Eco Living & Environment

ALEXA ERICKSON | Ivy creeping up the walls of homes and buildings, often seen on the oldest of homes thought to be deserted by humans and redeemed by nature, has long been admired. But a new trend has emerged that is anything but ancient. All over the world, buildings covered in vegetation and greenery are surfacing. There’s One Central Park in Sydney, Bosco Verticale in Milan, ...

No man is an island. While having a mattress to sleep on at night is not such a big issue for most people, for some it is a dream that is beyond belief. Mattresses are not cheap, especially a good one that is made from high quality material. A mattress is a necessity for a healthy and humane life, but ...

ALANNA KETLER | Imagine you could grow lettuce and herbs inside your house all year round? Well, you absolutely can, thanks to the new indoor hydroponic garden system from Ikea. This will allow anyone to easily grow fresh produce at home, without the use of soil and without any previous gardening experience. How Does It Work? This garden uses a hydroponic ...

ALANNA KETLER | Gardening can be such a rewarding hobby for you, your family, your neighbours and some friends as well as there is much to benefit from. Aside from being rewarding for your mind and soul, it is also physically rewarding because you actually get to harvest the “fruits of your labor.” Being able to grow your own food means ...

by Christina Sarich | When 19-year-old Boyan Slat told the world he had developed an ocean clean up array, the news went absolutely viral. He claimed that more than 7 tons of plastic could be cleaned from the world’s oceans in a few years. This idea from the CEO of The Ocean Clean Up is certainly thought-provoking, but it isn’t without its ...

by Alanna Ketler | I think it’s safe to say that we all know just how irresponsibly we have been using plastic over the past few decades; I don’t even know if we saw it as a problem until quite recently. The damage has been done and there is now so much plastic waste in landfills (and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in ...

by Jefferey Jaxen | The last year has seen more happen in conscious defiance of genetically modified food and its associated chemicals than perhaps the last 20 combined. After a slow start, humanity is awakened, activated, and taking no prisoners. There are now blueprints in place from individuals, communities, states, and entire countries to replicate on the way to casting genetically modified ...

Julie Redstone We know that the Amazon forest is essential to the wellbeing of the planet. We know that its forests breathe vital air into the earth’s ecosphere, and that its land and trees house a diversity of species unequaled in number upon the earth. And yet what we do not know is that this forest, this acreage that extends for ...

by Mike | Most of us know that most of our foods are mass produced mainly for convenience, profit and other agendas. Which all can lead to unintegral ways of production, such as sacrificing quality and health, for yeild, efficiency and dollar signs. Most of our foods are chemically treated, and sprayed to last longer,  so they can make it to ...

Growing a lemon trees from seed is surprisingly easy. Generally, lemon trees flourish outdoors year-round in hot areas, but they can also grow indoors as edible houseplants. They  can be easily grown from seed and are a nice looking plant.  It requires very little equipment and a few seeds from an organic lemon. How To Grow A Lemon Tree From ...