With fewer bees to pollinate fruits and vegetables each year, ‘beemageddon’ may soon cause the collapse of the agriculture industry. –My Science Academy Help dissuade Beemageddon! It is well-known that we have long been nearing the collapse of our current food system with the concurrent collapse of bee colonies around [...]

Earth Day has come and gone but that’s not an excuse to stop taking steps to improve our environment. Respecting our planet and making it a better place to live is something that you can teach your children all year round. Just taking everyday household items like emptied food containers [...]

April showers bring May flowers and you know what flowers bring—bees. I came across a nifty DIY bee hive tutorial on the Homesteading Self Sufficiency Survival page, and soon found myself deep into an internet investigation of all kinds of do-it-yourself homes and hideaways for attracting critters to your yard [...]

In the Northern Hemisphere, the recent calendar page turn from April to May marks the official start of the spring-summer season, the return of shorts and of sand-filled Saturdays. It is also skin cancer awareness month. The thinning ozone and rising temperatures mean it’s more important than ever this year [...]

We are reminded on an almost daily basis of the importance of leading an eco-friendly life. Our planet and our health depend upon it so it is everyone’s responsibility to make the necessary changes in their lives to help. You can make almost everything in your life eco-friendly, from the [...]

With Earth Day right around the corner, recycling should be on the top of everyone’s mind. This infographic shows 8 creative ways that you can recycle everyday household materials into useful new products. Courtesy of: Fast Haul

We are getting more and more aware of how important is to take care not only for our own health, but for the health of everything that surrounds us. Green living has become very popular, even fashionable lately. There’s nothing wrong with trends, as long as they are reasonable. And [...]

A green roof is a roof which can either be partially or fully covered by plants. It generally constitutes a waterproof covering where vegetation is planted over. The green roof is different from a rooftop garden in the sense that the latter uses containers for the plants while the waterproof [...]

Crack the windows and break out the vinegar—it’s spring and time to clean! Besides brushing up mothballs and sweeping away spiderwebs, we can also look at the Top 5 ways we pollute the Earth, and choose to “clean up” our actions by reforming a heavy environmental impact. 1. How to [...]

Individuals today have many options available to them when trying to live more sustainably or more environmentally friendly. For those individuals who are also fortunate enough to own their home, pursuing some of these options is likely to increase the market value of your home while saving money on energy [...]