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How to Patch Sad Ripped Pant Legs
Spring has sprung and so have holes in my gardening pants. So I patched them, well, quite visibly. My family asked me if I would wear them in public. I said, why not? Regardless of how they look, my mended pants will last for at least one more season in the yard, I kept stuff […]
How to Sew Produce Bags with Simple Tie Closures
These produce bags with simple tie closures are easy to sew, put a dent in your scrap fabric pile and keep plastic out of landfill.
How to Make Concentrated Vegetable Base for Broth
Transform vegetables, especially those past their prime, into a concentrated base to use in place of store-bought broth or bouillon cubes.
Out With the Concrete Pavers, In With the Plants
Even a small planting of natives can provide habitat for wildlife in crisis. Where concrete pavers once sat in our yard, flowers now bloom.
How to Revive Sad Vegetables Through Braising
Braising vegetables past their prime prevents not only vegetables from going to waste but also cooking liquids and whatever fat you have.
Easy Reusable Cloth Lunch Bag with a Flap Closure
When you pack a lunch, you eat more food from home and waste less of it. Sew this reusable lunch bag from fabric scraps and rescue those too.
How to Organize a Sewing Bee to Reduce Plastic Produce Bags
Would you like to reduce plastic pollution in your community? Are you crafty? Consider organizing a sewing bee to sew cloth produce bags.
How to Make Three-Ingredient Lemonade
Lemonade takes less time to make than schlepping to the store to buy it and tastes better than anything you’ll find there on the shelves.
A Recycling Professional Answers Your Trashy Questions
I asked my social media audience if they had questions for my daughter MK who works as a recycling coordinator. They had many!