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Save paper, time, and money by using projector patterns – Guest post by Cathleen from Cooking up FIRE

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Personal level / Poetry & Art

Harvesting Food in December

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Community / Personal level

A 2020 Christmas

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Personal level / Zero-waste

8 Ecofrugal and zero-waste swaps and suggestions for your bathroom

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Global level / permaculture

Reclaiming yards – no dig

by Kristine Vike-Jonason May 27, 2020

Lawns are a strange thing, are they not? They produce nothing of value, require lots of energy in the form of fertilization, watering and mowing, and yet literal millions of acres is devoted to it around the world, especially in North America and Europe. When you dig into the history of lawns, they really are […]

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Change and acitvism / Environmental

Baby Steps to Ecofrugality: How to Slowly Transform Your Life

by Angela Rozmynon May 20, 2020

While it may seem that living sustainably comes naturally to me these days, my life looked very different even a decade ago. While the environment is something I’ve cared about most of my life, I didn’t think too much about my personal impact on the Earth – I was too busy living my day to […]

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Change and acitvism / Environmental / Global level

Understanding the environmental triple crisis

by Kristine Vike-Jonason May 18, 2020

Whether you’re familiar with more advanced environmental and climate change topics or not, the environmental triple crisis (often just called the triple crisis) is something we don’t talk about nearly enough. Or perhaps we talk about it, but usually, it is one at a time. But part of the problem of the environmental triple crisis […]

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Budget / Repair reuse recycle / Zero-waste

Urban foraging – neighborhood gleaning

by Kristine Vike-Jonason May 13, 2020

We started off with dumpster diving, primarily from grocery shop dumpsters, but there is a lot more resources that can be had in urban neighborhoods. This post is all about spotting opportunities where you live, that you might normally just pass by unnoticed. There is no end to the treasures you can uncover if you […]

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Environmental / permaculture / Zero-waste

Bokashi compost – composting for small spaces

by Kristine Vike-Jonason May 11, 2020

A traditional composting bin setup can take up a lot of space, especially if you live in the city. But composting in a large bin is not the only way to turn your kitchen waste into nutrient-dense food for plants. In this post, we talk about the Japanese method of bokashi compost or fermenting your […]

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Mental health / permaculture / Personal level

Regaining the lost value of reflection

by Kristine Vike-Jonason May 6, 2020

I don’t know about you, but all through my teen and adult life I’ve felt like I am just chasing the next thing. In secondary school we needed good grades to get into the high school speciality of our choice, and if we didn’t do vocational high school/trade school, we’d need to chase grades again […]

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Ecofrugal Around the Web – April 2020

by Kristine Vike-Jonason May 4, 2020

It’s May and time to give a shoutout to great bloggers around the web who help make us more sustainable, frugal and reflected people. If you have suggestions for posts to feature for the May edition, email us at ecofrugals (a) gmail.com, or tweet @ecofrugals 😊 Sourdough discard vegan chocolate cake A lot of people […]

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Budget / Change and acitvism / Global level

Urban Foraging – Dumpster Diving

by Kristine Vike-Jonason May 1, 2020

Did you think foraging was just something rural dwellers with access to lots of forest were able to do? Think again! As more and more of us live in cities (by necessity or not), there are also more and more opportunities found in said city. You might be surprised to see what opportunities show themselves […]

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Budget / Environmental / Guest posts

How Less Meat Consumption Can Save the Planet – and Our Wallets

by Kristine Vike-Jonason April 29, 2020

We have another fabulous guest post for you this week! This one is by Bob Haegele who writes over at The Frugal Fellow, a truly amazing writer who is able to seamlessly merge the frugal, the sustainable, and the financial without kipping a beat. Check him out! Saving money is great, but you might think […]

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Budget / Guest posts

Tips and Tricks to buy an EcoFrugal Car – Guest post by Moriah Chace

by Kristine Vike-Jonason April 27, 2020

This is a guest post by the fabulous Moriah Chace who writes over at Our Table 4 Two. Check out her site! And if you’re in need, she is a fantastic personal finance freelance writer. We have always tried to be a one car family. It’s better for the environment because it keeps our carbon […]

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