The Wonder of Worms

...o start your own worm bin: If you don’t have a worm bin, spring is a great time to start one! My stance is that anyone can keep a bin. If you eat, you can keep a bin. They don’t have to cost much. They fit anywhere. You could keep one in a dorm room or a studio apartment. You can keep one under the kitchen sink. Basically, if you have some place you could put a cat box, you can keep worms. That said, worm bins are considerably less stinky than cat...

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Big List of Earth-Friendly (homemade, compostable, recyclable, no-plastic) Holiday Decorations

...can be so loud and jangly and rushed. Just stepping back and spending some time admiring the geometry of a pine cone or the cleverness of an acorn helps cleanse the mind of all that noise. Seasons come and go. Holidays come and go. Ornaments which reflect the seasons should come and go, too. The fact that they don’t last, that they have to be savored in the correct season, is what makes them special. Also, this kind of decorating also saves on sto...

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An Early Resolution

...ter, “Well, at least they’re paper.” Denial is a beautiful thing! But it’s time to face facts. They’re just as bad as the bottles. Thus the resolution: no more disposable cups personally, and I also vow to help groups/organizations I belong to wean themselves from disposables, even if that means me doing a lot of dishes in random bathroom sinks. Oh yes, I’m going to be that person. One hopeful note: in researching I discovered that use of personal...

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Getting started with worms

...trait, but if you don’t like seeing the other bugs, you’ll have an easier time with an indoor bin. And it’s worth repeating that a well-maintained worm bin is odorless, whether it is kept indoors or outdoors. Bin size: In the classic book, Worms Eat My Garbage, Mary Applehoff has a basic formula for worm bin sizing– you need 1 square foot of surface space for each pound of scraps you anticipate producing per week (1/10 square meter per half kg.)...

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Have you ever wanted a uniform?

...a uniform would eventually save in laundry and reduce material waste over time. It would harken back to the days when people simply didn’t have more than a handful of outfits to wear, but those outfits fit them well and lasted a long time because they were made of quality materials. Lately I’ve been obsessing over the outfit at the top of the post, which dates from Russia (or rather, the newborn USSR) in the 1920’s and various Internet attributio...

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