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Holidays 2010 at Greenknowe

Submitted by Barbara on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 22:52

Happy Holidays 2010

This year we have held true to our principals of 2009 and exchanged just a few second hand gifts of things that were needed plus a few new toys for our son from the grandparents.  I ended up needing a few new things myself while we were traveling by train in the week leading up to our holiday so I put the empty packages under the tree so I could remember to be thankful for receiving the things I needed when I needed them.

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Greenest Eco School & Office Supplies

Submitted by Barbara on Mon, 06/21/2010 - 20:33

The Back-to-School ritual that happens ever fall is one of those tides of consumption that periodically sweeps over us in our lives.  We can easily avoid the pit fall of clothing right now as our son is still young and having new trendy things is not important to him.  We are very proud of our little guy who gladly accepts cast-offs and thrift store clothes.  This may ch

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Uses for Egg Shells

Submitted by Barbara on Sat, 02/27/2010 - 22:48

We have 6 chickens and lots and lots of egg shells! 

Use #1 is compost. Many plants benefit from the addition of minerals to the soil. Especially tomatoes and strawberries.

How to balance a sustainable life? Part I

Submitted by Barbara on Mon, 02/22/2010 - 22:02
Recently after looking into No Impact Man and thinking about most of the people who are doing really well with Riot4Austerity and what it means to living in a traditional sustainable culture I realized the connection between sustainable and subsistence. Most of the traditional cultures on earth that have lived in harmony with their environment in a sustainable way for thousands of years are subsistence cultures meaning they produce only what they need and little if any extra.  If you live in a subsistence culture then there is little to set aside in case of disaster.  We hear about these cultu

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Try just a little Vegan

Submitted by Barbara on Sat, 01/16/2010 - 01:49

The average American eats about 200 lbs of meat per year.  That’s a little over half a pound a day.  And thats just the average.  Some of those people are eating Ribs & Alice Springs Chicken® 1/3 rack of savory fall-off-the-bone baby back ribs paired with a tasty 5 oz.

Purchasing Durable Goods- Furniture

Submitted by Barbara on Wed, 01/06/2010 - 19:39

 We at Greenknowe strongly advocate buying everything you can second hand.  It helps to insulate you from sweatshop labor, mass consumption, waste and puts your dollar right into the hands of people who need it in your own community.  

Furniture represents the most durable fixtures in our homes.  We wear out and change our clothing frequently, electronics might last a while, most of our personal libraries tend to be small by comparison to the book shelves, dresser, desk, table, chairs etc that furnish our homes.

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