8:57 am in botanical, composting, do it yourself, food, insects, permaculture, united states, zero waste by TreeHugger
Image credit: BlackSoldierFly
It made it into
this infographic on which composting method is best for you, but it's fair to say that grub composting—or the practice of disposing of organic waste by feeding it to black soldier fly larvae—is still relatively obscure. Yet, as I noted in my post on a
commercially available grub composter, this method gets rid of veggie ...
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3:41 am in botanical, cooking, do it yourself, eco-tips, food, Food & Health, italy, local food, organic agriculture, recipes, Take Action, vegetarian, waste not want not by TreeHugger
Image Credit: Lisa Casali
Lisa Casali is an environmental risk expert by day, and an eco-food blogger by night. Her passion for cooking got her to think about all the stuff that usually doesn't enter the recipe, such as the outer leaves of
artichokes, the stems of
asparagus, peels, pods, cores,... A few years ago she asked herself: Is it really necessary to throw aw...
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4:53 pm in Business & Politics, california, consumerism, do it yourself, permaculture, united states by TreeHugger
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From
anarchist bed and breakfasts to
communal woodland dwellings, we've featured a fair few DIY, low impact communities in our time. One of the most common criticisms we hear of the crunchier end of hippy living is that it is "neo-luddite", rejecting the modern world and hankering for a simpler, perhaps fictional, time. But that certa...
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3:58 pm in agriculture, do it yourself, farming, Science & Technology, united states by TreeHugger
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I've written before about the
green benefits inherent in DIY, but that doesn't mean that everything DIY is green. Take this latest video from the inspiring
Urban Farming Guys—the same folks who gave us videos on
DIY biogas and
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9:45 am in animals, do it yourself, oceans, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger
Photos by Jaymi Heimbuch
We are always talking about issues like
Nature Deficit Disorder and how getting out into the
wild makes us happier, healthier, nicer people. This summer, get your fill of nature by experiencing the beach in a different way. If you're visiting the coast during vacations or even an afternoon outing, instead of hitting the sand for a tan, try scuttling along tide pools and ex...
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Photo Credit: Beth Py-Lieberman.
I don't know how many rickety old wooden ladders I've seen on the curb over the years. Too wobbly to safely stand on, traded in for some slick aluminum model, these wooden stepladders seem destined for the dump.
They may not be sturdy enough for us to stand on, but they're perfect for supporting vining crops in your garden!...
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