Our family loves rice and we are not alone! Rather the opposite! Did you know that the United States consumes around 5 million metric tons of rice each year? Globally, that number rises to over 500 million metric tons! Rice is easily one of the…
Building a sustainable household is one thing, getting my children on board is another. Extending your green lifestyle to the office or schoolroom is another challenge entirely. Fortunately, it’s easier than ever to find eco-friendly alternatives to everyday supplies. You can even write notes with…
Bamboo is one of the most sustainable wood alternatives currently on the market. It’s also popular in many places as an ornamental garden plant. I myself have a few lucky bamboo plants as they are pretty hard to kill! My kids love to play with…
One of the best things about my bokashi bucket is that nothing survives in that steamy anaerobic bin! Not having insects and other creatures crawling around my food scraps is a big relief! But when I empty my Bokashi scraps downstairs into my compost is…
Let’s be blunt, if you have pets you have poop! So, when my kids asked me about getting a guinea pig, all I could think of was… poop – mountains of it! I know they are cute, but they eat and poop – a lot!…
My kids and I love baking! Dry goods are the backbones of our kitchen. Ideally, we’d be able to use every grain of flour, sugar, and baking powder before it got contaminated or went rancid. In reality, though, that isn’t always the case. Your first…