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Making A Difference means Making A Difference

Decluttering is one of those words that was created because no other word existed for the task. It is the process of removing those things in our lives that cause us to stumble, lose our way, fall down, or become otherwise distracted. And practically speaking removing clutter is a relatively easy task. Start with a [...]

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5 ‘Must Read’ books on homesteading, simple living, and sustainability

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Looking for something to read that is entertaining, educational, and can be put in your sustainability toolkit?

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Get Your Garden Growing Today

Just four years ago I was a self-described brown thumb. It wasn’t because I had definitively proven my inability to grow anything but more because I had given no effort to the task. Until 2008 my gardening was limited to a sunflower grown in Vacation Bible School one summer and a pitiful tomato plant in [...]

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Romancing the farm

I am not a poet nor am I a poetryfile. And if you are like me than the name Albert Stroud of Coffeyville, Kansas may mean nothing to you. But in 1917 he had a poem published by The Journal Press that seems to speak volumes to man of us today. They say the population [...]

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Mother Nature Gives a Lesson in Time Management

A little more than a week ago, Mother Nature taught me a few lessons that I would not soon forget.

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Lighten the load. Go paper free!

I have been reading UpcycledLove for quite some time. Written by Lynn Fang, a shameless idealist, social change and nature nerd, and organic gardener in training, the site strives to empower and inspire you to realize that you have what it takes to make a difference. And as blog luck would have it I came [...]

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Simple Ways to Be More with Less (an interview with Courtney Carver)

When I first began downsizing and decluttering I came across a few blogs that seemed to all have one thing in common. Their authors were participating in a sort of mini-mission called Project 333. The founder of the project, Courtney Carver, came across as a very real, down-to-earth, approachable, minimalist of sorts. I reached out [...]

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Another Man’s Revolution-Have we Lost Our Sense of Humanity at the Table?

Everyday of every hour, people around the globe are enjoying meals, snacks, and deserts either purchased or fully prepared by themselves or jointly with friends and family. Families sit down to eat together at tables albeit a Sunday gathering or just immediate family members. These times are sacred to some including ourselves. Our Scissors & Drumsticks [...]

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