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Land Trusts: Protecting Nature for our Health, and the Health of the Planet
By Sheila Harrington, Posted November 2nd, 2012Working with land trusts is a way to protect cherished land and to give back a little of what one may have acquired in a lifetime.
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As Easy as Riding a Bike
By Melissa Bruntlett, Posted November 1st, 2012Could you go car free? For one family it was easier than they thought…
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Raising Backyard Chickens: My 8-year old Daughter’s Egg Business
By Shannon Cowan, Posted October 30th, 2012Producing eggs in your own backyard is child’s play…
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How to Make Apple-Plum Chutney
By Lindsay Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted October 26th, 2012This recipe makes use of the fall surplus of plums and windfall apples, and gives you a head start on winter holiday gift-giving.
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What it’s Like Raising Children Off-Grid
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted September 27th, 2012We wanted to raise “free-range children”, and learned how much active parenting was required…
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Top 6 Benefits of Pressure Cooking
By Eartheasy.com, Posted September 10th, 2012Modern-day pressure cookers have taken the risk out of pressure cooking…
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Arctic Sea Ice in Record Retreat
By Eartheasy.com, Posted September 4th, 2012Our planet is warming at an alarmingly rapid pace, evidenced by an accelerating rate of sea ice decline…
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Compost Tumblers vs Compost Bins: Pros & Cons
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted August 21st, 2012Not sure if you should buy a compost bin or a compost tumbler? Below are the key points to consider…
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The 5 Best Ways to Save Water During a Drought
By Eartheasy.com, Posted August 6th, 2012With drought conditions scorching much of the US and predicted to become the ‘new normal’ in some regions, we each need to become experts at conserving water.
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White Roofs Offer a Simple Strategy to Help Combat Global Warming
By Juan Carlos P.E., Posted July 24th, 2012It’s amazing how the ambient temperature in a building can change so significantly through this simple action…
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Our Simple DIY Home Solar Power System
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted July 18th, 2012This basic off-grid solar power system is simple to install and can be easily expanded…
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Are Co-operatives the Future of Business?
By Geoff de Ruiter, Posted July 12th, 2012Co-ops have an advantage over conventional businesses – they run essentially not-for-profit…
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Our Top 6 Chicken Raising Mistakes
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted July 9th, 2012Raising chickens is pretty simple. But we found ways to get it wrong…
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How to Protect Your Garden during a Heat Wave
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted July 4th, 2012Protecting the soil surface is key to plant survival during periods of extreme heat…
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5 Tips for a Tick-Free Summer
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted June 29th, 2012Don’t let the fear of tick bites keep you from enjoying the great outdoors…
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Now is the Time to Thin Your Fruit Trees
By Eartheasy.com, Posted June 21st, 2012Thinning the young fruit clusters results in larger, more select fruit at maturity…
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How to Make a ‘Poor Man’s’ Hot Tub
By Marcella Andrews, Eartheasy.com, Posted June 14th, 2012Enjoy a long hot soak without paying for an expensive hot tub…
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How Nature Brings us Together
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted June 7th, 2012We have so much more in common than that which divides us…
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How to Make an ‘Instant Cloche’ to Protect Seedlings
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted June 6th, 2012This simple design costs next to nothing to build and can be reused for years…
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5 Simple Ways to Reduce Food Waste
By Eartheasy.com, Posted May 28th, 2012The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that people in the U.S. waste about 27 percent of their food…
» Read MoreOur Experience with a Solar Energy Grid-Tie System
We harness our own clean renewable energy, and sell what we don’t use to the utility company…
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Raising Backyard Chickens: My 8-year old Daughter’s Egg Business
Producing eggs in your own backyard is child’s play…
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What it’s Like Raising Children Off-Grid
We wanted to raise “free-range children”, and learned how much active parenting was required…
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World Water Day Focus: Carbon for Water
The Carbon for Water project provides access to safe drinking water for millions of people, while reducing CO2 emissions by 2 million tons per year…
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How to ‘Grow-a-Row’ for Those in Need
“This is a great project to share; it’s easily replicable most anywhere and has been very well received in our town.”
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Apocalypse Not
It is easier to flirt with doomsday predictions than to take action against real threats to our planet…
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