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Baby Sleeping Sack: A Tutorial

At the start of this winter my little boy was waking up during the night cold, even though he had warm footie pajamas on.  Sewing mommy to the rescue!  Those Halo sleep sacks were too expensive at $25-$30 per sleeping bag.  I needed at least 2, preferably 3 to keep in the wash rotation. I …

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No-Impact: Baby Food Jars vs Ziplocks

From right: 8oz baby jar with nuts, 4oz jar with walnut oil for salad, 4oz jar for all natural peanutbutter

Ziplocks cost money. Every bag you use and throw away is about 7 cents/bag. That bag goes to the landfill and is never used again. When I was growing up my mother used to wash ziplock bags by hand and reuse each one about 10 times before throwing it away. I’ll give her brownie points for effort, but there is a simpler and healthier way to say goodbuy to needless plastic baggies. Baby food jars! READ MORE…

Border Collies help keep up solar farms.

Sheepdogs may now be considered an important part of green energy. Solar farms in Europe have begun keeping sheep in the pastures beneath solar array farms. The sheep are a green way to keep the weeds and grasses from blocking the sunlight. A fence around the solar farm keeps the sheep in and the people out. Sheepdogs like Border Collies have hit the spotlight helping to move the sheep around. The sheep cut the grass for free and provide wool.