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Sustainable Lifestyle
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
GARDENING
6 Organic Mulches That Will Keep Plants Cool This Summer
Mulching your garden in one of the most underutilized gardening steps to cut down on weeds and pests. Here are seven on the most popular organic mulches that will feed your soil and protect your plants at the same time.
Amp Up Your Compost Bin with Brand-Name Products
Did you know that your brand-name household products have more than it’s intended use? Rather than running out to the expensive garden center, simply look into your pantry and you are bound to find a more economic substitute to what you were looking for. Here are 11 brand-name products that can be used to amp up your compost bin.
Another Year Of Gardening Failure (And What I Learned)
These are just nine of my failures this year. I also mysteriously lost a couple of pomegranate trees to an unknown pathogen, lost chickens to raccoons, misplaced my good pruning shears…
Are Ornamental Plants WORTHLESS for Homesteaders?
Many ornamental plants have more than one use. Some are even edible. When combined with your fruit, nuts and vegetables, they can be a worthwhile addition to your homestead – not a worthless waste of space.
HOMESTEADING
Sustainable Farming: Raising Quail
If you’re trying to get by and want a self-sufficient meat source, but are limited on space or are trying to do it on the sly so your landlord and neighbors won’t find out, quail is an excellent option.
Are Bat Houses the Solution to Controlling the Spread of Zika?
Bats are more effective than even the most potent pesticide and could be used to naturally fight against the Zika virus.
Beemageddon: Syngenta Wants an Increase in Pesticide Levels
Syngenta is asking federal regulators to increase the allowable levels of some pesticides, even though experts have linked the chemicals to massive bee die offs.
Borax: Its Many Uses
A naturally-occurring mineral also known as sodium borate, Borax is an eco-friendly cleaning solution featuring a host of other benefits. If your emergency or camping kit needs another component, check out some of the white stuff’s many uses.
DO IT YOURSELF (DIY)
Create Your Own Butterfly Kingdom with this Child-Friendly Project
Butterflies are an excellent addition to any backyard or garden and attracting them is easy and doesn’t require much space. Here’s a DIY weekend project that the kids can do with you!
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REPURPOSE, RECYCLE, REUSE
25 New Ways to Use Coffee Filters
Who knew that coffee filters could be so versatile? Here are 25 different ways that coffee filters can add convenience to your life.
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SUSTAINABLE IN THE CITY
A Step-By-Step Guide for Starting Seeds Indoors
Simply by providing seeds with comfortable temperatures, adequate soil moisture and time, your plants will establish strong root systems and, in time, grow big enough for replanting. Follow these tips for planting success.
Video: Convert a Washing Machine Motor to Create Free Energy
In our consumption-based society, as soon as something is broken, we don’t think twice about tossing it to the curb and buying a new one. We do this without realizing the other uses these appliances or their parts could serve us in the future.
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.
MICRO LIVESTOCK
Sustainable Essentials: 8 Necessary Items for Raising Baby Chicks
It’s no wonder chickens are the “homesteading gateway animal.” Here is everything you need to know on caring for baby chicks and keeping them healthy.
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