Today we are happy to share a guest post by Marcy Tate, a home improvement writer at Networx. She covers topics including green home renovations and green electrical installations. In the terms of Small Changes, Big Solutions, some of these steps are easily implemented as “things you just do.” On a broader scale, it’s time to start working on retrofitting not just our own homes, but entire communities.
I’m into small changes. I’m currently working on reducing the impact my household has on the planet – I recycle, consume much less than I once did, am changing the way I eat. Today I’m even going to try to make my own butter.
Yay, it’s Saturday! And the sun actually came out for a whole two and a half days this week. It was like a miracle, or at least it felt like one. Hello, sun! We’ve missed you! Sustainability Saturday is without theme this weekend, because frankly my life is weird these days, and not lending itself to ...
Once upon a time (okay, so like two weeks ago), I traveled north to learn about rabbits. My effort to more fully understand and recognize the consequences of my choices conveniently coincided with a rabbit processing class organized by Annette @ Sustainable Eats…
Today was going to be a post about my first CSA share. Then it was going to be a post about the rabbit processing class I took on Saturday. Then it was going to be a post about nothing.
This issue of Sustainability Saturday has been postponed until... well, never, due to a concussion, a visit to a sustainable rabbit farm (thoughts and pictures forthcoming) and picking up the parrotlet. So tell me about this week! Anything good, bad, horrifying, or thought-provoking to share with all of us?
It’s Saturday again – man, did this week go by quickly! This week we’ll be heading a little more to the theory side, with one exception: BP oil spill top-kill. You’d almost have to live in a hole in a ground to have missed this, but be sure to keep an eye and an ear out ...
Since there’s a good chance not all of you spend your week submerged in news about sustainability, environmental politics, grassroots efforts, etc., I thought I would share with you some of the interesting things I came across this week. Before the Oil Comes - From Megan Jordan, author of Velveteen Mind, a ...
A few weeks ago, I mentioned the funnel vs. the cylinder. It would be hard to do a shorter version than what I put in that post, but I’ll give it a shot. Ecological barriers = walls.
Here's a nice little clip of Rob Hopkins at TED, speaking about the Transition Initiative, peak oil, climate change, and cultural narrative. For those interested but not well-versed in Transition, it's a really nice intro.
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