Vintage Living Today For A Future Tomorrow
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It's as easy to romanticize the past as it is to demonize it; instead, let's learn from it. More than living simply, more than living 'green', thrifty grandmas knew the importance of the 'economics' in Home Economics. The history of home ec, lessons in thrift, practical tips and ideas from the past focused on sustainability for families and out planet. Companion to http://www.thingsyourgrandmotherknew.com/
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Cruel or eco-friendly: is fur the ultimate sustainable material?

Cruel or eco-friendly: is fur the ultimate sustainable material? | Vintage Living Today For A Future Tomorrow | Scoop.it
Renewable, natural and long-lasting, some claim that it’s time for us to take another look at real fur - or maybe even embrace it. But as Ruth Stokes found out, not everyone is convinced
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Garage Storage: DIY Tips and Hints

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Garage Storage: DIY Tips and Hints, If you've got a lot of stuff lying around your garage, then you're probably knocking over bikes and tripping over building materials more than you'd like.
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Living the Frugal Life: Repurposing Wool Fibers

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Quake-prone north-eastern India should switch to traditional forms of house-building.
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Confounded by vegetable digging cats and toiling in the vegetable patch, Instructables member pippa5 came up with this cool DIY vertical garden  solution.
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Things Your Grandmother Knew: Teaching Your Children To Sew

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Things Your Grandmother Knew: Aprons Rule & Apron Rules

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Things Your Grandmother Knew: Washing Dishes By Hand

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DIY: Shutters as Magazine Racks

 
: Shutter-love! Fancy owning this recycled shutter cum magazine rack. I want to own one. Teal / aqua/ Robin egg blue happen to b
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Ecofeminism: Is the Movement Still Relevant?

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Cider-making monks revive 200-year-old beer

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Exiles took the recipe to France and flourished on 'La bière Anglaise'. Now they're back in Yorkshire, and so is the drink
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How America Spends Money: 100 Years in the Life of the Family Budget

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