Sustainable Lifestyle

Learn how to reduce your resource consumption and live mindfully for a better future with our sustainable lifestyle resources. Explore our library with information on gardening, homesteading, do-it-yourself projects, repurposing and more to help you live a more sustainable, meaningful lifestyle.

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DIY: Whipped Eczema Cream With Soothing Aloe

Eczema is considered an immune deficiency and requires a cure to work both inside and out. Aloe Vera is one of the few natural wonders that has been shown to reduce eczema symptoms both on the skin and in the immune system. This whipped lotion recipe uses soothing aloe vera, jojoba, as well as many other skin healing agents to create a rich cream that will help soothe eczema flare-ups and help the skin regenerate.

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Does Science Back Up Planting by the Cycles of the Moon?

Can gardening success be determined by the moon’s position?

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Don’t Pull That Weed! A Closer Look at Purslane

Purslane just happens to not only be totally edible, but is also super nutritious.

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Edible Public Park Helps to Feed 200,000 People Every Year

The Incredible Edible Park is a 7.5 acre public park that grows enough food, vegetables and fruits to feed 200,000 needy persons a year. Once a weeded, unused piece of land owned by the electric company is now a productive community garden.

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Essential Oils for SHTF Medical Care

Natural medicine including essential oils may be all that we have access to during a long term disaster and understanding the power that they possess could keep us healthier and may even save our lives.

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Everything You Need to Know To Grow a Big Crop of Cucumbers

Nothing beats the summer heat like a fresh cucumber from the garden. These sun-loving vegetables are great for first-time gardeners and easy to grow, and these tips can make them even greater!

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Extending Your Growing Season in Winter: Can Your Garden Survive the Cold?

If you live in cold weather regions, extending your growing season with hoop houses and cold frames could save your crop and even your life, if it means the difference in whether or not your family has enough food to eat.

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Fertilizing the Vegetable Garden

Mostly animal manure was used to fertilize the garden but sometimes it was too fresh, it hadn’t been stored long enough and that’s no good as it can burn the plant roots and often it would kill them as it was too strong.

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First Bee Highway Set Up in Oslo

The Norwegian capital has inaugurated the world’s first ‘bumble bee highway’, a corridor through the city pollen stations every 250 meters.

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Five Awesome Alternatives to Duct Tape

Sometimes we’re faced with certain challenges that demand a specific tool perfectly suited for the task. If that’s ever the case, you’ll be glad you had one of these superior alternatives to duct tape.

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Five Frequently Discarded Items and Their Many Uses

It’s up to us to do reduce the amount of trash we produce. One of the best ways we can do that, is by reusing some of the things we would normally throw away.

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Five Handy Household Uses for Vodka

It’s a cheap, ubiquitous, all purpose liquor that has more applications than you can shake a stick at.

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