June’s Muesli Bar Slice
June, one our Sustainable Living Wise Website Readers and a damn fine cook shares this yummy recipe with us. And the ‘yummy’ bit I can personally…
Monthly Archives: September 2008
Organic Seeds for Permaculture Project
After going through the Lifestyle List I now have an idea of what my family’s needs are, plus an idea of what I need to fulfill those requirements. The next step to this Permaculture Project is…
Carbon Offsetting
On the trail of learning more about our Carbon Footprint, we should really learn more about Carbon Offsetting.
Carbon Offsetting is an initiative to help balance out the impact of carbon emissions…
What is a Carbon Footprint?
A friend visited us today, and brought her 7 year old and 14 year old daughters along. As the ‘adults’ were chatting, the 7 y-o asked, “What’s a carbon footprint?”
Lifestyle Patterns for Permaculture
Before beginning any permaculture designs, I’ve taken into account what sustainability set up I am looking for. I’ve gone through my family’s lifestyle patterns and made a list of what we do, eat…
Princess and the Frog
Once upon a time in a land far away, a beautiful, independent, sustainability-minded princess happened upon a frog as she sat contemplating ecological issues on the shores of an unpolluted pond…
Natural Insect Repellant
“Dead Ant… Dead Ant… Dead Ant…” I sang to the Pink Panther tune this morning.
Yep! The days are warming up – I know, because I had an ant invasion this morning. I followed the trail of little…
Permaculture Project Begins
After spending so much time helping others in their gardens, working full-time, and wildlife caring full-time I have finally taken the plunge to do something with my own long-time neglected garden…
Permaculture Definition
What exactly is Permaculture?
Back in the 1970′s, two Australians, Bill Mollison and David Holmgren, took a serious look at the damage humankind has done to our earth, water and air through…
Combatting Global Warming
Google partnered with Global SchoolNet to invite teachers and students to use Google’s Docs & Spreadsheets Collaborative Software to come up with strategies for combatting global warming…