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4 ways to kick 2-wheeled ass for Bike Month
This month, I'm celebrating my trusty bicycle by learning to ride hands-free. How will you push your pedals?
Posted in Change Your Life, DIY, Featured, Revolution, Take Action, Tips and Tricks Also tagged bike kitchens, bike week, bikes, cheap bike repair, DIY, environmentalism, fun, national bike month, national bike week, people for bikes Comments closed
6 Reasons to love the country AND the city
Or, I Can Kill Things Better Than You Can.
Posted in Change Your Life, DIY, Featured, Radical Homemaking, Revolution Also tagged country vs. city, simple living, trying new things Comments closed
Wanna go dumpsterin’? This weekend is your chance
Even if you've never dumpster dived before, you're bound to find bounty at the end of a school semester.
Posted in Buy Nothing, Change Your Life, DIY, Revolution, Take Action, Things We've Tried, Tips and Tricks Also tagged advice, dumpster diving, freaks, freegan, garbage, recycling, Reuse, student life, trash, trash to treasure, trying new things Comments closed
Life Without Electricity
What would you miss most in a world without electricity? Going without it for a few months can be a beautifully eye-opening experience.
Posted in Buy Nothing, Change Your Life, DIY, Featured, Heal The World, Radical Homemaking, Revolution Also tagged apocalypse now, electricity, freaks, freegan, radical homemaking, refrigerators, simple living, trying new things Comments closed
ANNOUNCING: Frisky Fiskars Contest Winners!
There were so many amazing entries, I ended up giving out extra prizes. Click through now and see the winners' incredible creations!
Posted in Art, Buy Nothing, Crafts, DIY, Featured, Revolution, Wearable Also tagged contest, creativity, DIY, get crafty, making it last, NO PANTS 2011, upcycling, Wearable Comments closed
Paring Down Challenge: How to get rid of your extra stuff
In 2.5 short weeks I moved 7 carloads of extra stuff out of my apartment and out of my life. I'll tell you how, and I hope you will try it too.
Posted in Buy Nothing, Change Your Life, DIY, Featured, Radical Homemaking, Revolution, Take Action, Things We've Tried, Tips and Tricks Also tagged advice, DIY, less is less, minimalism, simple living, too much stuff Comments closed
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?
Posted in Build This, Buy Nothing, Change Your Life, DIY, Featured, Radical Homemaking, Revolution, Things We've Tried Also tagged click clack gorilla, DIY, dumpster diving, freaks, freegan, garbage, making it last, not caring, radical homemaking, recycling, Reuse, revolutionaries, trash, trash to treasure, trash tuesday Comments closed
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