As I was strolling into my neighborhood health food store this week, with my list of two or three things, I stumbled across an offering of large aloe vera leaves in the refrigerator section! These dudes were crazy big! And for $1.99 each, I just had to have one! Let me show you how easy…
Skill Building
28 Day Journey to a Gently Sustainable Home: Wear it Out!
How many things in life do you think you’ve completely worn out? Not sure? Let’s take a look with “28 Day Journey to a Gently Sustainable Home: Wear it Out!”. Other than the patience of our parents when we were children, I doubt that many Americans use all of their possessions until they had absolutely…
How to Make a Simple, Reusable Market Bag
Since we’re focused on “Using It Up” this week, it’s a great time to get more acquainted with how to re-purpose and/or up-cycle clothing! Let’s learn to make a simple, reusable market bag in about an hour! I can hear some of you mumbling that you don’t have a sewing machine and you don’t know…
How to Create a Sustainable Wardrobe
~Dressing sustainably is the process of clothing oneself without violating the environment or other human beings. Kelly Morris My desire to dress sustainably has definitely been a process. On one hand it seems as though it should be an easy process, yet I found it to take a bit more thought and consideration…
Buying Bees: Nuc vs. Packaged
It’s that time of year again! Many beekeepers, new and experienced, will start to look ways to purchase their bees this year. But should you purchase a nuc or packaged bees? I’ll try to answer that question with “Buying Bees: Nuc vs. Packaged”. You can find them for sale all over Craigslist, Facebook and the…