Written By Nate. In Food, Gardening, Green Living, Midwest, Self-sufficiency, Sustainability, Sustainable living

Since I last posted about the progress of my new raised garden beds, I don’t think we’ve had more than two days straight without rain.  Don’t get me wrong, I love the rain but right now our yard is more like a mud bog with some portions verging on marsh-like.  I keep expecting to look

Written By Nate. In Daily Life, Green Living, Health & Beauty, Natural Remedies

Have you ever considered making your own toothpaste?  Try out this simple recipe.  It’s free of all the chemicals and fluoride you find in the store bought brands.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup baking soda
1/4 hydrogen peroxide (you can add more or less depending on the consistency you like)
1 to 3 drops essential oil of peppermint
1 to 2 drops

Written By Nate. In Daily Life, Flagstaff, Food, Gardening, Green Living, Indiana, Midwest, Self-sufficiency, Sustainability, Sustainable living

Being the nomadic little family we are, last year’s vegetable garden and all others prior to that, have been one year affairs with little planning.  We literally moved to a new rental house at least once a year if not twice depending on the circumstances.
Before moving to the Midwest, we enjoyed high-elevation mountain living in

Written By Nate. In Authors, Books, Daily Life, Environment, Food, Gardening, Green Living, Green Resources, Household, Indiana, Midwest, Personal Stories, Pets, Self-sufficiency, Sustainability, Weather, Winter

Imagine the joy of this past Saturday.  The sun was shining.  The sky was a vibrant blue.  Birds were chirping.  It warmed up to a positively balmy 50 degrees.  The snow had completely disappeared.  Now imagine today’s disappointment when I awoke to see another dusting of snow outside!
Mentally, we are definitely done with Winter.  I’m

Written By Nate. In Corporate America, Environment, Food, Green Living, Politics, Research

Agricultural conglomerate Monsanto is at it again with another big threat to organic agriculture and we all need to speak out against it.  The USDA is currently taking public comment on Monsanto’s request to approve Genetically Engineered (GE) alfalfa that will be Roundup ready.
This is similar to their Roundup ready soybeans currently on the market. 

Written By Nate. In Finances, Green Living, Homemade, Recipes

A lot of people I know have horses but have found it to be a financial strain lately to keep them well fed and happy.  Everyone is cutting corners with their budgets and just like humans, treats and snacks should be one of the first things to go but have you ever thought about making

Written By Nate. In Green Living, Green Resources, Recomendations, Sustainability

I’ve heard of the “House of Bamboo” but now I’m amazed to hear about a bamboo bicycle.  I recently ran across the folks over at Organic Bikes whose slogan is “Rethink your ride”.  Well, rethink they have as they are creating bicycle frames out of bamboo, an easily renewable resource!  According to their website they’re