Learning how to make alternative fuel sources using the items you have around is an essential survival skill to learn. Many are realizing that their trash is literally a treasure. Phone books, newspapers, old homework paper and other paper -based rubbish that we would normally throw away can be fashioned into a green fuel source.
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.
Make Your Own Pumpkin Pie Infused Moonshine
Infused with the flavors of fall, here’s a holiday drink recipe that will keep on giving – Pumpkin Spiced Moonshine.
Make Your Own Whipped Vapor Rub
This Vick’s style vapor rub is whipped with all-natural ingredients like shea butter and coconut oil for a smooth feel and a soothing minty freshness.
Make Your Own: 10 Herbal Tea Blends You Can Grow in Your Garden
Doesn’t a nice cup of tea sound wonderful? Here are 10 herbal tea blends that my family loves!
Making a Worm Farm
Creating a worm farm to use for the garden is an easy organic way of adding nutrients and natural fertilizers to the soil, helps plants, and creates new worm populatons for the compost pile. Not to mention it is a fun educational project to do with the kids to teach them about organic gardening, and the benefits of using beneficial insects and worms for the garden. Here are some tips on creating a successful worm farm.
Microgreens: Tiny Plants With Huge Nutritional Value
Don’t let the size of these petite vegetable greens deceive you – their miniature parts hold a surprising amount of nutrients and flavor.
New “Honey on Tap” Invention Will Change the Beekeeping Industry
Keeping bees can be very time consuming and requires a lot of additional equipment. But the beekeeping industry is going to drastically change thanks to this new innovative product.
New Altered Bacteria Can Convert Sunlight Into Liquid Fuel
Researcher have now paired a solar-powered catalyzing device with genetically engineered bacteria to convert water and carbon dioxide into fuel. The system has been dubbed the bionic leaf!
New Farming Technique Eradicates Weeds Without Pesticides
With the higher yields this would undoubtedly create, it might finally put a dent in the notoriously high costs of organic food.
New Indoor Farming Device Can Grow Food With 95% Less Water
Someday, we may all be able to grow at least some of our own food, no matter how small our homes are, and no matter how scarce our water is.
New ReGen Villages Redefining Off-Grid Living
Time will tell if this concept will be the new norm in off-grid living, but it’s certainly an interesting development.
New Study Suggests Glyphosate Can Kill Bees By Damaging Their Microbiomes
We already know that glyphosate – the main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide – can damage the human gut by killing beneficial bacteria. Now, an alarming new study has revealed that glyphosate can also damage the guts of honey bees.