Heat Your House with Soda Cans

While reading around the web yesterday I was very intrigued with this YouTube video of a product which allows you to heat your house with soda cans. The cans are used to make a solar heating device, which looks very sensible and environmentally sustainable. I’d like to thank Angela at Free and Green Stuff for [...]

Earth Homes – #1 Earthship

Does this look like your dream home?

Kids Can Make It – Beef Stew

Cooking is such a part of connecting with our food and with the Earth. Here’s a kid-friendly recipe from Mike who runs the blog Mike’s Life. When Mike is not writing, he can be found in his kitchen or garden, or enjoying the marine environment of The Canary Islands, off the coast of Africa:

I believe [...]

Depression Cooking

Are you worried about the next Great Depression? If so, take heart. People are resilient. We are all capable of more than we give ourselves credit for. History has shown that. Self-sufficiency skills can not only help you get through tough times with your family, but I think they are fun to learn. YMMV. Here [...]

Five Lazy Ways to Compost – Part 3 – Bokashi

Over the last couple of weeks I shared about two of the five lazy ways to compost. I talked about the tumbling composter and the wormery. I think they are both great. Maybe you already heard of them. I was glad to learn that some of my friends already use them. At this point you [...]