Five Beautiful Edible Plants in Purple
November 26th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
For the uninitiated, a garden is a garden, except when it isn’t. For many, a garden falls into two camps: [&hellip
Browsing the "diy" Tag
Community Garden Plots: Make the Most of Limited Space
November 12th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Tomato dreams and hot pepper fantasies unite apartment dwellers and homeowners in community gardens. Some gardeners are strictly production focused, [&hellip
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
Planning a Perfect Kitchen Garden
September 17th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Today we have another post from Jami Scholl: Jami is a permaculture/wellness expert, and has experience in the areas where [&hellip
How to Make an Herbal Tincture
September 5th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Green Living Ideas is happy to feature another guest post from Alexis of The Art of Sacred Body today! Alexis [&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
How to Find and Use Wild Foods
August 15th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Green Living Ideas is happy to feature another guest post from Alexis of The Art of Sacred Body today! Alexis [&hellip
BNTO by Cuppow Product Review
August 5th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Green Living Ideas was recently send a super cool BNTO by the makers of Cuppow. The BNTO is a little [&hellip
DIY Tiki Torches from Old Glass Bottles
June 3rd, 2013 | by The Green Divas
But, if I had to choose my favorite segment from this week, I’d say it was GD Mizar’s DIY Tiki Torches segment! Aside from gardening and other fun stuff, this is on my agenda this weekend
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