Consider growing papaya right in your back yard and spend nothing more than the cost of a single fruit. In my original blog, gardening for free (part 1), I covered the basics of gardening from kitchen scraps, propagating and harvesting seeds from season to season. Papaya are beautiful tropical plants that can produce fruit whenRead more about Garden for Free Part II – Papaya[…]
In honor of national recycling day, I thought I would share a quick update to my living room decor using recycled/reclaimed items. I like to change things around on my mantel from season to season and I hadn’t really found my summer look…. I wanted to stay away from any fresh flowers or plants becauseRead more about It’s national Recycling day-reuse and recycle for your next decor project[…]
Fast fashion is apparel that is made quickly and cheaply, causing a global epidemic of pollution and waste. The multi-trillion dollar apparel industry is the second dirtiest/environmentally harmful after oil and gas. Consumers are buying more clothes than ever before and wearing those pieces about half the amount of time we did just a decadeRead more about Boost your wardrobe and be DONE with fast fashion[…]
It’s Friday (a plastic free Friday..hopefully) and I’m cutting one more plastic container from my home, the laundry detergent jug. I did a little research on making your own and it turns out this is a great way to reduce toxins that feed back into our water supply, save money and I even prefer itRead more about Green Laundry – make your own detergent[…]
I was successful in growing 5 beautiful heads of cabbage this year. But after a squirrel ate one of them, it was time to harvest the rest. What do you do with 5 heads of cabbage??? I decided on making and canning a big batch of spicy slaw. I love this spicy slaw on burritoRead more about Cabbage harvest & canning spicy slaw[…]