When I met Melissa Matarese in the summer of 2017, I felt an immediate bond. We both view sustainable living as the key to a healthy and meaningful future. And we both hope to …
Category: Self-sufficiency

Greening Your Cleaning
Eco-friendly household cleaning products If you're trying to stay on top of warnings about various household toxins, you may sometimes get a mild case of green exhaustion. It's tempting to tune it all out for a while …

Greening the Lunchbox: Six Easy Steps
Whether you’re packing school lunches or brown-bagging it to your job, the lunch box can be a Pandora’s box of environmental hazards. Here are a few alternatives for making lunch more sustainable. 1. Reusable sandwich bags. …

Sustainable resolutions for 2013
Every year at this time, thousands of writers are tasked with finding a fresh spin on the annual New Year’s Resolution article. Meanwhile, those of use who still believe in resolutions make lists that we know …

Lessons in Sustainability, Compliments of Sandy
In the aftermath of the worst storm most of us have ever experienced, adopting a more sustainable, self-sufficient lifestyle may take on a greater sense of urgency. Generally speaking, the sustainability movement is a …