Monthly Archives: February 2017

Simple Sustainable Science – Baking Soda

Have you ever mixed hydrogen monoxide and sodium hydrogen carbonate together into a paste and brush your teeth with it? Hydrogen monoxide (H2O) is, of course, water. Sodium hydrogen carbonate (NaHCO3) is commonly known as baking soda. Baking soda is … Continue reading

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Beating the High Price of Eggs

We bough chicks last year from Southwestern Supply and they started laying for us in late August, after they matured. They’ve been laying steadily ever since. We bought Rhode Island Reds and Leghorns and built a straw bale coop that … Continue reading

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Help Bees

From an article by Food Futures Campaigner, Friends of the Earth Before your next trip to the supermarket, grab your shopping list and Friends of the Earth’s scorecard to see where your go-to grocery store stands in the fight to … Continue reading

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