Posts tagged as: how-to

Natural Homemade Laundry Detergent

April 28th, 2009 - posted under: The Farm » Home

  Just 3 months back I wrote the very first Itty Bitty Bonzai about the dangers of bleach, and included a simple recipe for a homemade substitute.  Since then, I’ve been sort of obsessed with diy, non-toxic cleaning solutions.  I’ve tinkered and tested and mixed (and messed) so much, I feel like a modern alchemist!  But [...]

All About Compost

April 22nd, 2009 - posted under: The Farm » Flora

Happy Earth Day everyone! In honor of this most relevant holiday, and in keeping with our Monthly Mission, I’ve written up everything you need to know, to get you started composting! This simple habit is one of the most Earth-friendly that you can develop, and I hope that you can all add it to your [...]

How To Grow Potatoes in Tire Towers

April 22nd, 2009 - posted under: The Farm » Flora

  I love this creative gardening technique. It hits on so many of my happy Bonzai buttons that it makes me giddy! First of all, you’re growing your own food, which of course I think is divine.  Secondly, this is some super small-scale gardening, because you utilize the vertical ‘dead’ space by growing *up* instead [...]

10 Steps Closer To . . .

April 17th, 2009 - posted under: Furthermore » Inspiration

    1. Buy Your Food From Bulk Bins.    Most natural food stores, and many supermarkets, offer a variety of loose goods like flours, powders, pastas, beans, nuts, dried fruit, coffee, tea, and spices – and there are awesome advantages to buying these items bulk.  Firstly, you don’t pay for anything other than the [...]

It’s Time! – Tips For Transplanting Seedlings

April 16th, 2009 - posted under: The Farm » Flora

  Whether you’ve started out from seed or just purchased your spring starts, we’re finally (!) entering the arena of actual planting.  Yay!  Final frost will vary by region, but no matter where you are, all that planning and digging and weeding and waiting will soon begin to pay off.  By now you should have [...]