Category Archives: Buy Nothing
Dumpster find of the year: my bed, piece by piece
Quit your job, become a dumpster diver, and wake up to find you’re suddenly living like a hedonist. Not what you’d expected from a career in trash picking, is it?
Also posted in Build This, Change Your Life, DIY, Featured, Radical Homemaking, Revolution, Things We've Tried Tagged click clack gorilla, DIY, dumpster diving, freaks, freegan, garbage, how to be awesome, making it last, not caring, radical homemaking, recycling, Reuse, revolutionaries, trash, trash to treasure, trash tuesday Comments closed
Paring Down: My story
I got rid of a lot of stuff when I moved into an Airstream trailer. But no matter how hard I try there is always something that I have and don’t really need, and then I have to start a pile.
Also posted in Change Your Life, DIY, Featured, Radical Homemaking, Revolution, Things We've Tried Tagged less is less, minimalism, radical homemaking, simple living, too much stuff Comments closed
Project 333: Minimally Driven, Maximally Awesome
Minimalizing my wardrobe made dressing less complicated and gave me the power to focus on other things besides what I’m wearing for the day.
Also posted in Change Your Life, Featured, Revolution, Take Action Tagged advice, Buy Nothing, how to be awesome, making it last, minimalism, Project 333, simplify, trying new things Comments closed
Possum Living by Dolly Freed
In the 1970s, Dolly and her father lived a middle-class life on $1,500 a year. Her book is a freegan manifesto from someone who'd never heard the word "freegan".
Also posted in Art, Change Your Life, DIY, Featured, Radical Homemaking, Revolution, Verbal Tagged crazy ideas that just might work, freaks, freegan, how to be awesome, not caring, radical homemaking, read a book, revolutionaries, simple living Comments closed
Hannah Dobbz, Squatterati
Hannah is a writer, filmmaker and activist who wants to help America reexamine its relationship with housing. She tells us why she's the perfect person to start the conversation, and how you can help.
Also posted in Art, Change Your Life, DIY, Heal The World, Participatory, Radical Homemaking, Revolution, Verbal Tagged activism, crazy ideas that just might work, freaks, freegan, housing, housing rights, revolutionaries, squatting, video Comments closed
Upcycle Your Burnt-Out Candles
For this year's birthday, I recycled and re-gifted my own favorite gift.
Also posted in Crafts, DIY, Revolution, Things We've Tried, Tips and Tricks Tagged candles, get crafty, radical homemaking, recycling, Reuse, upcycled Comments closed
Of oranges in a dumpster
Why can't I compost my uneaten fruit?
Also posted in Food, Heal The World, Omnivore, Revolution, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged click clack gorilla, compost, dumpster diving, Fallen Fruit, freegan, pesticides Comments closed
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Paring Down Challenge: How to get rid of your extra stuff