By Marianne Graff July 15,2025 Photo Credit: Thirdman by Pexels DONATING TO GOODWILL IS NOT ACTUALLY GOOD FOR THE PLANET (THERE ARE BETTER ALTERNATIVES) If you are like me, you feel a satisfied warm fuzzy when you put clothing you no longer need itno a donation bin or send it to a recycling centre. But … Read more
by Marianne Graff, Published in April 30,2025 Photo credit: gardeningnoob.com Wool Recycling in Ways you Never Thought of Before Here’s a way to use your old wool blankets, wool stuffing from something, wool sweaters and wool socks with holes in them that I bet you never thought of: fertilize your garden! I saw this video … Read more
by Marianne Graff, Published Tuesday April 9,2025 This catchy word describes an old concept of single Moms banding together to buy or rent a house to share for financial and emotional support reasons What is a Mommune? Mommunes are not a new idea, but they have been given this new name recently, a combination of … Read more
by Marianne Graff Published on March 6, 2025 Photo Credit: Andrew Millison, “How 8,000 Food Forests Grew Africa’s Great Green Wall” https://youtu.be/1LCTVO_Y5Rs?si=VTQYbaBOW6ac1TFd I just posted an article on Substack about a way to created food abundance in your neighbourhood for a few low cost, or for free. https://tinyurl.com/3ttdmbbn It’s an idea akin to ‘seed banking’ … Read more
By Marianne Graff Published on December 30,2024 I recently talked to Line Madore about a community group she is involved with in the Montreal area of the province of Quebec in Canada that is a sociable, fun and easy way to cut her grocery budget in half and get some tasty home made food. The … Read more