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No Tools Needed to Build this Raised Garden Bed with Lego-Like Blocks
Building your raised bed garden can seem like a challenge. Researching the right parts to buy, taking measurements, visiting the home improvement store, and putting
Doing Right by Your Kids Shouldn’t Mean Doing Yourself Wrong
This article is part 2 of a longer series, called Does Unschooling Have Natural Limits? Please subscribe to get future installments. I came to unschooling as a young mother,
Florida Lifts Ban on Front-Yard Vegetable Farming!
Florida has finally passed a bill that trumps all the bans on front yard gardens. Inspired by a couple in Miami Shores who were forced
Zote Soap: The MOST Useful Soap EVER
I’ve lived in Mexico for three years but never tried to use Zote soap until this past week, partially inspired by a meme I found
Grow Food Year Round in a $300 Underground Greenhouse
The word Walipini, derived from the Aymaran language and an indigenous Bolivian tribe, is translated as “a place of warmth” and is an earth sheltered
How to Create an Outdoor Zen Garden
Zen gardens are increasing in popularity as more and more people are seeing their copious benefits; both aesthetically and emotionally. Zen gardens are exactly what
Keep Calm and Free The Boobies!
Okay guys, time to talk about an topic that’s pretty important to me, although a bit…controversial. That might not be the proper term, but I’ll
Urban Farming on the Rise in Detroits First Sustainable Agrihood
Urban Farming is on the Rise in Detroit 5 years ago I moved to Detroit with my then life partner. We were attracted by an
Tour of Converted Van in New Hampshire
Life Opted Out Podcast gives us a tour of their newly converted tiny home – a van conversion!Check out their electric and solar set up,
Illegal Weed Is a Deadly Policy: My Story and My Hope for Decriminalization
Illegal Weed Ruined My Life Many follow my personal story and know that drug policy, particularly cannabis laws, has affected my life pretty severely and
Susanne’s Fruit Farm in Arkansas, Harvesting Blackberries
Catherine stops in Arkansas to harvest blackberries and plums on their way to Indiana. You can homestead from the road by stopping at local farms
Extraordinary 16 Year Old Builds Budget 8k Tiny Home
This is the extraordinary story of a 16-year-old who built his own tiny home for just under $8k. The best stories are those in which