Sep 4, 202212 Quick Tips for a More Sustainable Home RenovationBy Lauren Landers Buying an older home instead of a newer build is one of the best eco-friendly choices new homeowners can make. But, no matter how nice your older home may be, it will still likely need a little bit of TLC. Home remodeling can often be quite pricey…Sustainability9 min readSustainability9 min read
Aug 20, 2022Easy Guide for Making Sauerkrautby Lauren Landers Sauerkraut packs a flavor punch. It’s salty, tangy, a delicious condiment and it’s great for gut health too. If you’ve ever been curious about making sauerkraut at home, now’s the time to act. In this article, we’ll explore two tasty DIY sauerkraut recipes we know you’ll love!Cooking5 min readCooking5 min read
Aug 19, 2022Make Your Own Refrigerated PicklesBy Lauren Landers So it’s harvest time and you have more cucumbers than you know what to do with. The solution is simple: make your own easy refrigerated pickles! While canning and lacto-fermenting can be fun ways to preserve your garden harvest, if you’re new to home preservation, or you…Gardening3 min readGardening3 min read
Aug 10, 2022Are Monarch Butterflies Endangered? What it Means & How to HelpBy Lauren Landers If you’ve been listening to the news lately, or you’re just into gardening, you know that the news is abuzz with stories about monarch butterflies being added to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. But are monarch butterflies really endangered? …Gardening10 min readGardening10 min read
Jul 27, 2022How to Choose the Best Loose Leaf Teaby Lauren Landers Swapping out store bought tea bags for loose leaf tea is a great way to easily reduce your kitchen waste. But if you’re new to loose teas, you may not know how to make loose leaf tea from scratch. …Tea8 min readTea8 min read
Jul 20, 2022How to Grow Your Own Indoor Kitchen Herb Gardenby Lauren Landers If you love cooking with fresh herbs, there’s nothing like growing them at home. In fact, even if you prefer to only cook with dried herbs, it’s super easy to grow your own herbs for dehydrating too. …Gardening12 min readGardening12 min read
Jul 13, 2022How to Attract Pollinators to Your GardenThere are so many reasons why you may want to attract pollinators to your garden. They’re beautiful, interesting to watch and increase the harvest yield of your vegetable and fruit crop as they diligently pollinate your flowers. …Pollinator Gardening7 min readPollinator Gardening7 min read
May 2, 2022Make Compost Easily with Cold CompostingBy Lauren Landers If you want to get started with outdoor composting, but don’t know where to begin, this beginner’s guide to cold composting is for you. Cold composting is the easiest composting method around and relies on the natural processes of nature to produce large volumes of compost for…Gardening7 min readGardening7 min read
Apr 29, 2022How to Start Worm Compostingby Lauren Landers If you’ve ever been curious about worm composting, you’ve come to the right spot! Worm composting or vermicomposting is an incredibly easy way to repurpose your old kitchen scraps, green your kitchen and create rich organic garden-ready compost . Worm castings, the by-product of vermicomposting, improve plant…Organic Gardening9 min readOrganic Gardening9 min read
Apr 28, 2022Getting Started with Bokashi CompostingBegun in ancient Korea, bokashi composting is a unique method of composting that utilizes fermentation, rather than decomposition, to produce a nutrient-rich compost in a fraction of the time of other methods. By combining an anaerobic environment with beneficial microorganisms, bokashi composting can produce a finished compost in as little…Composting5 min readComposting5 min read
