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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Turning Kitchen Scraps into Free Eggs

For those of you like me that hate food waste supplementing animal feed in this way might save you a fair bit of cash.

Broccoli, Herbs and vegetable growing organically in planting pots in Terrace Kitchen garden.

Urban Gardening: Grow Anywhere!

Just because you live in an apartment, does not mean you have to live without the joys of fresh, homegrown garden vegetables. There are just a few simple steps that can help you achieve your homegrown produce dream.

Urban Survival: When the Cities Fall Apart, These Strategies Will Keep You Alive

In an interview by Rory from The Daily Coin, he asked me if it is possible to live out a shtf scenario in an urban setting. The answer is yes, but for a majority of us, we must ask ourselves if we are up to the challenge.

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Using Essential Oils to Naturally Treat Lice

Lice can be quite a nuisance, especially when you have school age children. Here are a few ways to naturally repel lice using essential oils.

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Using Greywater To Grow Bananas

This year we have six hands of bananas ripening out there! Not bad for a roughly 10′ x 10′ banana bed, especially since we’re outside the tropics and bananas can’t stand the winters here.

Video: A Billboard Transformed into a Potable Water Generator

A billboard that produces potable (drinkable) water? It works in the desert, even in a climate with up to 90% humidity, and produces about 100 liters a day.

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Want All the Green Beans You Can Eat? Get the Best Harvest With These Growing Tips

Here’s everything you need to know about growing a great and bountiful green bean harvest.

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Wasteful Society: 80% of Easter Pets End Up Here

“Within the first few weeks of Easter, an estimated 30 percent of all Easter ‘pets’ die, and another 70 percent to 80 percent are abandoned or turned in to shelters.” Our warped society has turned living animals (that require adequate shelter and food), into playthings. And, as with all toys, children grow old of them and move on to other things.

Water Theft Is Now Shockingly Common in California

As soon as the water is tapped out, we’ll be on the path towards a third world status, and we can expect to see all the petty crimes that are associated with such a condition.

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What I Know When I Eat Locally

When you shop locally, you know what you are getting. You know it far beyond what you can ever find on a label. Because I know these things and I know these people, I can trust the food I give to my family.

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What To Do When You Have to Prep on the Fly

There are plenty of reasons why you, a person who is otherwise fully aware of how fragile society is, might not be prepared when a disaster strikes, but are you ready for the repercussions?

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When The Meds Run Out, These are The Natural Alternatives That Could Save Your Life

Have you ever wondered what you would do if there were no pharmacy? Having a background in herbal and natural medicine will undoubtedly be a must-have skill to possess. Author and herbalist, Cat Ellis discusses this vast subject and shares information about her popular selling book, Prepper’s Natural Medicine.