Composting kitchen scraps for use in the garden is a classic green living practice, but there are many kitchen waste items that can also be put to good use in other ways in the garden. From hot peppers to paper towel rolls, here are seven kitchen waste items to make your home and garden healthy and happy
There’s a lot of green gear out there waiting for eco warriors to take them in, but a lot of it can get pretty apeish. Besides my trusty Freitag and a tarpaulin tote I carry for a laugh, I have one of these badass English Retreads shoulder slings. These are made from upcycled inner tubes of truck and bike tires,
Inspired by Nancy’s great Anthropologie Etsy Challenge post, I wondered if one could furnish an entire bathroom using Etsy. If it could be done, would it be a cohesive look, and would I even like it?! The answer is, mostly, yes
There are plenty of benefits to having a garden beyond its potential financial savings, like education, stress relief, physical activity, knowing where your food comes from, just plain fun! (Which is great, because we seriously doubt we have recouped our investment in wood for raised bed.) But still, it is possible to place a value on each square footage of plants that you grow. See the most profitable and least profitable garden plants to grow in your yard or balcony. More Read More..
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“ Parent Traps : Don’t monitor your kids’ Web surfing,” by Katie Roiphe. Seeking guidance on the right amount of internet exposure for her almost nine-year-old, Roiphe consults Microsoft researcher and academic dana boyd: “a fast-talking Dr. Seuss hipster with a visionary vibe.” boyd (the lower-case is intentional) posits that millennial kids enjoy far less freedom to wander around in physical space; they should at least be allowed to find their way online
The grade-A dynamite evidence in the John Edwards trial, Exhibit 128, was a letter from the reclusive heiress Rachel “Bunny” Mellon , dated April 21, 2007, and addressed to Edwards’ body man/consigliere/sycophant Andrew Young. Mellon was incensed at a Politico scoop about her candidate billing a pricey haircut to his campaign
MEXICO CITY, Mexico—According to the most recent polls, 45-year-old Enrique Pe
Outstanding student loans now top $1 trillion , more than the nation’s credit-card debt. ProPublica has rounded up some of the best explanatory and investigative journalism on student debt.
Part street art and part upcycling project, designer Garth Britzman of Lincoln, Nebraska has created a stunning parking canopy using discarded plastic bottles filled with colored water. I think parking just entered the realm of magical realism
