We’re in transition
Look to the Permaculture Flower - and realize every petal must go through transition.
Why grow native plants
Our choices, about the plants we decide to put in our urban gardens, are important and here's why
My drip bucket technique – low tech drip irrigation
You discover one of your tender young plants is wilting – and it's not your day to water your yard. What can you do?
Call it off before the divorce is final
poem: it won't be spaceships
Màk
poem: orange-yellow, California state flower
Rethinking waste
Everything we put into the cans headed to the landfill is a waste of earth's resources. Here's how to analyze your outflow, and channel it to higher uses.
Focus on the drain holes
Most water-saving tips focus on the faucet. I'm encouraging you to focus as well on where the water goes, where it leaves your home.
8 tips for even deeper water savings
Here are a few tips to deepen your water-saving Practice, which you aren't likely to find on typical how-to lists. The habit shifts apply no matter whether you live in a house, rental, condo, or apartment.
Greywater versus blackwater
What is greywater? What is blackwater? What should you be cautious about?
Bucketting
How to make bucketting a habit as part of your overall water savings.
