Hosting a dinner party or other large gathering can take its toll on the environment. From disposable plates and cups to party decor, the trash generated from a single gathering is startling. Here’s how to make some eco-friendly adjustments for more earth-friendly dinner parties, events, and holiday celebrations.
Aiming to reduce your kitchen waste? Or even working on a zero waste kitchen? Make your own beeswax wraps to replace cling wrap and plastic bread bags!
If you spend any time outdoors at all you’re sure to find yourself with the occasional bug bite. This DIY bug bite relief recipe is easy to make & soothing!
There are a lot of changes you can make on your way to an environmentally friendly “green” kitchen that will take zero effort on your part.
Where bamboo is plentiful, it’s an excellent building material and resource for gardeners. This bamboo trellis building method is a bit different!
While honey bees are familiar to most of us, there are many other bee species that are great pollinators. Mason bees have a lot of characteristics that make them great garden pollinators. Here’s what you need to know about their habits and how to encourage them at your place.
Wondering how to cook yacon? How about trying a fresh from the garden “tastes like applesauce” project? Perfect for people who can’t grow apples!
Aloha! I’m Kris Bordessa, author and certified Master Food Preserver, hobby farmer, gardener, chicken wrangler, and eternal experimenter.
My book, Attainable Sustainable: The Lost Art of Self-Reliant Living (National Geographic Books) was awarded the best how-to book of 2020 by the American Society of Journalists and Authors.
Here at Attainable Sustainable, I encourage readers to embrace a more self-reliant lifestyle, one small step at a time.
