Living in the city doesn’t mean you can’t grow some of your own food. Even if you have no garden at all, think balconies, windowsills, apartment rooftops or community gardens. They are all potential ...
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Update on Our Pet Chickens
I didn't really write a lot about our pet chickens in the past three years. They've deserved more space on this blog, however. There has been a major change, and thus the update. We got three ...
Easy Homemade Applesauce Recipe
The other day I spotted a jar of applesauce on the shop shelf. I can't remember ever buying one, as it is so easy to make homemade applesauce. The first time I ate applesauce was in Germany (Apfelmus) ...
How to Remove Coffee/Tea Stains from Cups
Is there anything less appetizing then drinking from a coffee or tea stained cup? Have you ever come to an organisation, school etc, wanting to make a cuppa, but couldn't find one ...
How to Grow Garlic in the City
Late autumn, early winter is the perfect time to plant garlic in Melbourne (Australia). These photos are from our container garden last year's crop. I also planted some garlic in our community veggie ...
How to Colour Easter Eggs Naturally
Make your Easter a bit greener and more sustainable by colouring the eggs naturally. Brown Easter eggs are my favourite for two reasons: the colour is natural and so simple to make, brown is ...
How to Make Hay for Pets
Seeing the photo above, some might ask: what on earth are we doing here? Making hay. But why? In an inner city backyard? There are no big meadows or cows close by! Well, we are using it as the ...
Soft Butter Spread Recipe
In my previous post on butter, Butter vs. Margarine, I wrote about why butter is a better option. As I mentioned at the end, there is one thing about butter that isn’t so handy: it’s solid and hard ...
Community Garden Plot
Finally, after more than one year since applying for a plot in the local community garden, we've got one! Coincidentally, we received the news on the day Sustainable Echo was celebrating its first ...
Simple Ideas for Reusing Coconut Shells
9 - 15 November 2009 is National Recycling Week (Australia) founded by Planet Ark in 1996. This post is Sustainable Echo's contribution to NRW. It's about finding another use for something otherwise ...