Archive for the 'how to' Category

Organic Gardening

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

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 [...]

Sustainable Home Decorating on a Budget

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

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.? [...]

A little environmental School House Rock

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Working on my Undergrad degree has been a broken trail for me as I have steadily committed to give it a place of importance, but never wanted it to be The Most Important piece in my very full life. There are other things that I have come before and will always come before my formal [...]

Fair Trade

Sunday, August 20th, 2006

The general idea behind the term “fair trade” is that producers and workers trading/selling their goods internationally will be fairly paid for their products. This can become very relative, therefore, standards in the form of certifications were started to keep everyone in check. There are a couple of different fair trade certifications/labels out there. If [...]

Indoor Compost Bin

Sunday, April 30th, 2006

Find out more about One/Change. How to make an at home indoor compost bin that DOESN’T stink. When my husband, Ariah, asked me if I wouldn’t mind trying to compost inside our apartment I had some visions of sharing our apartment with overgrown, slimy, yucky little critters. I envisioned dirt everywhere and a huge mess [...]

Outdoor Compost Bin

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

I walk out my backdoor 32 steps, past the shed that Mike built, past the forsythia that is starting to bloom to my15 year old compost bin in the back corner of our yard. I dump the little bucket-full of grapefruit rind, banana peels and coffee grounds on top of the decomposing leaves and know [...]

What is RSS and What is it for?

Tuesday, December 27th, 2005

So you’ve seen the little orange link on all of these sites around the internet. What does it mean? What does it do? It’s a link for an RSS feed. What’s that you might ask. Well the long and the short of it is that it’s a technology that you can use to subscribe to [...]