A great way to reduce junk mail!
A dear friend in Charlottesville, Virginia, sent this along to me and I thought it was more than worthy to post on our ecoboard. At our homestead, we find that the majority of our mail these days is junk mail. I, personally, don’t mind coupons because I most definitely use those. But the other stuff is such a waste of time and a drain on our resources. I found this article amazing because I didn’t entirely understand the impact of junk mail until I read it. And as my friend says, if you’re not reading junk, it gives you a little more time to be with your family! =]
June 2, 2009 No Comments
Another stellar article from Mother Earth News, this is a great piece on grass-fed meat. I especially liked this article because Richard Manning explains that rather than having to completely shut down a huge sector of beef production, the goal would be to use the same amount of cattle but transfer them from feed lot to field. Just another example of how changes on everyone’s behalf can have a HUGE impact!
‘The Amazing Benefits of Grass-fed Meat’
May 31, 2009 1 Comment
Activity Level: Anyone can participate but adults are required to use power tools.
ITEMS NEEDED:
- - Two dark-colored 8-10 gallon plastic storage containers
- - A drill and 1/4” and 1/16” drill bits
- - Newsprint
- - Window screening, cut in 1” x 1” squares (or you can get a window screen patch kit from your local hardware store)
- - One pound of red wiggler worms (1lb = about 1,000 worms. We buy ours from www.unclejimswormfarm.com)
A pound of worms will eat about [Read more →]
May 30, 2009 No Comments
Activity Level: ages 3 and up
- Items Needed:
- - old fruit
- - stale juice
- - honey or syrup
- - flashlight
- - paint brush
- - pencil & paper
This is a great activity for sleepovers and overnight projects with the whole family. It’s a great way to [Read more →]
May 30, 2009 1 Comment
Activity Level: ages 3 and up
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Items Needed:
- - 4 plastic forks (don’t buy them – reuse them!)
- - 4 feet of yarn or string
- - flashlight
- - paper & pencil
- - small plastic container
- - Internet (optional)
This activity is perfect for a 24-hour or multi-day project. Choose [Read more →]
May 30, 2009 No Comments
By now you’ve probably heard of a million ways to be a little more green. We just thought it would be great to list OUR favorite ways … And we hope you try them out! Remember, everything takes a little getting used to, but it doesn’t take long before these are part of your every day routine.
LGF’s 11 Sustainable Steps
(When ten just isn’t enough!)
- 01 - Instead of buying paper towels, use cloth napkins for the kitchen and old t-shirts as cleaning rags.
- 02 - Start a worm bin! You can find the plans we used to build your own worm bin here on our website under ‘activities.’ It really is a lot of fun!
May 29, 2009 No Comments
