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Can Your Sustainable RV Also be Comfortable?
Tuning Your RV For Sustainability And Comfort Of all of the vacations and trips Americans take every year, the road trip is one of the

5 Surprising Uses Of Dandelions (Yes, weeds!)
Dandelions are often viewed as just being flowering weeds that are seen in the yard or coming through cracks in pavement but are actually beneficial

Why You Should Say NO More Often and Give Fewer Fucks
For many years, I thought that it was my responsibility, my duty, to deep-dive into the most terrible and baffling situations (and people), with the

Best Damn Strawberry Jello Ever
This recipe has 5 simple ingredients but is, no joke, the best damn strawberry jello I’ve ever had. I’ve loved jello and gummies my whole

Introducing The BIOSCARF: Giving You Style & Protection!
There is now a scarf that is more effective at filtering pollution than health masks and is also stylish when worn. Introducing BIOSCARF! The first

Pavlov, Roller Skates, and Why We Don’t Punish Our Kids – Unschooling
I originally wrote this in 2012, when my children were much younger. Gentle discipline. That sounds pretty progressive, right? Not spanking or hitting children IS

Pallet Planter: The Easiest Way to Grow Strawberries
Growing strawberries is one of the best things about fall gardening. Who doesn’t love fresh juicy strawberries, picked right off the plant and ripened to

Coworking in Nature could make 2019 your Most Productive Year Yet
At age 21, I left the United States and embraced a fully nomadic existence. I’d traveled before, but always with plans of returning home. This

Tour of Converted Van in New Hampshire
Life Opted Out Podcast gives us a tour of their newly converted tiny home – a van conversion!Check out their electric and solar set up,

VIDEO – Survival Gardening In The Heat with Marjory Wildcraft
From Marjory Wildcraft’s GrowYourOwnGroceries.org Growing food in your backyard when its over 100 degrees for more than three months? How do you do that? If

My Minivan Camper Conversion: Pinterest Your Way to a New Travel Van
Originally posted on Sovereign Motherhood, September 1, 2019: Minivan Camper Conversion I am FINALLY getting around to posting the pics and design process behind my

Study: Children Who Spend More Time in Nature Are Healthier and Happier
Can you believe that children in Great Britain watch more than 17 hours of television per week? When you break that down, it averages over