How Do Earthships Work?
An Earthship home is a type of passive solar house that is made of both natural and upcycled materials (such as earth-packed tires). Earthships can be completely off-grid or partially off-grid. Earthships can be built
Recycling Waste Water Makes Sense
In Durban, South Africa’s third largest city, an amount of wastewater equivalent to 13 Olympic-sized swimming pools has been treated and reused for industrial use by a paper mill and a local refinery every
Wastewater to Generate Electricity
Whether wastewater is full of “waste” is a matter of perspective. “Why is it waste?” asked Zhen He, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis. “It’s organic materials,” he said, and those can
10 Flowers To Grow With Vegetables
Companion Planting: How To Deter Pests and Encourage Beneficial Insects Flowers among the vegetables are more than just a colourful addition. They attract pollinating insects to fertilise the flowers of beans, peas, tomatoes and
Sustainable Buildings are a Win-Win
January 2020 now seems like a lifetime ago. The way we lived, the priorities we had, the hugs we shared. Was that really us? While our notions of safety, wellbeing and personal space have
Free Energy is Going down the Drain, but not for long…
Clean energy can take many forms. We most often think of it as solar panels gobbling up radiation from the sun or massive wind turbines twisting in the sky, but if we rethink things
Off Grid and Self-Sustaining Homes with Jonah Reynolds
Have you heard of Earth Ships? This episode is with Jonah Reynolds, Earthship Biotect - which is the number one eco-construction and self-sufficient living design. Off-grid, self-sustainable houses. Absolutely an alternative investment. We
Adding a Greywater Systems to your Home – You Need to Know This
Though collection and distribution methods vary, a greywater system offers a way for homeowners to save and/or reuse water that isn't all that dirty. For example, water from a washing machine's rinse cycle is
Toilet Paper is bad, Here is what to use instead.
Having access to soft, fluffy toilet paper is one of those modern conveniences that makes life in the 21st century that much easier. But did you know that using this luxury could be doing
Fixtures for your Sustainable Minded Home.
Being a steward of the environment means evaluating how many resources you and your family consume and consistently looking for ways to reduce your carbon footprint. The good news is that it’s pretty easy to make