Category Archive: Sustainable Living/Farming

Will the USA collapse like the USSR?

Dmitry Orlav explains how the fundamental way of living in American will need to change when all the funny money is gone. His message is a powerful one: simplify your life, prepare: don’t expect a government to take care of you, do things that are meaningful and invest in yourself and your family. VIDEO

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Chic Wood Play Gym for Baby by Finn + Emma

What a neat idea from Finn + Emma!  When my little guy was in the laying down phase, I was so close to buying some “Made in China” plastic contraption for him to lie beneath and oggle the plastic toys… but alas, I just couldn’t bring myself to do it and kept my “no plastic” …

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Reusable Zipper Snack Bags: A Tutorial

Part of being “green” is trying to cut down on plastic consumption.  Going to the farmer’s market and bringing reusable shopping bags to the stores and grocer certainly help, but what we used more of than anything in our household was little ziplock snack bags for Dad’s work lunch, snacks on the go, etc.  It …

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Love Bacon? Watch this…

Love Bacon? Then watch this: Via TreeHugger.com: Mercy for Animals, an animal welfare group, has revealed undercover video, with footage shot between April and June, of the cruel conditions at Iowa Select Farms, one of the largest pork producers in the U.S. The group is using the footage to try and convince officials at stores …

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20 Signs a Food Shortage is on the Horizon

“The following are 20 signs that a horrific global food crisis is coming…. So what are you and your family going to do then? You might want to start thinking about that.”

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