The Scoop on the Coop
As everyone with a flock of hens knows, every day brings presents (“oh, for me!?”) when it’s time to gather eggs. That pleasure is more or less available, depending where you live. If you live by the...
View ArticleThe Herbalist Is In: Harvest Season
September is a plentiful time in the herb garden. The early, abundant September garden is a gratifying sight which beckons us to the harvest and keeping of the fruits of our labor. Herbs everywhere are...
View ArticleDIY zero-waste kit
Zero-waste lifestyles are finally reaching critical mass, and bloggers like Lauren Singer (TrashIsForTossers.com) and Shia Su (WastelandRebel.com) are taking the word to millennials, who are graciously...
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Grid Zine Fest Review
The second annual Grid Zine Festival was held at Publik Space on Saturday April 14th. Over 70 vendors from all over Utah and the United States showed up to put their zines on display and hopefully make...
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Plant Sex Ed
What you should know before deciding to save your plant’s seeds for replanting Becoming more self reliant and resilient was one of the main reasons I began gardening almost 20 years ago. I am...
View ArticleLIVE VS. FAKE (OR NONE): CHOOSE THE REAL
If scruples about cutting down a living tree were the main reason driving you skip buying a Christmas tree this year, relax. While cutting down a conifer from somebody’s front yard is a pretty heinous...
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Clean Air Solutions Fair January 19, 2019
Your opportunity to help clean up our air is coming up soon. It’s getting real out there. In October, the United Nations declared that it’s time to take “unprecedented” actions to cut carbon emissions...
View ArticleJumpstart your office recycling
Clear information goes a long way to enacting a successful program You’ve got a recycling program in your workplace, but it’s got lackluster support. People aren’t certain what item goes where, with...
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Building a dream
Straw bale construction is happening in Salt Lake City It’s snowing. I have clay plaster in my hair, down my shirt, and up my nose as well as on the bale wall in front of me. Even mixed with hot...
View Article22 ways to fire up a zero-waste lifestyle
A summertime refresher course You may have noticed that, some months back, we changed the title of this column from “Can You Recycle That?” to “Zero Waste.” That’s because recycling is only one of many...
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