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The Alternative Consumer provides product reviews, green news and info to the next wave of smart consumers - fresh thinkers who consciously style their lives with their health and the health of the Earth in the forefront of their mind; chic, savvy shopper
Recent Posts Tagged With 'DIY'
Mehu-Liisa stainless steel steam juicer
It’s apple picking season, and with that comes canning and preserving. My grandmother used to make some of the best apple jelly, and lots of it. She lived in Canada, where I am originally from; nearly every package we ever received from he...
DIY Deodorant: better for you + the planet
What today falls into the niche of “DIY” (do it yourself), is in fact the longest human tradition there is. It’s funny that today we need people to teach us how to do it ourselves, that we can’t fathom making things we find essential. Do ...
The Beehaus – an urban beekeeping solution
By now all of you know of my interest in farming, and writing for The Alternate Consumer has been a fun way to expand my knowledge of farm and garden products available to us. The farming possibilities available in urban and suburban settings contin...
SUNNEV DIY solar car
Art Haines, a mechanical designer from Maine, came up with the idea of building a solar powered car. When he pitched the idea of having local high school students help him build the car to his local civic group, it was well received. He and eight...
DIY shampoo without the carcinogens
I’ve often heard people say they do their best thinking in the shower, and although I can’t say I’m one who does heavy brain work amidst the suds I did take a minute the other day to read the back of my shampoo bottle. What I saw surprised me....
DIY baby beanie
Knitters, happily take note: Natural Star, a New Zealand-based professional knitter can provide the beanie pattern (above) to fit Newborns through to 5 year olds, ($5 US). No time for needles? Find a head-topper ready-made in fine Merino wool, ...
upcycled t-shirt rug - from rags to riches
We’ve seen too many unfortunate deaths of the everyday t-shirt. (Many in the form of “memory” quilts-gone-wrong.) All the more reason to love this purplish-gray, feet-friendly, 100 percent recycled rug, crafted from discarded, hand-cut tees. ...
hooked on reclaimed wood - wall hooks
Flipping through a magazine the other day, I came across an article on Wall Hooks - there were about six different designs featured, and to my surprise, not one of them was sourced from eco-conscious materials. So I thought I’d dig up a few c...
