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…
I hate waste in all of its form! That includes the stuff I find around my backyard – leaves, branches, bird feathers. Throwing it in the trash seems such a waste, but sometimes I fear adding these things to my compost! The good news is…
Eating cherries is one of life’s greatest joys! I just can’t have enough it! Accidentally eating a cherry pit isn’t harmful (though you should never swallow the pits on purpose!). I am always left wondering what to do with the leftover pits after enjoying some…
