Tag: environment

  • What Is Guerrilla Tree Planting?

    What Is Guerrilla Tree Planting?

    A lot of people out there would love to live a more sustainable lifestyle. One in which you give back to the environment from which we take so much. If you live in a city or suburb, or even if you’re homesteading, it might feel like there’s only so much you can do to make…

  • Life In The Country Is Free of Pollution….Right?

    Life In The Country Is Free of Pollution….Right?

    It is a very common assumption that urban centers tend to be much more toxic and polluted than rural communities or wilderness. And there’s good reason to think this. Cities have far more toxic emissions from the many vehicles that go in and out of the city every day, the high concentration of factories, plants,…

  • All About Bees (Infographic)

    All About Bees (Infographic)

    Bees are under serious threat lately, and if the bees die out, it would seriously disrupt life on this earth. I’ve always wanted to keep bees but never have, so I don’t know that much about how they work, but I love learning. This infographic from HobbyFarms.com is totally awesome and I learned so much about…

  • How to Reduce Waste in Your Kitchen

    How to Reduce Waste in Your Kitchen

    Our kitchens can produce tons of waste. Food scraps, packing, plastic bags, used napkins, and paper towels. Unfortunately, all this waste just ends up in a landfill somewhere, after being hauled away, of course. If you have any kind of desire to be more self-reliant, off-the-grid, and self-sustainable, waste removal is going to be an…