Beans, the Climate, Smart Food, and Why You Should Grow Beans
As homesteading vegans, we grow a variety of beans: pole beans, bush beans, fava beans,
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Life with Backyard Chickens
It’s been almost a year since our chickens moved into our backyard. We bought four
Life on an Urban Homestead
My family (my husband and our three children) and I live on an “urban homestead.”
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Growing Potatoes, Even with Little or No Space
April 15, 2020
Growing potatoes is so much fun, and they taste way better than store bought potatoes.
Vegetables to Grow Indoors
March 19, 2020
If you do not have a garden or even an outdoor gardening area, you still
Uses for Leftover Lemon Peel
January 23, 2020
For our son’s birthday party yesterday, we made lemonade with dozens of lemons from our tree.
4 Easy and Effective Sustainable Gardening Tips
October 11, 2019
It is now more important than ever to teach your children about sustainable living. Living
The Stinging Truth about Stinging Nettles
February 3, 2019
By Fredrica Syren: The other day someone told me they found stinging nettle and I
What to Do with Your Pear Harvest
November 28, 2018
By Fredrica Syren: A few weeks ago we went with friends on our yearly apple
How To Dehydrate Food
June 21, 2018
Summer’s bounty is just around the corner, and we may find ourselves with far more
Growing and Making Herbal Teas
April 11, 2018
If you have been following me, you know that my family members are all tea
The Benefits of Calendula
January 23, 2018
Recently we’ve been getting these lovely hand soaps from Earth Dance Botanical Body Care, and
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Hello there! My name is Fredrika and I’m a Sweden native living in San Diego, California with my husband James and our three children. I’m an environmental writer and have been sharing my family’s journey of living zero-waste since we shifted our lifestyle back in 2016.
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Weekly Menu 1/20/20
January 20, 2020
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Let Bee’s Wrap Be(e) the Alternative to Plastic
July 5, 2020
