Making soap at home is a fun and satisfying DIY project. Better yet, making soap is easy. How to make soap at home? It’s like making cake with safety gear.
GREEN LIVING
Oil and Fuel: Eco-Friendly Changes You Can Make to Cut Dependence
Cut your personal dependence on fossil fuels by adopting some of these eco-friendly habits. With forethought, you can save fuel for better environment and health. More than 21 actions you can take to reduce your fuel consumption. It’s good for the earth!
Gathering with Friends for Parties, Barbecues, and Picnics — With Less Waste
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.
DIY Dryer Sheets from Old T-Shirts
These DIY dryer sheets are easy to make, reduce your family’s exposure to toxic chemicals, and save you money.
How to Make Reusable Beeswax Wraps at Home for Less than Store Bought
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!
Natural Bug Bite Relief to Soothe the Itchy Skin Blues
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!
Eco Friendly Tiny House Living
Tiny house living has a lot of things going for it, but one that might be overlooked is that it’s more eco-friendly. Check out these reasons to go small!
The Environmentally Friendly Kitchen: Painless Changes You Can Make Today
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.
Painless Changes to Green Up Your Office Routine
There are some simple steps you can take to transform your home office into a more environmentally friendly office space. Check out these green office tips!
Aloha! I’m Kris Bordessa, author and certified Master Food Preserver, hobby farmer, gardener, chicken wrangler, and eternal experimenter.
I’m thrilled that 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 aim to encourage readers — that’s you! — to embrace a more self-reliant lifestyle, one small step at a time.
Limited on space? Don’t let that keep you from growing some of your own food! In my 5-Gallon Garden course, I’ll show you how to grow food in the space you have! Learn more about it here.
