Category: Zero Waste

DIY Zero Waste 100% Natural Hair Care

Posted on July 12, 2020 by The Holistic Homestead

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Learn how to make your own 100% natural shampoo and hair rinse!

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Category: DIY, Zero Waste Tags: Apple Cider Vinegar, chemical ingredients, diy, goat milk shampoo, hair care, how to natural hair care, natural ingredients, shampoo bar, Zero Waste

If you only do ONE thing to reduce waste…

Posted on March 7, 2017 by The Holistic Homestead

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Ditch the plastic! Now! Stop buying it! Stop creating it! It’s not only bad for the planet, but credible, scientific research is revealing that it is also bad for our health:

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Category: Headlines, Zero Waste Tags: carcinogens, dangers of plastic, how does plastic affect human health, human health, liver damage, ocean health, plastic, reduce waste, water pollution, what are phthalates, what is plastic made from, Zero Waste, zinc

Watch this 5 minute video: Zero Waste Basics

Posted on January 17, 2017 by The Holistic Homestead

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Since committing to this Zero Waste thing…I’ve found it’s a lot harder than it looks. How about “Less Waste” for starters? One of the first things we did in our household was to say “NO!” to plastic diapers. Our 3…

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Category: Headlines, Zero Waste Tags: average american trash, compost, composting in the mountains, do it yourself, homesteading, landfill, recycling, reducing waste, self sufficiency, wood heat, wood stove, Zero Waste

Make Your New Year’s Resolution with the Homestead: Zero Waste 2017

Posted on December 31, 2016 by The Holistic Homestead

Spending the holidays with family in the city – away from our quiet, simple homestead in the mountains – has been a bit of a culture shock. At the homestead, we fill one kitchen-size trash can every two weeks. (Which…

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Category: Headlines, Zero Waste Tags: center for resource conservation, healthy lifestyle, holistic lifestyle, homesteading, lauren singer, morgan shimabuku, new year's resolutions, simplify, the simply co, thoreau, trash is for tossers, Zero Waste