By Justin Gardner As the movement toward local, sustainable food expands across the nation and around the world, more people are recognizing that our own yards offer plenty of opportunity for growing our own. Edible landscaping is the perfect complement to a vegetable garden. Edible…
By Amanda Froelich A German company has developed battery technology capable of charging electric car batteries with salt water. When you take into consideration the number of intriguing innovations in development, it becomes an exciting prospect to be alive in the present era. Sure, war…
By Amanda Froelich If you were one of the many infatuated by the solar-powered pod that allows you to live off-grid anywhere in the world, you’ll be stoked to know that they’re finally on the market. According to Ecocapsule, a limited edition of 50 self-powering pods…
By Amanda Froelich Will nursing homes soon become a thing of the past? When a beloved member of the family reaches an age they can no longer thrive living on their own, it becomes a family’s worst nightmare to decide their fate. Should they send…
By Dan Mowinski Note: this guide is aimed at those who intend to garden in containers, rather than directly into soil. If you have a small plot click here. What happens when the potting mix runs out of nutrients? What about pests, especially when insecticides aren’t…
By Amanda Froelich Thanks to the genius of an Israeli start-up company, the leftovers and food scraps people haphazardly throw into the trash can now be repurposed into fuel for cooking and fertilizer. As the video below shares, the HomeBiogas unit can take organic waste…
By Paul A. Philips The fact of the matter is that over the years we have allowed ourselves to be more and more accepting of the urban way of life with an ever-increasing preoccupation and overdependence on technology. Overcrowded but isolated from one another living…
By Daniel Arsenault For many waking up in the modern world, the weight of the planet is on their shoulders. It seems like the more one learns, the more everything is in ruin. Climate catastrophe and secret financial institutions threaten devastation on all sides, the…
By Amanda Froelich The invention of electricity transformed the lives of many. No longer were work days limited to the sun’s rays, and with longer hours to work with creative inspiration, inspired dreams could become reality.But in many areas of the world, conveniences common to…
By Ariana Marisol The tireless work of bees is one of the main reasons for the possibility of human development on earth. Without them, our planet would be a lot different and the conditions for human development may not have existed. You can save these…
By Amanda Froelich The small farming toolkit includes everything one needs to start growing biodynamic, organic food off-grid. Self-sufficiency is a must in the modern age, which is why one California-based company is using shipping containers to create micro-farms. Reports Fast Company, ‘Farm from…
By Dr. Ben Kim Every mouthful of this savory buttercup squash soup delivers an abundance of cancer-fighting nutrients: carotenoids, vitamin A, real vitamin C, and manganese. It’s also a good source of most B vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids, which makes it an excellent choice for…
By Kirsten Dirksen The average temperature in Stockholm in January is -3°C (27°F). For Marie Granmar and Charles Sacilotto it can be much warmer thanks to the greenhouse that blankets their home. “For example at the end of January it can be -2°C outside and it…
By Gaye Levy I’m pretty sure that if there’s a key to happiness, it is baking your own bread. Think about it… The smell when you proof the yeast. Mixing all those fresh ingredients like a chemist. Then, you put it in the oven and…
By Amanda Froelich Italian architect Stefano Boeri is in the process of building a 36-story apartment building that will be comprised of 100 trees, 6,000 shrubs, and 18,000 plants. Last year, infamous Italian architect Stefano Boeri awed the world when he completed the tallest inhabitable…
By Growing Your Greens John from Growing Your Greens goes on a field trip to the Intervale Center in Burlington, Vermont. In this episode, John will share with you how you can make your local food system stronger, as well a crop that the Native…
By Amanda Froelich Everyone loves the smell and feel of clean clothes, but the amount of water and electricity needed for conventional washers isn’t exactly eco-friendly – or even accessible for those in third-world countries. Perhaps this pedal-powered washing machine, then, is one of the…
By Growing Your Greens John from Growing Your Greens shares with you how he makes no-cook dill pickles fresh from the garden with just a handful of ingredients that are done less than a week! In this episode, John shows you his recommended way of fermenting your…
By Amanda Froelich People often complain about the high costs of energy and the fact that they “never have time to workout.” This invention certainly solves both conundrums. And, most importantly, this free power invention has the potential to lift the 1.3 billion people who…
By Amanda Froelich If something were to happen today, tomorrow, six months down the road, or even three years into the future, would you be able to sustain yourself and your family? A large percent of Americans do not have any resources – financial or…
