Ink Video
To mark World Water Day, Solidarités International and its agency BDDP Unlimited rolled out a campaign to build awareness of the scourge of undrinkable water. Water ink _ BDDP Unlimited and Solidarités International – UK from ici Barbès on Vimeo. According to Solidarités International, unhealthy water is the world’s leading cause of death, killing 1.5 […]
13 Year Old Copies Nature to Improve Solar Performance
Thirteen year old Aidan Dwyer was walking in the woods in Upstate New York in the winter and noticed a spiral pattern to tree branches. Aidan realized the tree branches and leaves had a mathematical spiral pattern that could be shown as a fraction. After some research he also realized the mathematical fractions were the same […]
Reverse Graffiti
Paul “Moose” Curtis (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 brushes, a spray gun and green cleaners to remove the grime. Those painted patches are covering up painted graffiti. See video below. Dutch Ink Durban, […]
Cooking for Two: 20 Healthy Recipes for Two People
Have you noticed that most recipes make enough food to feed an army? Here are 20 recipes to make cooking for two easy and healthy.
Gourd Lamps
Natural Gourd Lamps by Susan Nonn. Hanging Gourd Lights by Susan Nonn. Gourd Lamp by Graham Ottoson. Ecovillage, Ithaca, NY. handsongourds.com Gourd Lamp by Graham Ottoson. Ecovillage, Ithaca, NY. handsongourds.com Gourd Lamps by Graham Ottoson. Ecovillage, Ithaca, NY. handsongourds.com Gourd Lamps by Graham Ottoson. Ecovillage, Ithaca, NY. handsongourds.com One of a kind Gourd Lamp. custommade.com Carved Gourd […]
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 time. The oldest land animals date to about 415 million years ago. Those early land residents were scorpions, spiders and insects; […]
Vegetable Garden Planner Creates a Free Custom Plan
A new interactive vegetable garden planner takes a lot of the guesswork out of garden planning. For free! Here’s how it works.
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 cm. Bird House, (2007). Pieces of handmade ceramic, pebbles, found objects and gold smalti are chosen, moved, added and rejected until she is […]
Fruit Skin Sculptures
Craft Medium – Fruit and Fish Skin “Adorned”, (2006) by Jan Hopkins. Cantaloupe peels, orange peels, grapefruit peels, ostrich shell beads, Alaskan yellow cedar and waxed linen. 22” x 15” x 9” Photo credit: © Wendy McEahern Photography. “Oh Eleanor” teapot, (2012) by Jan Hopkins. Grapefruit peel, cantaloupe peel, ginkgo leaves, ostrich shell beads, cedar bark, and waxed […]
A Practically Waterless Washing Machine
A new washing machine that uses just a cup of water, a pinch of detergent, and about 1,000 small recyclable plastic chips to clean clothes is coming to an appliance store near you, by the end of 2012. Cost will be comparable to the average price of a conventional machine. Plus, your clothes come out of […]
Chinese Artist Yao Lu
Mountains of Garbage Chinese artist Yao Lu, photographs mounds of garbage covered in green construction nets and digitally reworks them to re-create traditional Chinese landscape paintings. Ancient Springtime Fey, 2006. Chromogenic print, Edition of 8, 47 1/4 x 47 1/4 inches. Clear Cliff Shrouded in Floating Clouds, 2007. Chromogenic print, Edition of 8, 47 1/4 […]
The Story Of Our Waste
Each day we create an excess of waste that builds up in landfills, in our oceans, and in our bodies. Here is the story of our waste. We create a ton of waste everyday, there is no denying that fact. This is especially true if you live in the United States– we would need FOUR […]
Upcycled Junk Portraits By Zac Freeman
From Zac’s website: “I started making assemblage artworks of this type in 1999. The artworks are made entirely out of collected junk, found objects, and general trash. I glue the bits of junk to a wooden substrate to form an image, usually faces, which only can be seen at a distance. I was interested in […]
Toys Upcycled Into Sculpture By Kris Kuksi
Unwanted toys, frames and plastic model kits are recreated into fantastic sculptures by Kris Kuksi. By turning old plastic soldiers, dolls and tanks into sculpture, all that plastic is kept out of the landfill, long term. The Deadly Sins, 2007, 40″ x 24″ x 8.5″ The Deadly Sins, detail. kuksi.com Kris Kuksi with Imminent Utopia, […]
Easy Upcycling: How To Update A Mirror And Frame With A Can Of Spray Paint
Got a perfectly good mirror and frame… that’s really ugly? Don’t trash it: get a can of spray paint, and turn it into modern decor.
How to Ferment Safely: Sanitize Those Jars!
Well-sanitized jars are so important for safe fermentation. Here’s how to ferment safely with properly sanitized jars.
Chia Seeds Vs. Flax Seeds: What’s the Difference?
We hear a lot about the benefits of eating seeds. But when it comes to the goodness of chia seeds vs. flax seeds, do you know the differences? I’m learning.
What You Need To Know About The Health Benefits Of Pomegranate
Some pomegranate health claims are accurate. Here’s the skinny on what the real health benefits of pomegranate are vs. the ones marketers overstate.
5 Places To Donate Prom Dresses For Reuse
Wearing a dress for one night isn’t a particularly efficient use of resources. You can donate prom dresses to one of these organizations for reuse by a student who may not be able to afford a new dress.
