The soybean is an amazing crop, with uses extending far beyond what you’re likely familiar with. Like any “miracle” crop, it also has its down sides; mainly related to how we exploit it - sometimes soy products are by no means environmentally friendly. Learn more in this article.

Plastic milk jugs are still entering the waste stream in huge quantities, yet
another burden on our environment. While plastic milk jugs cannot be recycled in the true sense of the word, they can be upcycled, downcycled and repurposed for many uses around the home.

While many are seeking to climb the material ladder in life, others have reached the upper rungs and found out it’s not all it’s cracked up to be; choosing to set a different course - downshifting. For others, particularly in this economic climate, downshifting is more a forced phenomenon. Either way, downshifting means less consumption - and that’s good for the environment.

A fear of spiders isn’t uncommon, although often unfounded. Sometimes fear can be turned into fascination once we understand more about something.
A fascinating aspect of spiders is the silk they produce to spin a web, which is the strongest natural or synthetic fiber known.