teaching kids

How Schools Can Encourage Kids to Be Healthy and Eco-Friendly

What’s the best way for schools to teach kids about health and eco-friendly living? Get them involved! When children participate in hands-on activities, they’re more likely to remember the lessons they learned, all while having fun. Here are seven ways to teach kids to be kind to themselves and the environment. Ways to Promote Healthy, […]

Grow an indoor herb garden | Tuesday Tip

You can try a simple potted herb garden or a potato sack, which can be grown effectively on a windowsill.

The Future of Farming with Craig Hurlbert

The challenges with our climate make it difficult for the agriculture business to maintain sustainability, so what does that mean for the future of farming? This week we invited Co-Founder/Co-CEO of Local Bounti, Craig Hurlbert, to talk about growing leafy greens indoors, how this will impact our food waste, and why the longest journey of lettuce should be a Pixar film!

Regrow Veggies From Scraps | Tuesday Tip

With sometimes as little as a week and only a cup of water, you can start to regrow vegetable scraps to be used again. The kitchen is full of painless green solutions!

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 58 - Indoor Farming

Indoor Farming

As we all continue to adapt to life indoors, the planet is seeing less air pollution, clearer waters and wildlife returning to their habitats. On this week’s podcast, Noel and Jacob discuss the positive environmental changes from our quarantine and learn that Jacob knows everything about dolphins.

Simple Reasons to Start a Vegetable Garden

  Image by SteveR / Creative Commons We are very fortunate to live in a time where we have nearly instant access to food of all kinds. That is why when I talk about starting a vegetable garden and growing your own food people give me a strange look. Why spend your time dealing with […]