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How-To Guides Series: Indoor Composting Composting at home – Vermicompost (Part 2)
In vermicomposting, a symbiosis of earthworms and microorganisms is used to transform organic matter into nutrient-dense vermicompost. In this article I explain how this works and how to run a vermicomposting system.
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How-To Guides Series: Indoor Composting Composting at home – Introduction (Part 1)
Kitchen scraps are a valuable, nutrient-rich resource that you an easily turn into black gold within the constraints of your apartment. In this article series I explain how to do this using worms and fermentation.
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Articles Sustainable Design Born Guilty?
Exploring the relationship between consumerism, waste and our attitude towards the natural environment.
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How-To Guides Natural Living How to Reduce Your Trash
This post was first published in October 2015 and updated in March 2018. Reducing or, at best, eliminating plastic trash from your life is one thing everyone can do to help make our planet a more...
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How-To Guides Gardening & Stewardship Banana Circles
Banana circles are a popular design element in tropical permaculture – for good reason! A banana circle is essentially a concave ditch filled with organic material, surrounded by a mound that is...
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How-To Guides Natural Living Biodegradable Body Hygiene Products
In a recent post we shared some ideas how to replace your conventional cleaning agents with cheaper, biodegradable, homemade alternatives. Body hygiene products often contain a large number of...
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How-To Guides Natural Living Biodegradable Household Cleaning Agents
The average household cleaning agents, such as your dish soap, your laundry detergent, your toilet cleaning agents and even your body wash and shampoo often contain chemicals that are harmful to you...