Five Ways to Cut Food Waste

soup, leftovers, less waste,

According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), every year 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted.

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Grow: Swiss Chard

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Even apartment dwellers can grow a pot of chard and the beauty of a pot of chard is that it will provide food for months.

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Things You Don’t Need (that Corporations Want to Convince You to Buy Anyway)

business of baby

Author Jennifer Margulis talks about her new book The Business of Baby and offers up some sustainable alternatives to all that baby paraphernalia.

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Great Mother’s Day Giveaway!

Great Mother’s Day Giveaway!

In The Great Mother's Day Giveaway the participating bloggers have assembled a great gift package that includes a diverse assortment of books, DVDs, jewelry, and a very cool gift certificate.

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66 Small Changes to Make a Big Difference

66 Small Changes to Make a Big Difference

Changing how we do things - even just a little bit - can make a huge impact on our environment and the sustainability of this planet.

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Lessons from an Apocalypse

Lessons from an Apocalypse

I am by no means a Doomsday Prepper. While there’s always the risk of a disaster that could test our preparedness – and I do try to be prepared for that – I’m more concerned about filling our pantry...

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Recipe: Kale Salad

Kale salad with cranberries and feta

Inspired by Frugal Kiwi’s quest for health* I’m working to include more vegetables in my diet. A couple of years ago a lovely woman named Pua introduced me to a kale salad that I fell in love with –...

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Taking Care of Business

Taking Care of Business

If you haven’t already heard, Google has announced that they’re retiring Google Reader on July 1, 2013. But don’t panic! There are other rss feed options – a lot of people are switching to Feedly – or you can...

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Hacking the World’s Easiest Breakfast to be even BETTER

Have you tried making your oatmeal in a jar? This hack will help you use up the last bits of jelly in a jar, too.

By far, the most viewed post here at Attainable Sustainable has been the oatmeal in a jar method that appeared on Lifehacker. It’s fast, it’s warm, it’s tasty. (Seriously, have you tried it?) Next time you near the end...

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It’s one thing to think, “Hey, I’d love to be more self-sufficient!” and quite another to implement a lifestyle change that might require learning some new skills.

Attainable Sustainable is about bridging the gap between wanting change and making it happen without becoming overwhelmed. Nobody’s saying you have to go get a tractor and a cow. Attainable Sustainable is about discovering – one step at a time – how to make changes in your life to support a sustainable lifestyle.

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Kris Bordessa has been gardening for most of her life. She's been authoring books and writing features for the past ten years or so. It's about time she combined the two, don't you think? [More about the author]