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Are you a techie person but want to help the planet on recovering from destruction? Yes! Destruction due to climate change. Aren’t you aware that the sudden change of weather was brought by climate change? Now you know. If you are that person, I strongly
Building a solar car is a very ambitious goal, but one that is achievable through hard work and commitment. One of the first things to do is to organize a group of people interested in building a car, and planning a specific goal. How much money will you
Earth Day 2010 finds Michigan struggling mightily to achieve even average performance on one of the simplest, yet most effective, actions citizens can take to improve the environment: recycling. Michigan badly trails other Great Lakes states and the rest
By 2015, every state in India will need to source at least 10% of its energy from clean sources. Coupled with this is the mammoth solar mission, which mandates 20GW of solar energy in the country by 2022. See this post for more details. Speaking of renewa
All smokers think that by smoking they are only damaging their health. They are ignorant about the fact that their smoking is indirectly affecting others health. And they are one of the direct contributors to the environmental pollution. There are few env
Just thought if movie producers and creators were aware of our dying planet and I think they are. Below are the proofs. I have compiled some Green environmental movies that I watched. My favorite is the Green Movie “The Day After Tomorrow”. Now I realized
It's Bike To Work Week, and we here at Blisstree are scrounging all the excuses we can to get back on our bikes after the long, hard winter. Every Spring, I kick the dust from the tires of my bike Bea Arthur (yes, I named my bike that. What of it?) to fin
Earlier this week, I wrote about a new study which says women can not only achieve orgasm physically, but can also achieve it just by thinking about it. And naturally, this is just too good a topic to leave well enough alone. I want to talk about this mor
Newsflash, ladies: Your television is an energy whore, and unfortunately, it's not burning up the leftover Thai you're eating while you watch it. It feeds on a diet of mostly oil- and coal-derived kilowatts, which translates into a pretty bad impact on th
–Fitness fashion find: Bari Tote. (Well + Good NYC) –Afternoon snack: date pudding. (Vitamin G) –8 benefits from travelling, other than pretending you're an international woman of mystery. (YourTango) –Five arm toning exercises. (FitSugar) –The benefi
Yesterday, a Chinese woman, whose fiancé reportedly called off their upcoming wedding, tried to commit suicide by jumping out of a high rise building. She had dressed herself in her bridal gown and crawled out of a top floor window, only to be caught by r
Is it just me, or has Gwyneth Paltrow been spotted with an awful lot of pasta lately for someone who's proselytized about the evils of carbs? I don't want to hate on angel hair, and god knows there's nothing better than someone (anyone?) serving me a bowl
I have a couple of posts in draft, but I just had to let you know about The Well Hung Meat Company. I met these guys on Saturday at Bristol's Organic Food Festival (more on that in another post) and after a discussion with my husband, we have signed up fo
I will be back to blogging soon.... right now, I'm enjoying marital bliss :)
One of the first things to do when you want to try and eat more mindfully, is to take a look around your kitchen. Before we do that though, I want to define, for the purpose of this little series I am doing, what I mean by 'eating mindfully'. Everyone wil
There are a lot of articles floating around the blogosphere this last month about the affordability of ethical food. Heather posted her own and linked to a great article, which said:"April 25, 2009 | Last month, a report from England found sales of some
So, I am getting married. The church is booked, the venue is booked. 25th of July this year, someone is going to attempt to make an honest woman of me. This is fine by me, I've lived with him for 4 years so I guess I know by now that we get on ok :) Ther
I love vegetables, especially winter veg. Big plates of roasted roots drizzled in olive oil and herbs... for me, there is very little more comforting than that. Probably 80 or 90 per cent of my meals are vegetarian, and a good portion of those are vegan.I
Three weeks today, but it seems longer. I don't mean that in a negative way, just to say that time has been suspended around here. Normal life has practically returned. I'm back to cooking and washing dishes. Mike's still doing the
Yesterday morning, we passed the two week mark. The babymoon is over and Mike is back to work. Reality beyond the walls of this house is slowly creeping back in. And, I admit, I wish it wouldn't. Still, it was always there, even if
I've spent the past nine days really taking it easy, like super easy. It is so nice to have Mike at home this time to take care of things. We had a few rough days where we were all tired and grumpy, but we've made it over the hump and are sett
Our dear Roan Davis Nichols, born April 27, 2011 at 6:30 AM at home. 2.5 years after his big sister, Willow. Just 12 hours later, our area sustained severe thunderstorms and an F3 tornado just a few miles down the road, blocking any acces
When we got home from our 40-week appointment on Friday, Mike found a little box in the mail. Inside was a sweet card from 4kingandprince along with a sweet outfit for our new baby. We awwwed for quite some time. It really brightene
Yesterday was the big spring perennial plant swap in town and I went in to help set up and label plants. After several very warm, dry days the morning forecast was for a dry start then rain around noon. Alas … Continue reading →
Friday evening I was invited to a reception at the Toledo Botanical garden and the news of the day was the yellow magnolia. You can tell a garden group was in the room because there were two groups – the … Continue reading →
Finally the new raised beds have been built. I made one more than I had originally intended but the four should be enough for this year. Now I have to get the mix made up which will be done this … Continue reading →
Today it was rainy from morning until evening. The pretty Star Magnolia is in bloom right now and looks great from the window. This is its’ first year and will be delightful for years to come. The daffodils … Continue reading →
It is a long time since I grew mushrooms, but in an effort to grow more of our food, I ordered one. This one was an organic button mushroom and we set up about 2 weeks ago. It hides in … Continue reading →
I am doing the vegetable beds this year as Square Foot Gardening and found some great raised beds on sale in February. They were so so cheap that I bought a bunch and I am now assembling them, one by … Continue reading →
It's nearly Winter again and so we've been firing up the woodstove regularly. I really like lighting the fire, and doing so when there are still some embers from the night before has been a good exercise in the benefits of waiting. It can be tempting t
I have struggled for a long time with my eating habits. I have gone from whining in my head (and sometimes outloud) about 'how come other people can eat whatever they want?' to blaming western society in general for unrealistic body expectations, to sayi
Earlier this week, the United Nations declared clean water and sanitation a human right! The declaration was ratified by 122 forward-thinking countries, with no countries voting against. But 41 members abstained, and you guessed it, Canada was among the
For the past week or so it seems like wherever I turn, something to do with water or water issues has come front and centre for me. For example, earlier this week was the first talk in Tricycle's retreat with Sensei Bonnie Myotai Treace. In this talk, (wh
Wow, I can't believe it is the Summer Solstice already - it seems I just planted the garden and now the days will start getting shorter again already. Lots going on around here, but I'm taking the time to get outside almost every day and enjoy some aspec
This CBS 60 Minutes show on the Deepwater Horizon travesty, and the story of one of its survivors is amazing and horrifying. When will we ever, ever, ever learn? When? WHEN!!!!
As the spring temperatures starts creeping up into the triple digits, I find myself day dreaming of far away adventures. Sea spray, unfamiliar music in the air, my hair dancing in the breeze, traveling with new friends… When I visited Gypsy Warrior
** SALE: Use coupon code genesis15 to save 15% until April 30, 2011 ** Just over a year ago, I talked about the Genesis Water Ionizer in the post Do You Know They Sell an Actual Fountain of Youth?. I shared the personal story of my in-laws, who introduced
Because sometimes, seriously, you should just take a chill pill. Now I want to suggest something that might sound impossible… This ice cube tray produces actual Chill Pills. Like real, working, effective “calm your crazy self down” chill
If I had to choose my favorite spicing or flavor, I’m pretty sure I’d choose garlic. It’s delicious, and the health benefits of garlic are endless: great for your heart, metablolisim, keeping your cholesterol down, healing infections, an
Everyone loves a good martini… even dogs! How better to help your dog unwind from a “ruff” day like ice cold water in her very own martini dog bowl? Here’s a quirky take on the tired old stainless steel dog bowl, and it pays attent
One of the best parts about living in 2011 is, ironically, vintage reproductions. You can buy a paper thin mobile phone and a perfect reproduction of a classic 1950′s phone. Or both, if you rock vintage-modern like we do. I was incredibly pleased to
At 8:30 PM on Saturday 26th March 2011, lights will switch off around the globe for Earth Hour and people will commit to actions that go beyond the hour. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon leads a host of world and civic leaders…
By now it is very well known that artificial food colourings are linked to kids behaviour problems. So why not give our kids the best start in life and avoid artificial additives as much as possible. It’s not only food…
Hi there, Summer holidays are over, school is back and so is Melbourne’s annual Sustainable Living Festival. Traditionally held mid February and in its 12th year now it’s Australia’s largest and oldest sustainability festival. The fest
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This November Sustainable Echo is turning two! To celebrate its second birthday, I decided to make a healthy vegetarian raw salad we named after our blog, instead of a birthday cake. If only our kids would trade their birthday cake…
This year the Hawthorn Community Garden at Riversdale Road will be part of the Australia’s Open Garden Scheme - Special Events. This is very exciting as our veggie patch is there! The winter crop is slowly finishing and time is now for spring̷