By Daisy Luther Thanksgiving is supposed to be a time of gratitude when you get together with the people you love and give thanks for what you have. But like every other holiday, it has become a retail frenzy and a day for which people…
Did you know? By 2025, an estimated 1.8 billion people will live in areas where water scarcity is prevalent. This is concerning, but fortunately, not unsolvable. In fact, a 22-year-old Indian entrepreneur has already presented a solution. Jawwad Patel, an engineering student, has developed an invention that…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Have you ever had to go away, but worried about your garden? Now you can take it on the run! Heck, this mobile greenhouse allows you to live on the run, too. Meet Elsa – that’s the name of this tiny home you…
With high rates of failing health and processed, fast-food consumption, there are some people making this obvious connection and doing something about it. This organization is guiding hospitals in the direction of fresh, locally grown, and seasonal food for patients. They’re even showing patients how to grow and…
By Lizzy Lowe, Macquarie University; Cameron Webb, University of Sydney, and Kate Umbers, Western Sydney University The weather is getting warmer, and gardens are coming alive with bees, flies, butterflies, dragonflies, praying mantises, beetles, millipedes, centipedes, and spiders. For some of us it is exciting…
By Anna Hunt Imagine being able to turn your food waste into clean cooking gas and nutrient-rich fertilizer, while at the same time reducing potent greenhouse gases. This was the exact vision of Israeli-based HomeBiogas, which resulted in the creation of an affordable consumer appliance…
Luke Thill is a 13 year old middle schooler from Dubuque, Iowa who built a tiny home in his parents’ backyard for $1,500 USD. Luke is just a regular kid but he wants to show other “regular kids” what they can do when they really…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor A class of new, transparent tech can allow us to harvest massive amounts of energy from glass surfaces like building and car windows, cell phones and other translucent surfaces. GNN reports: Scientists at Michigan State University detailed in a paper in the journal Nature Energy how…
By Brianna Acuesta College students created this beautiful tiny home. Every year, students from California State University, Sacramento’s STORC school get to work on projects that pave a way to a more sustainable and technological future. Most years, students working in the the Sustainable Technology Optimization Research Center…
If you’re renting your property, don’t have enough space for a full size greenhouse, or just don’t feel like breaking the bank then this is for you! This simple yet phenomenally functional fold-down greenhouse quickly and easily folds down to protect your plants during…
In this post, we have Clive Harris of DIY Garden; a popular gardening blog in the UK. After bringing his vegetable garden from the backyard to the kitchen, today he’s going to share with you his top tips for starting a kitchen counter garden and…
Don’t have a green thumb? Try out this low-maintenance and high-yield technique. The number of Americans producing their own fruits and vegetables has increased more than 25 percent since 2008, growing to 44 million of our friends and neighbors. Yet, many reject growing their own…
By Anna Hunt It may come as a surprise that your fragrant body wash, baby’s diapers, or lovely scented candles are actually filled with toxic petrochemicals. These include benzene derivatives, aldehydes, phthalates, and countless others. Many are potentially carcinogenic, some disrupt hormone production, and some…
By Amelia Kinney Robin Speronis has gained national notoriety for her highly public battle to live off-grid. Although it’s impossible to be certain, it is estimated that between 180,000 and 250,000 people in the United States are living off-grid, disconnected from public utilities and using only self-reliant systems….
By EasyHealthySmoothie Looking for a quick breakfast that’s both delicious and could help in your journey to lose weight? Here’s a recipe I developed to start my mornings feeling great, even when I’m in a hurry. This green smoothie is high in fiber and light…
By Catherine J. Frompovich The AMI Smart Meter ‘vigoro’ currently is hitting the bureaucratic fan BIG time in Pennsylvania and citizens really are distraught. Since I happen to be the researcher for Pennsylvania Smart Meter Awareness (PASMA) and also have a highly publicized pro se…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Got zero space? Got zero time? Got wine bottles strewn over the floor after your last drunken fiesta? Good news – you can “grow” from that! Urban Leaf has just introduced the “world’s smallest gardens” on Kickstarter. The idea is for people who…
By Amanda Froelich Purified water is essential for health, but many of the filters on the market contain toxins which may adversely affect one’s well-being rather than support it. For this reason, we can’t help but celebrate a home filtration system designed by Royal College…
By Organic and Healthy If you’re looking for the tiny home of your dreams – but are on a budget – we may have just the answer you’ve been looking for. Arched cabins can be an affordable option, as a 8′ x 8′ option starts…
By Christopher Clark The long list of fraud cases which elude national or regional regulations continues. After the global Volkswagen emissions case, the US and Canadian authorities are turning their eyes to the wood import business, with millions of items being sold on national soil,…
