The Art of Frugal Hedonism
A lot of people seem to think that if you want to be frugal, you have to give up all the joyous things in your life and just focus on saving money. But it doesn’t need to be that way…
Effective Ways To Reduce Microplastics at Home & Beyond
A piece of plastic less than five millimetres across is a piece of microplastic and the average person is creating and worse, consuming, millions possibly billions of these pieces of plastic everyday. We don’t know the full list of health…
A World Environment Day Lowdown
Did you know that every year people gather to celebrate World Environment Day? And that it has been going on since 1974 when it was first carried out in Spokane in the United States? But what exactly is World Environment…
A Sustainable Fashion Glossary For 2023
The big challenge when it comes to doing right by the planet, for many of us, is simply understanding what people are talking about in conversations about being eco-friendly. Fortunately, we’ve got you covered and we’ve got an awesome introduction…
How Does Food Waste Impact The Environment?
Food waste doesn’t have to be a bad thing. In a world where everyone has food security and where food production is not in itself wasteful we could all compost much of our food waste and use it to produce…
The Benefits Of Vegan Collagen, According To Science
Not so long ago, if someone offered you vegan collagen, they would have been lying. Until very recently, indeed, it was impossible to make non-animal collagen, and supplements for vegans claimed, without evidence, to help boost the body’s abilities to…
A Vegetable Ivory Primer
Ivory apogists claim it looks incredible. It last forever, they proclaim! But at what cost? To make elephant ivory or mammoth ivory you need to remove the elephant tusks and that means killing the elephant. We went in search of…
Frugality Vs. Minimalism Is A Simple Thrifting Controversy
Frugality and minimalism aren’t as different as you might think but there are some distinct differences between the lifestyles too. So, let’s take a look at each concept in depth. Then we’ll examine how they differ. And of course, most…
Are Crayola Markers Vegan?
Crayola is one of the world’s biggest art brands. Who hasn’t used Crayola markers or Crayola crayons at some point in their lives. Well, it may come as a shock but art supplies are often not compatible with a vegan…
A Visible Mending Trends & History Deep Dive
Invisible mending is the way that we have traditionally approached mending clothes in the West. The idea is simple, to cover up the wear on our clothes and make them like new clothes again when we mend or repair them.…
25 Habits of Frugal People, According To Thrifters
Have you always wanted to get into frugal living? Not sure what frugal people do that makes them better able to save money than the rest of us? In an effort to get to the bottom of this we we…
Top 10 Online Homesteading Courses, According To Old-Timers
Learning the skills to build a sustainable homestead is challenging on a good day. It can get overwhelming real fast. The good news is that the magic of the interweb streams knowledge into our homes in real time around the…