Embracing a few of these easy tactics will help with energy conservation in your home. That means a lower power bill and eco-friendly living.
GREEN LIVING
Visiting Italy: Five Eco-Friendly Initiatives We Can Learn From
Trip of a lifetime, our Italy vacation, and such an education to be able to see how living in Italy differs from our American world view. Spoiler: They’re winning the green game.
Healthy, Less Waste Lunchbox Ideas for School
If you send kids off to school every day, you know just how hard it is to pull together a zero-waste lunch. If you’re trying to skip plastic products as well, it’s even harder.
Make linen bread bags in just 15 minutes – no more moldy bread!
Wondering how to keep homemade bread fresh? Here’s how to store homemade bread in DIY linen bread bags so it lasts longer. Here’s how to make a bag from thrifted linen in 15 minutes!
Save Thousands of Dollars with a Sharing Economy
Sharing big items — instead of every household owning one — can save you money, reduce the environmental impacts of producing more than we really (truly) need, and free up some of your precious storage space.
Small Space Living with a Family of Six (and Various Pets)
Small space living with a family. Adopt some small space living ideas in your home for a better organized space that your family can love – together.
Simple Tactics for Reducing Disposable Waste at Home
Breaking up with disposable waste is possible – here’s how. Implement these easy-to-adopt tactics to reduce waste in your household & send less to the dump.
GMO Ingredients for Seasoning Cast Iron?
When seasoning cast iron at home, you can choose which oil to use. Commercially pre-seasoned cast iron might have a GMO surface.
The Journey to Backyard Self-Sufficiency: One Mom’s Story
Sometimes it’s a meandering path of lessons and learning skills on the way to self-sufficient living. Especially small-scale backyard self-sufficiency.