Category Sustainability

Composting 101: Closing the Loop Between Your Kitchen and the Living Earth

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Discover how composting transforms kitchen scraps into living soil while reconnecting you to nature's most fundamental cycle. Whether you're in an apartment or on acreage, learn three simple methods to begin composting without pests or odors. This guide reveals composting as more than waste reduction; it's a doorway into understanding how natural systems create abundance from what we've been taught to discard.

The Hidden Truth About Where Your Food Really Comes From Will Shock You

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What if everything you know about food production is a lie? From chemically-treated soils to toxic water, modern agriculture is built on a broken system. Discover how the sewage-industrial complex deceives us and how regenerative practices can restore healthy soil, clean water, and a sustainable food system. The solution is closer than you think.

The Mathematics of Fair Wages: Why $25/Hour Should Be Today’s Minimum (And What Happens When We Ignore Basic Math)

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When we strip away politics and emotions, basic mathematics reveals a stark reality: federal minimum wage should be $24-25/hour today based on cost-of-living increases since 2009. Skilled labor should start at $40/hour minimum. Ignoring this math creates cascading system failures affecting workers, businesses, and entire communities. The numbers don't lie.

Sacred Ground

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Original folk-rock anthem exposing toxic commercial soil while celebrating ancient composting wisdom that transforms waste into fertile, life-giving earth.

The Hidden Pesticide Dangers Poisoning Your Home (+ Safe Alternatives)

What if protecting your home is actually poisoning it? We've normalized industrial chemicals in living spaces while obsessing over organic coffee beans. From a systems perspective, in-home pesticide use represents the most widespread form of self-harm in modern society. It's time we examined why.

A Regenerating Village

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Explore an ancient and evolving way of village living, rooted in rhythm, ritual, craft, and community. A poetic call to live, love, and dance along the way.

The Hidden Truth About Where Your Food Really Comes From Will Shock You

Waste Water Treatment plant at Scaynes Hill

What if everything you know about food production is a lie? From chemically-treated soils to toxic water, modern agriculture is built on a broken system. Discover how the sewage-industrial complex deceives us and how regenerative practices can restore healthy soil, clean water, and a sustainable food system. The solution is closer than you think.

Nature’s Bandaid

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What if the most powerful healing resource in your environment has been hiding in plain sight, disguised as a common weed? Plantain reveals nature's profound systemic intelligence – appearing exactly where soil disturbance occurs, concentrating its healing compounds in direct proportion to environmental stress, and demonstrating that abundance exists within interconnected networks all around us. This humble plant, growing beneath our feet in yards worldwide, offers a transformative lens for understanding how healing actually works: not through complex interventions, but through supporting the body's natural restoration networks. From wound healing to respiratory support, from digestive harmony to skin repair, plantain embodies the principle that the most elegant solutions emerge from recognizing and working with existing systems rather than against them. When we shift from seeing weeds to recognizing medicine, we're not just discovering a plant – we're awakening to our place within the living web of wellness that has always surrounded us, waiting for us to remember how to participate in the ancient dialogue between human need and nature's generous response.

The Versatile Violet: Exploring the Many Uses of This Beloved Plant

The Quiet Power of Botanical Wisdom In a world that often celebrates the loud and immediately visible, certain plants invite us to redirect our attention to discover profound usefulness in unexpected places. The violet—with its modest presence and gentle appearance—offers…

The Christian Paradox: Environmental Neglect and Eschatological Hope

Explore the complex relationship between Christianity and environmental stewardship, focusing on the paradox of eschatological beliefs that often overshadow ecological responsibility. This blog delves into how various interpretations of scripture, cultural influences, and communal identities shape Christian attitudes towards the environment. By addressing the disconnect between faith and ecology, we highlight the importance of proactive engagement in caring for creation, demonstrating that a genuine commitment to stewardship aligns with biblical teachings. Join us in discovering how Christians can reconcile their beliefs with urgent environmental action.