When people think of going off-grid, they typically want one thing and that’s sustainability. Being able to live off the land with the finite sources it provides and doing it comfortably. There are few who are able to achieve this coexistence with nature. However, for Toto’s Cafe and Pizzeria, sustainability never looked this tasty before!...
Providing sustenance for people in need is an ongoing debate, with no clear solution on the horizon. So one man decided to make a difference on his own. John Fallon turned a traffic island into a garden and farms thousands of pounds of produce. He then delivers it to homeless shelters in Massachusetts. Turning a Traffic Island into...
Denmark is the largest producer of mink fur in the world. The country has fifteen to seventeen million animals on more than one thousand farms. Experts estimate that the 2020 population is worth more than four hundred million dollars US [1]. A coronavirus mink mutation, however, may destroy the industry. On November 4, 2020, the...
Have you ever dreamed of owning your own off-grid, self-sustaining, decedent home? A place far away from society that has everything you need in order to be happy? Designing an off-grid farmhouse that’s able to sustain itself indefinitely is no easy task. However, the hard workers at Dwell have accomplished what might be considered a...
Love is not easy, in fact, it can be quite hard. Unfortunately, our children are raised on fairy tales and rom-coms that depict unrealistic expectations of what love is. This is what children need to know about love, and most importantly, what you can teach them about it. What Children Need to Know About Love...
Hidden somewhere in the forest in the Pacific Northwest is this small, mysterious cabin. The stump cabin is the tiny forest home of your dreams. (1) The Stump Cabin Though we don’t know much about the stump cabin, we do know that it is nestled next to a river in a forest in the Pacific...
An adorable tortoise named Freddy lost her shell in a forest fire in Brazil, and became the first ever tortoise with a 3D-printed prosthetic shell. Fred is a survivor, of not just of the fire, but also of two bouts of pneumonia and 45 days without food. By then, a volunteer group called the ‘Animal...
Plants already give us oxygen to breathe, but what if they could give us electricity, too? This Spanish start-up has made a bio-battery that generates electricity from soil microbes and is using plants to change the way we think of renewable energy. (1) Bio Battery Disrupting Green Energy Sector In 2016, Google named Bioo (bee-oh)...
Imagine if you could heat your home and cook a meal completely for free, no electricity or gas costs required. With this window box solar heater, both of those dreams can become reality. Window Box Solar Heater and Oven This window box solar heater is essentially like a mini-greenhouse that you attach to your window....
Stained glass has been used for thousands of years to beautify buildings and as a form of story-telling art. (1) This woman has built herself a stained glass cabin where she can relax, work, and feel inspired. The Backyard Stained Glass Cabin Neile Cooper is an artist who creates stained glass art and jewelry. She...
Good news for the Great Barrier Reef: Scientists discovered a detached coral reef taller than the Eiffel Tower, the first discovery like this in 100 years. (1) A Coral Reef Taller Than the Eiffel Tower To say this newly discovered coral reef is big is an understatement: It is nearly 500 meters tall and 1.5...
There is no doubt that people will have to abide to the same precautions they’ve been practicing since March going into December. It’s going to be difficult this year as people are obligated to stay inside. People are desperately searching for answers this winter. However, there is a company that is making it easier to...
