It might be a tad early, but this week I started my seeds indoors for the vegetable garden I’m planning this year. Last year was very much a learning year for me and hopefully some of the thi…
On our Zero Waste journey we don’t always think about Zero Waste Gardening as the first thing that springs to mind is reducing plastic indoors.
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Zero waste is a lifestyle that’s becoming more popular. You want to do your part and adopt better lifestyle habits, but don’t know where to start? Here’s a complete guide for beginners with our best tips to get started.
Discover everything you need to know about how to compost so you can reduce your waste and give your garden the nutrients it needs to grow.
Zero waste is a lifestyle that’s becoming more popular. You want to do your part and adopt better lifestyle habits, but don’t know where to start? Here’s a complete guide for beginners with our best tips to get started.
There's nothing like getting your hands in the dirt and smelling that earthy scent in the air. With spring in full bloom, my thoughts can't help turning to gardening. I'm so excited to be joining my community garden again this year - they'll be planting in May. If you're thinking about starting a garden up,
Want to start composting but not sure where to start? This beginners guide covers all the main points so you can start composting now!
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Today we are back and I am sharing my quick tip to create a simple DIY zero waste drip irrigation system. Drip irrigation is one of my favourite ways to water my plants on auto pilot. 📣 My new book...
My own personal journey on the road to low waste started with composting, so it seems fitting to start here. I would like to acknowledge that, if you found yourself reading this blog, it’s likely y…
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Backyard composting is an easy way to help the planet and get rid of all your food scraps. We will guide you through the process!
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Simple tips, tricks, and secrets to help you be somewhat more sustainable in everyday life.
Transform your backyard into a sustainable haven with magical gardening tips. From composting secrets to water mastery, embrace eco-friendly practices and turn your garden into a thriving, green paradise!
I have been hard at work on this 31-day challenge, and I am so excited to share it with you! Rebecca, a middle school math and science teacher in the bay
On our Zero Waste journey we don’t always think about Zero Waste Gardening as the first thing that springs to mind is reducing plastic indoors.
Transform your backyard into a sustainable haven with magical gardening tips. From composting secrets to water mastery, embrace eco-friendly practices and turn your garden into a thriving, green paradise!
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Make an impact on the environment by connecting with other Australians through Share Waste Australia. Share your food waste with neighbours!
Ready to start your spring planting? Try this ECO fun project starting seeds indoors in repurposed egg shells and then burying the compostable eggs with their seedlings outside in your garden.
On our Zero Waste journey we don’t always think about Zero Waste Gardening as the first thing that springs to mind is reducing plastic indoors.
Discover how to transform your life with a zero waste lifestyle, unlocking secrets to sustainable living and eco-friendly habits.
With summer in full swing, I love whipping up a jug of zero waste iced tea. Especially when I'm having company over. But I cannot stand those powdered iced teas they sell where you just add water - there are so many unnecessary additives in there like artificial dyes and sweeteners. Thankfully, there's a low
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Begin your low-waste or zero-waste grocery shopping journey to minimize and change the way you shop for the better!
Zero waste cooking, or "root to tip" is about using all parts of a veggie or fruit. Learn more, and recipes, to go low waste in your kitchen!
Forty-eight years ago my husband and I took a class in organic gardening and rented a plot in the seminary garden. We grew tomatoes and zucchinis and green beans and leaf lettuce and radishes and more, watering the garden from a creek nearby and mulching it with newspaper. I canned quarts of tomatoes and green beans for the winter. clearing out the garden plot in spring 1973 Now we are in retirement and gardening again. Only one parsonage in the intervening years provided us with a garden plot; for a few years we had the best broccoli I ever ate! We have a small suburban yard. There is an herb garden and two raised planters for spinach, chard, and leaf lettuce. We have huge tubs for tomatoes. basil in my herb garden But I want to expand my garden and I wanted new ideas. I hoped that Zero Waste Gardening would give them to me. 'Zero waste' is about sustainability, the awareness that resources are finite. Making use of everything we grow, and using the whole plant, is the focus of this book. The presentation is very attractive with full pages with color illustrations. The contents are divided into Space (including preparation of the ground, manure, inter-planting, under-sowing, space, yield); Taste (recipes, using all the plant, food preservation, storage); and Waste (sowing and harvesting, reducing energy, water); and information on the garden plants. The garden plants include the stock choices but also more unusual crops. Information on plants include when to sow, plant, and harvest; yield per plant; how to pick; growing tips; zero waste tips; and how to use. There is a page on gardening tools needed and how to keep them sharp. And a full index and glossary. I learned to use the leaves of root vegetables as food and that some seeds are also edible. I did not know that we can eat the roots of Swiss Chard. But we do eat the stems, which we cook and serve in a white sauce on toast with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese. I especially liked the idea of not disturbing the soil but adding mulch to disintegrate over winter, providing soil for planting. There are numerous ways we can participate in zero waste. For several years we have shopped with a delivery service that distributes 'imperfect' vegetables and fruits. They are too big or too small or have blemishes or are in oversupply or being phased out. Microgreens are all the rage now. The raised planter beds need to be thinned out, and I plan on keeping the baby plants for eating. We save zinnia seeds. I dry herbs. We freeze leftover veggies for soups, and dice up and freeze vegetables on the verge of going bad. I always thought of these habits as being economically and environmentally friendly. Now I know, they are zero waste habits! I received a free egalley from the publisher through NetGalley. My review is fair and unbiased. Zero Waste Gardening: Maximize space and taste with minimal waste by Ben Raskin Quarto Publishing Group – White Lion Pub Date June 1, 2021 ISBN: 9780711262331 PRICE $18.00 (USD) from the publisher Zero-Waste Gardening is your essential go-to guide to growing your own food for maximum taste and minimum waste. Organic gardening expert, Ben Raskin, shares over 60 unique planning-for-yield guides for key crops. Work out how to make the most of the green space you have got, what to grow easily in it, and how much you will harvest seasonally for zero waste. Learn about the roots of organic gardening, and unearth how to plant waste-free for any size plot, from balcony containers to 5-metre-square yards. Peppered with root-to-stalk cooking techniques, and edibility tips including which crops you can eat straight away, this is a plot-to-plate handbook for everyone with a green-thumb. Perfect for new and experienced growers, zero-food waste followers, city gardeners, and the ecologically minded, this is the only gardening book you will ever need!
I thought it would be a lot of fun to compose over 100 easy zero waste tips that you could implement relatively quickly. You might not be able to
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Zero waste is a relatively new buzz word in the United States, which can be defined as a set of principles focused on waste prevention that encourages the
Minimalism and zero waste share several core tenants, one of them being BUY LESS. So, I wanted to round up 50 things that I don't buy anymore. After all
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