Sustainable Living Article Archive

Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston Great quote: “I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”  ― James Baldwin, Notes of a...

Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston As a means to developing a meditation practice I have found it's helpful to have intervals. There are many meditation timers which you can use that have interval reminders (every 3 minutes chime), which are great....

Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston I had never heard the word 'Agnotology' before yesterday. After looking up the definition (the study of culturally induced ignorance or doubt, particularly the publication of inaccurate or misleading scientific...

Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston Denver has legalized hallucinogenic mushrooms. It will be interesting to see how this experiment proceeds. The amount of evidence for applying hallucinogenics for treatment of a range of psychiatric issues is...

Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston We have this fun article on DIY Mixology and Making Your Own Infused Spirits at Home. Check it out if you are looking for inspired cocktail recipes, infusion recipes and how to make bitters. What I'm...

Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston It's a good time of year to start growing tea herbs. This article will help you to get started with recommendations on herbs which are wonderful for tea. DIY Guide to Growing Tea Herbs What I'm...

Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston I recently have been doing my own version of a meditation retreat. It didn't require flying to an exotic location, spending a lot of money or working with a guru. I just found a place I can go to, in my case a home...

Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston Recently a physical therapist told me that 'sitting is the new smoking'. Meaning that it's an unhealthy habit we all need to do a lot less of. I try and spend more and more time standing, as it seems to give relief...

Musing from the owner of Grow and Make: Will Johnston I recently started using noise-cancelling headphones at work, because sometimes the background noise, music, etc.. can be distracting. I'm pleasantly surprised to discover what a great job these Boltune headphones...