Tips to Prepare your Garden for Winter
September 30th, 2013 | by Tara O'Brien
A lot of people use raised garden beds to plant vegetables in during the summer time. This is an inexpensive [&hellip
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Regenerative Agriculture and Our Food Crisis
September 19th, 2013 | by Tara O'Brien
Rather than being inspired to change our nasty, greedy habits after watching films like Super Size Me and Food Inc., [&hellip
How to Create a Compost Pile: Semi-Static Compost Method
September 11th, 2013 | by Tara O'Brien
The stink of rotten food in the trash is something many people wish they could go without, and dealing with [&hellip
Natural Building: Living in Permanent Artwork
September 2nd, 2013 | by Tara O'Brien
Living in a house made completely of sand, straw and water may sound like something from a third world country. [&hellip
It’s Rambutan Season!
August 26th, 2013 | by Tara O'Brien
Here in the mountainous area of Costa Rica the rambutans have finally ripened and you can see the little fuzzy [&hellip
Vegan Plantain Burger Recipe
July 27th, 2013 | by Tara O'Brien
Like many Americans traveling to the Dominican Republic, I became disillusioned toward my dreams of eating only organic tropical fruit [&hellip
Green Smoothies Really Do Work Magic
July 12th, 2013 | by Tara O'Brien
I was addicted to carbs and cheese; and yes, admission IS the first step to recovery. Because although I told [&hellip
How To Improve Your Waist Line and Your Impact on the World
July 3rd, 2013 | by Tara O'Brien
With school out for summer you may be one of the many teachers or students who finds themselves with free [&hellip
Why Vinegar Will Take Over the World
June 24th, 2013 | by Tara O'Brien
Today we have another post from Tara! Check out her previous post about proper worm bin maintenance here. Tara has [&hellip
Quick Fixes for Stinky Worm Compost Bins
June 20th, 2013 | by Tara O'Brien
Green Living Ideas is super happy to welcome yet another writer to our team, Tara O’Brien. Tara is a recent [&hellip
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