It has become abnormal to be seen barefoot in public. I have heard the same comments over and over when going barefoot in the store, walking down the road, or even in my own neighborhood: Where are your shoes?...
Think all those zombie movies were just entertainment? Think again. We are currently in the midst of the biggest zombie apocalypse--it's already happening, but most people are completely unaware of it. Zombies are little more than purposeless bodies, devoid of soul....
Are you tired of quickly using up and throwing out too many plastic bottles? People are coming up with many creative ways to use their bottles after drinking 12oz of water or soda, such as this beautiful plastic bottle...
The wide spread use of pesticides on our food has been a controversial topic in the health community for many years, but this U.N. report gives organic food producers and consumers more of a leg to stand on. Despite obvious...
Have you ever really wondered what it'd be like to just walk into the forest--and stay there? What kind of a space would you live in? How would you find food and water? Would you hunt animals, garden, or...
The Bike Washing Machine, a sustainable power combo created by college students at the Dalian Nationalities University in China. This cool invention does exactly what it's name implies, it allows you to ride an exercise bike while simultaneously preforming a...
Just when you thought renouncing society and sailing the oceans in a submarine was impractical...enter the SeaJet Capsule! No, really--this incredible thing uses a combination of solar power and wind power to propel itself, and much more. Created by freelance designer...
RoundUp's already-questionable reputation suffered another blow recently. A federal court conducting cancer investigations ordered some of Monsanto's confidential documents to be unsealed--and what they found wasn't comforting. The records contained email communications between Monsanto executives that suggest the company had ghostwritten...
Even the most dedicated health-foodies sometimes need (or want) to eat out - and for that, I'm glad there's Chipotle. Sure, they're a big business, but they're actively trying to find ways for sustainability and ethical food to harmonize. Chipotle just...
  Dustin April 17, 2017  BY: DUSTIN BATTY Stem cell research is a controversial topic that is often vilified in the minds of the general public. This is in part because of the vast mainstream media coverage of the debates surrounding the...
We take our coffee seriously here at the Homestead Guru, but I'm not sure if I'll be shelling out for a cup of Kopi Luwak anytime soon. Kopi Luwak is the most expensive coffee in the world, and it goes...
There is a Permaculture Country Club in Costa Rica, part of Saint Michael’s Sustainable Community, that is a gardening club that runs on Organic Community Supported Agriculture Programs where you can buy or rent a house with green technologies....