How To Make Yarn From Plastic Bags
Here’s a brilliant solution for reusing plastic bags and making yourself a great shopping carry bag made of recycled materials.
This article shows how to make yarn from plastic bags. You can then crochet or knit yourself a bag to carry your shopping, thus reducing the number of plastic bags you consume. It’s a brilliant solution. [...]
The Importance of Gardening In The Global Warming Era
You have heard about global warming. You have heard the debates about buying local and buying organic and you have probably tried not to give it too much thought. The truth is that every solution that is provided to you seems to be flawed one way or another: organic is expensive, local is expensive and [...]
The Organic Difference, Part 5
Local and seasonal
Although not actually written into the legal standards that govern organic food, the majority of organic growers support local food initiatives, which encourage consumers to buy their food locally and seasonally. The organic community supports local food initiatives such as farmers markets, where farmers sell their own produce usually in monthly gatherings held [...]
Fences, Walls and Hedges - Tips
As with all planting in your garden, keep it local - there are locally distinctive hedgerow types so find out which ones predominate in your area before deciding which to grow.
Consider which hedges attract the most wildlife - oak, blackthorn (sloe) and hawthorn, for example - and help further by planting wildflowers and grasses at [...]
The Organic Difference, Part 4
Biodiversity
Encouraging natural biodiversity is an inherent aim of organic farming, not only in the greater environment in which the farm exists, but also in terms of the kind of crops and livestock that are being farmed. Organic farmers often grow unusual varieties of fruits and vegetables that are fast disappearing from our countryside, and they [...]
Pet shampoo ingredient linked to autism
Not just used in dog shampoos but a lot of products where it’s touted as a “safe, non-toxic, natural” insecticide. It is natural, it comes from Chrysanthemums… but then the highly poisonous Fly Agaric mushroom is natural too. It just shows that we can’t let ourselves be fooled into thinking that natural = safe.
Pet shampoo [...]
How the World is Solving the Hole in the Ozone Layer Problem
In the early 1970’s, a pair of scientists working at the University of California, Irvine, theorized that chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) could be responsible for depleting large numbers of ozone molecules in our atmosphere. The implication of this theory was that the destruction of the protective ozone layer would allow the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays to penetrate [...]
Greener Candles: Scented Soy Pillar Candles vs Paraffin Candles
I just came across this bit of information that those of you into candles might be interested in. So many toxins in common things that have been around for ages. You can’t assume anything is safe just because it’s been around for a long time. I was really into candle making as a kid, and [...]
World Ocean Day - June 8
World Ocean Day is June 8th. It’s not yet officially recognized by the United Nations, so please consider signing the petition through the link below.
30 baking soda tips
Baking soda - 30 handy tips
My original article on baking soda being an earth friendly household chemical replacement was mainly about what the substance is and how it’s made. I also briefly touched on a few useful tips in how the substance can be used, but in this article, I’ve jotted down a stack of [...]
