Why Sustainable Matters Sustainable is a word that is being misused by the corporate monsters who have compromised our planet, most people do not understand what it means. To live in a sustainable manner means that you... (read more)

Some time back I read an eye opening book called "Gardening When it Counts: How to Grow food in Hard Times". The author shows that current intensive growing methods do not work when fertilizer and... (read more)

Protect your family from West Nile Virus AND chemical sprays. Join your county’s NO SPRAY list. If you do not want to be sprayed with chemicals by the mosquito abatement district, complete the... (read more)

I recently found a great way to store meats that does not involve the use of preservatives or any special equipment. The whole process involves very basic, easy to make tools. You can dry the... (read more)

I live in nampa, I'm trying to find someone that could sell me a handfull of red wiggler worms to start my composting bin. The worms are the starting point to completing my aquaponics system.... (read more)

I received my new Mundo in about 200 pieces and assembled them in about 5 hours on Tuesday. There were some issues as it is a new-to-market bike, but they are resolved and it is... (read more)

Well, I want to thank you for allowing me to participate in your meeting of the Boise Sustainable Living Community. I hope that I can become a member of your group as the idea... (read more)

Hello! Anyone know where to get some weed free straw? I would like to get about 10 bales. Thanks!... (read more)

if i got a copy of geoph kozeny's dvd "visions of utopia" from the fellowship of intentional communities would anyone want to watch it? it's about the best presentation of ICs that i've seen... (read more)

Back on 7/26/07 BobBoise writing about Peak Oil, wrote this: "The bad news is that there is no substitute for oil, which has peaked worldwide, and natural gas, which will peak very soon. (There is a... (read more)

United Water is a global multinational, owned by Suez, in France. We are its customers. Here is what I wrote to the Public Utilities Commission: United Water has a huge nerve asking the PUC for... (read more)

Well, the harvest is over and winter is setting in. Does anyone have ideas for meetings/activities for the next coming months? Please post what Y'all are thinking! Thank you!... (read more)

We spread corn gluten meal on our yard a couple of days ago. It is a light fertilizer, plus weed suppressant. I don't think it is organically-grown corn, but it is supposed to... (read more)

Just curious if anyone here has made menstrual tea...? Seems like a shame to just flush this nutrient life force. I found a tea pot at the thrift store and I'm going to... (read more)

Isn't it beeyooteeful? 13 lbs. Harvested this evening. Farmers and pumpkin are doing well. (PS - Anyone know if we picked it too early?! We're first-time farmers and we're learning as we go.) ... (read more)

Below are three letters about Peak Oil and its possible outcomes that were delivered to Boise Idaho Mayor Dave Bieter and the Boise City Council. The first two were also given to the Ada County... (read more)

Hot off the grid Solar ovens utilize nature's rays for energy-efficient, everyday cooking -- even in foggy San Francisco Tara Duggan, Chronicle Staff Writer Wednesday, July 11, 2007 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/11/FDG6BQROHD1.... Global warming. Dwindling energy resources. Deforestation and pollution, natural disasters and... (read more)

Hello all, My name is Bob Blurton and I live near downtown in SE Boise. I protested the Iraq invasion, went Green Party, ran for Boise City Council, went radical enviro, started studying energy, then discovered Peak... (read more)

Community Sustained Agriculture (CSA) is growing, quite literally, here in Boise. Imagine local, organic farms producing and thriving according to the seasons and months and doing it all in a sustainable way. Not only is... (read more)

Here is the short of a long story. A "weed" that I'll bet we all have growing in our garden is a wonderful, tasty, nutritious vegetable with high levels of vitamin C and lots of... (read more)

Okay, here is my mini push to get everyone environmentally aware. I still have friends that aren't recycling, but I find when they see how easy it can be they take more interest. This list... (read more)

Hi, My name is Megan and I've just joined the BSLC. I look forward to getting involved with our community to make this city and world a better and greener place to be. I'm currently... (read more)

I was living "car-lite" for awhile but finally decided to go "car-free" about 2 weeks ago. It is great! I don't miss the burden of owning a car (maintenance, registration, payments, gas, insurance,... (read more)

-- Help Protect the Tranquility and Trails of the Boise Foothills -- Join Your Neighbors and Friends by Completing the Petition!!! http://www.boisecentralfoothills.org/... (read more)

Check out this poem by Kipchoge Spencer. The owner of XTRACYCLE. Send it to a FRIEND!!!! http://kipchoge.com/howmuch.html ... (read more)