Sustainable Living

  • How to recycle coffee pods

    How to recycle coffee pods

    Recycling the aluminium coffee pods is a good way to reduce landfill and get the right materials into the right place for reuse. Many of the coffee pods are made of aluminium and filled with coffee grounds. They’re easy to pop open and recycle, let’s get started.  Dry your coffee pod I do them in batches of…

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  • How to make cold brew with coffee grounds

    How to make cold brew with coffee grounds

    You can make your own cold brew coffee by grinding your own coffee grounds, mixing wth water and letting it steep for a while. It’s not too hard, let’s get started.  Grind your beans and mix your cold brew You’re going to need your old coffee grounds or coffee beans, a grinder, water and something to…

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  • How to grow mulberry trees from cuttings with wax

    How to grow mulberry trees from cuttings with wax

    Mulberries are awesome trees because they have so many uses and are real easy to propagate. The cuttings will root if you leave them lying on the ground and they have enough water.  Here’s a few tips on how to grow your own mulberry trees from a cutting using wax.  Grab a mulberry cutting Get…

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  • How to grow store bought ginger

    How to grow store bought ginger

    Growing your own ginger isn’t hard and you can start with the ginger rhizomes you get at your local store. Buy once and have plenty of fresh ginger each year.  Grab some fresh ginger from your local store. Organic is better, or whatever is available. Look for fresh ginger which is firm and full. And…

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  • How to make spicy ginger beer

    How to make spicy ginger beer

    How to make spicy ginger beer I’ve been making all sorts of combinations of this, mixing in other fruit, honey and spices. You can use any organic material that will ferment, basically any fruit.  I’ve experimented with peach, mango, ginger, strawberry, lychee, watermelon and all sorts. Sometimes you hit a good combination, sometimes simple is best.…

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