I have gathered different bits of information over the past few years about this plot of land. Though I do not know for a fact that any of my conclusions are true, but my observations are. We have walked by this place regularly for years and have seen its evolution. All things change and we [...]
In Seattle if you want to stop getting unwanted phone books the city has made it very easy to accomplish this. Go to www.seattle.gov/stopphonebooks I just did it and it took me 2 minutes.
As we have come to realize that living a financially sustainable life is important to us being able to living a holistically sustainable life, we have arrived at a method that works for us…most of the time. We have put all our debt on a dry erase board with the total at the top and [...]
Kendall and I have been working on paying off our debt. We have quite a bit of it. Most of it is student loans, but there are other significant bits of debt too. It has accumulated over the years, in various ways for various reasons. While I have never felt that living in debt was okay, [...]
We wanted to make some window boxes and we knew that our friends over at The Urban Farmers Almanac had some wood leftover from a deck project last summer. We decided to see if we could get together and make some sustainability magic happen. It did. Oh did it. Not only did they have an [...]
Now that Spring is here and the tulips have bloomed it is the time to start thinking about gardening. Have you considered starting a garden? It is a daunting task to consider, but really a garden is rather enjoyable project. I only started gardening last year.? I decided to dive right in and found a [...]
Over the past year I have come to the realization that many people I know have an uncanny knack for something, not that unlike a superpower.? Dan and Alicia have this amazing ability to find anything.? It is almost as if God has sent angels for the sole purpose of bestowing them with free gifts.? [...]
The Bees: Since the cause of colony collapse disorder (CCD) is still being debated by bee keepers, researchers, and scientists we unfortunately can do little to help with the solution.? However, we do know when these kind of crises occur, it is always the small scale operations that are hit the hardest. So, what can [...]
I was asked in response to my post yesterday to provide some suggestions as to what some of the best/worst companies to support are with regard to fair trade or to provide a resource.? Co-op America’s Repsonsible Shopper is probably the best resource that I can point you to.? It allows you to search for [...]
If you are wanting to help boost the economy the best thing that you can do is buy from small, local businesses. This may seem like a trivial act in light of the current economic crisis; I assure you it is not. Compared to multi-million/billion dollar companies, local businesses are by many viewed as a [...]