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The trials and torture of learning to be green.

Key topics: Sustainability, peak oil, climate change, transition towns, ethical living, reducing your footprint, not going insane, sifting through the 'greenwash', politics, dirty laundry, clearing the clutter, budgeting.

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  • House hunting - with a vengeance!

    Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 21:31 in home, money

    I need your opinions, advice, suggestions and help! Please, if you can, read the following, and offer your suggestions. I really value any input you can offer.Over the past few weeks, I've been so busy house-hunting that I've hardly had time to blog....

  • My best potato salad recipe

    Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 17:14 in recipes

    This recipe was given to me from my mum. It's my all-time favourite potato salad, and is an absolute winner for hot summer evenings. I took it to a potluck recently for my choir (St. Paul's) and it all disappeared very quickly!This recipe can be made...

  • For the beauty of the earth

    Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 15:11 in sustainability, green, gaia

    "The earth is my mother, my home, my life, my bliss, my joy, my heart, my rest, my soul. If it dies, I will die too." As I look out of my window, it is the brightest, most beautiful morning you could possibly imagine. The sky is a brilliant blue, and...

  • Come on, Obama!

    Posted on Sunday November 15th, 2009 at 21:59 in climate change, youtube, green

    I don't think for a moment that the US will lead at Copenhagen. But the following is a presentation from the next generation, asking Obama to get his act together and go to the Climate Change Conference as a leader that the US can be proud of.Time wi...

  • Save thousands on heating and cooling - with brainpower

    Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 17:58 in frugal, green, permaculture

    This is the second post in a series on permaculture principles.In my last post, I discussed how to extend your growing season, and the importance of having good access to sunwise light (northern direction axis in the southern hemisphere; southern dir...

  • Extending your growing season - without glasshouses

    Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 17:16 in garden, frugal, green

    It is easy to extend the growing season, and have sun-ripened berries, well-ahead of your neighbours, if you know how. I live in a "cool temperate" climate in Dunedin, New Zealand (southern hemisphere). We're nearly 46 degrees south of the equator, s...

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earthwiselifewise

4 stars Earth Wise Life Wise

i like your site, you have put a lot of thought into these posts and I can sympathise with you about your kids and being a green mum/blogger, but someones gotta do it dont we??

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