Blogs Posts on "Sustainable Living"
Book Review: The Omnivore’s Dilemma by JerseySmarts.com on Nov 15, 2009Sometimes I buy a a book and it takes me forever to read the thing. Not because it’s a bad book, but rather because I sometimes just don’t have the time to sit down and read! That’s what happened to me with The Omnivore’s Di...
Tell Obama to Remove “Big Agriculture” from the USDA by JerseySmarts.com on Nov 8, 2009Hey, I know that I hoot and holler a lot about our country getting a better, more sustainable food supply. For those of you that are bothered by this, I’m sorry but it’s one of the things that I feel strongly about these days. I really...
How to Make Thieves’ Oil by No Ordinary Homestead on Nov 6, 2009I have been getting more into aromatherapy and herbs again lately. I had an interest in them before Mackenzie was born but when I was pregnant, I couldn’t work with most of the oils so those interests were curbed. But after reading The Complete...
How to can potatoes by No Ordinary Homestead on Nov 4, 2009Because our neighbors have a huge potato farming operation, we have the opportunity to forage tons of potatoes for free. Ok, maybe not tons, but many, many pounds. More than we can carry at once and more than I’d like to think about having in m...
Making homemade hand sanitizer by No Ordinary Homestead on Nov 2, 2009Cold and flu season is in full swing, and with H1N1 running around all over the place, taking a few extra precautions to keep germs at bay is never a bad thing. I’m not saying you need to bathe yourself and your kids in hand sanitizer every few...
What to Vote on Public Question #1 by JerseySmarts.com on Nov 2, 2009At this point in the election cycle, I hope that every has received their sample ballots for tomorrow’s election. If not, then…well…you might be out of luck! And if you’re a vote-by-mail person like I am, then you should hav...
Simply Green Today by Blog On Smog on Nov 2, 2009The best things in life are free. This is especially true with the Google powermeter. It provides you with a graphical representation of your house's energy usage over time. All you need is a smartmeter. This tool is absolutel...
Time to Eat the Dog? Weird Green Living Advice by Life within me on Oct 28, 2009Imagine carefully feeding your beloved and faithful dog a healthy diet that will help him grow fat and juicy, eyeing him one day and declaring, “Yep, it’s time to eat the dog.” That’s what two professors at Victoria University in New Zealand...
The Plan To Use Everything… EVERYTHING! by JerseySmarts.com on Oct 19, 2009As my Mom can tell you, I have boxes upon boxes of plastic storage units that are sitting in both of the sheds in her backyard. About a year ago I was going through them and in the process I pulled out some stuff that, for some unGodly reason, I was...
What Goes Around... by Caitlyn Nicholas on Oct 18, 2009I joined the Hornsby group of Freecyclers a few months ago, and I love getting the regular newsletter in my inbox telling me what people are giving away or what they want... from concrete slabs, to beds, to unwanted power tools, to sushi making sets.
