LOW-CARBON LIFE

As coronavirus blooms, freaked-out people are planting gardens all over the world and I completely understand why. Having access to good nutrition even if th...

Is it just me, or are there a whole bunch of extra dishes lately? They’re rising out of the sink and colonizing my tiny counter in every direction. Coronavir...

It’s May! The weather is beautiful! Much better than last year, when May tried to pretend it was June. Except it’s going to get down to 39 degrees tonight he...

Hello everyone. I have angered the internet with this post, so I am required to fact check myself. I have to let the original stand, and tell you up front wh...

I just walked into my grocery store for the first time in a month, and it was surreal. First, because I was there without my two kids (ages 5 and 7), so I ke...

When I first met my husband the Data Fiend (DF), we were dual income/no kids with oodles of time on our hands. Being frugal, home-centered people, we hiked a...

Spoiler alert: it was mostly an accident. See, the other day I was half way through writing a lovely little post about how we fertilize our garden for free w...

Since we’re all avoiding the grocery store to help keep everyone as healthy as possible, the first thing you might run out of is lettuce. No problem! Spring ...

All of a sudden, people are concerned about being able to get the basics. Toilet paper. Hand sanitizer. Fresh milk. It’s natural to cast about for alternativ...

This is the most exciting time of year. The air is warming, the frogs are calling and the goats’ bellies are swelling with soon-to-be newborn kids. My goose ...

We’re not preparing only because we’re already prepared, at least on the most basic and most useful level. I can’t think of much I could add today that would...

The other day I was sitting at a table with several other homeschool moms when someone said her family was interested in a compost toilet. Then, to my shock,...

At our house we have a goal to produce 80% of our fruit, veggies, meat and dairy within five years of moving onto our land. We only eat a little meat and dai...

First, I want to let you know I have a guest post about how we cook off grid on The Organic Prepper. Preparedness has gotten a bad name lately, but I think i...

I admit it. It was me who brought the crazy house-building scheme into our marriage. But he encouraged me! If he hadn’t, I would have given up somewhere alon...

First a giveaway! The other day I happened to meet a frugal guru named Jane Dwinell in some obscure corner of the internet. She mailed me her book Freedom th...

A carbon footprint is a best guess about how much greenhouse gas my actions (and those taken on my behalf) cause to be put into the atmosphere. It’s an attem...

Chickens are all the rage lately, and for good reason. They’re hilarious to watch, come in many fetching colors, and make delicious eggs. Around here, we hav...

First, I want to announce that Low-Carbon Life made Feedspot’s Top 100 Homesteading Blogs. Whether you’re homesteading on acreage or growing basil on your wi...

Around here, we have a goal to produce 80% of our veg, fruit, meat and dairy within five years of moving onto our land. This is year three, and while we’ve r...