green home

Your Guide to Planning and Building a Green Home Without Breaking the Bank

The current status of the climate and economy is prompting many to consider switching to greener living. The market is flooding like never before with options for energy-efficient appliances, water-saving fixtures and eco-friendly building materials. Building a green home on a budget can help you achieve your goals, whether you’re hoping your new build will […]

springtime crafts

7 Springtime Crafts to Celebrate Earth Day With the Family

Since the first Earth Day in 1970, billions of individuals worldwide have participated in events every April 22 to protest ecological degradation and promote environmental stewardship and awareness. The earth is warming rapidly, with the global temperature rising 0.14°F every decade since 1880 and 0.32°F per decade since 1981. With increasing surface temperatures come greater […]

conscious consumerism

Conscious Consumerism Trends On the Rise

While 2020 will always now be remembered as ‘the year of the coronavirus pandemic’, it’s easy to forget just how significant a period of time it has been in the fight against climate change, as well as the increase of conscious consumerism. One of the – if not the biggest – global issue we as […]

The Biofriendly Podcast - Episode 65 - Upcycled Food and Shenanigans

Upcycling Food and Shenanigans

This week The Biofriendly Podcast returns to its roots as we tangentially make our way into the topic of Upcycling Food, what new meals can be made from food scraps, does Jacob have a mosquito stalker, and did Noel lose his kitchen during the show?

The Biofriendly Podcast - Episode 38 - Hallowgreen

Hallowgreen

Can you be spooky and sustainable? This year for Halloween, Noel and Jacob do their best to find ghoulishly green ways to celebrate the holiday with Biofriendly costumes and candies.

Green Actions You Can Take This Autumn

Autumn is a wondrous time of year. Very little is more spectacular than its bright, changing colors and falling leaves, cool winds blowing in the breeze, and all the sounds and senses which are heightened at this time of year. This autumn, in addition to taking the time to enjoy all that nature has to offer, […]

5 Eco-Friendly Actions You Can Take to Protect the Environment

Taking steps to protect the environment is something everyone should do. It is our planet and our responsibility to do what we can to prolong it’s longevity. Whether you are believer in climate change and global warming or not, the actions you take do have consequences. As our children and their children will be inhabiting this world […]

Why You Should Be Upcycling, Not Just Recycling

A lot of people work hard to live a green and sustainable life. If you are trying to be as green and eco-friendly as you can, it is important you make yourself aware of the benefits of upcycling. While deciding to reduce, reuse and recycle is good and should be done whenever possible, upcycling lets people take old or […]