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The first egg!
After spending the last week consulting books and considering chicken recipes one of the little beauties laid it’s first egg, OK it’s the smallest chicken egg I’ve ever seen but begg… more →
welcome to voluntary simplicity
Reduce: Laundry
Aussie Elv wrote 1 day ago: How do you manage your laundry? In our house, I’m the laundry lady. As such, I get to skip out … more →
Spotlight: Transition Towns
Aussie Elv wrote 2 days ago: Hands up anyone who’s heard of a transition town. Anyone? No-one? Nah, me either, until the ot … more →
Reuse: Bioregions
Aussie Elv wrote 3 days ago: Sweden has pioneered these funky areas called bioregions. A bioregion is an area that is set up to b … more →
Fibres: Natural vs Synthetic
Aussie Elv wrote 5 days ago: Wool vs acrylic? Cotton vs polyester? Hemp vs nylon? I know the natural fibres are typically more co … more →
Newsflash: UK Goes Electric
Aussie Elv wrote 1 week ago: Awesome news! Treehugger has announced that the UK government is funding new Electric Vehicle (EV) c … more →
Spotlight: Population Growth
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Aussie Elv wrote 1 week ago: Population growth is such a dilemma for me… I know that if I have more kids I want to have mor … more →
In Vitro Meat
Aussie Elv wrote 2 weeks ago: In Vitro Meat (IVM): bring it on. Check out this article from H+ magazine (ok, number 6 is gross and … more →
NASA Treadmill Makes Exercise Easy|Trendhunter.com
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lmehit wrote 2 weeks ago: Forbes reports “Alter-G G-Trainer’s unique treadmill system allows people to train and recover by re … more →
Reduce: Tool Replacement. Grr.
Aussie Elv wrote 2 weeks ago: Ok, I’m a bit ticked off. We have a push mower – my parents gave it to Yankee Elv and I … more →
Friday Feast: Natural Immunity Booster
Aussie Elv wrote 2 weeks ago: I am sick. It’s nasty. I’m really not feeling good. My colleague at work (let’s ca … more →
Review: 20 Natural Health Tips
Aussie Elv wrote 2 weeks ago: I’m sick today, so when I saw in my twitter feed that Natural Papa had posted 20 natural healt … more →
Spotlight on Zoos: Good or Bad?
Aussie Elv wrote 3 weeks ago: Last week, I was looking at some photos my mother-in-law took when she was in Australia several mont … more →
No Impact Project
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Aussie Elv wrote 3 weeks ago: Is anyone joining in on the No Impact Project this week? It starts today. Although there are certain … more →
ECO-BUILDING – PART 9 – Custom bales
ProVillage wrote 1 month ago: A lot of custom trimmed bales are required in any straw bale home. The areas with windows serve as g … more →
A hippie's dilemma: eco-friendly presents
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Alden wrote 1 month ago: So you might have noticed lately that I’ve been trying to pare down my life a bit. I’m a … more →
ECO-BUILDING – PART 8 – Framing
ProVillage wrote 1 month ago: Post and beam systems Straw bale building are not the same as conventional buildings. This is an adv … more →
ECO-BUILDING – PART 7: THE BEST BALES FOR THE JOB
ProVillage wrote 1 month ago: Once you have gathered some knowledge of the land and a design which you have found appropriate, the … more →
ECO-BUILDING – PART 6: DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR STRAW BALE
ProVillage wrote 2 months ago: Design Styles Before the final decision is made, many variables have to be considered before that fi … more →
My True Calling in Life...
jenclinton wrote 2 months ago: Ever since high school, I’ve dreamt of becoming an interior designer. Seriously. (I was told t … more →
