articles by: Shelley Stonebrook

Home Energy Facts: Start Saving!

Conserving energy in our homes is a worthy goal for many reasons, including decreased environmental impact and more manageable utility bills. Here are a few quick energy facts and some resources to he…

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5 Things to Start Making at Home

If you scroll down this list of 5 common items, it's easy to imagine purchasing each one of them from a store. But if you desire a handmade lifestyle, why not take the plunge and begin experimenting w…

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Lemon, Dill and Garlic Salmon Recipe

Want to pack some omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D into your dinner? Try this simple, delicious recipe for baked salmon. Ingredients: 1-2 salmon filets ½ a lemon 3 tbsp mayo 2 cloves minced …

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Information You May Not Have Heard About BPA

In recent years, many research and news organizations have published reports about the toxicity of Bisphenol A (commonly called BPA). If you've kept up on this topic, you know BPA is in many food and …

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Use Simple Trellises to Grow More Food

Gardeners, whether you're tight on gardening space or not, growing on trellises can increase yields, make harvesting easier, and allow you to grow more food in a given space. Many people always use…

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An Easy, Yummy Way to Prepare Nutritious Quinoa

I usually have some quinoa in my pantry—and for a long time, I used it as a base for different kinds of salads, adding veggies, crumbled cheese, olive oil, herbs and seasonings. I still enjoy quinoa s…

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3 Solar Energy Options for Your Home

Have you ever considered harnessing the power of the sun to save on your energy consumption? Solar technology is constantly improving, and there are many ways solar can be a part of your home. Check o…

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Saving Pets with a Pet Food Pantry

A couple of weeks ago, a blogger at Mother Earth News, Gwen Roland, posted an article with some wonderful stories of rescued dogs and shared a great idea for a way pet lovers can help dogs in need: by…

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Growing and Cooking with Super-Nutritious Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes, in my mind, might just be the world's most perfect food. They're fun to grow (digging them at the end of a growing season is like finding buried treasure) and they're top-notch when it…

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Make a Coffee Table Out of a Tree Stump

Utilizing beautiful, natural objects in the home has many benefits. It creates an inviting space and, more often than not, the crafts or pieces of furniture you can make out of these objects will be m…

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Shelley Stonebrook is an Associate Editor at Mother Earth News—North America’s most popular magazine about sustainable, self-reliant living—where she works on exciting projects such as Organic Gardening content and the Vegetable Garden Planner. Shelley is particularly interested in organic gardening, small-scale, local food production (and consumption), waste reduction and cooking.

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