by Lucy Legan | May 26, 2021 | Backyard farm, Kids Gardening, Living Laboratory, Permaculture, Sustainable Living, upcycling, Waste Free Living
Reinforcing environmental ethics at an early age can help create a strong foundation for children to become ethical, good-natured and caring adults. As children enter the preschool era, they start to develop their own ideas of right and wrong. They begin to understand...
by Lucy Legan | Apr 8, 2021 | Conscious Green Mama, Ethics, health, Permaculture, Sustainable Living, Waste Free Living
Eco-anxiety is an emerging condition. Named in 2011, the American Psychological Association recently described it as the dread and helplessness that come with “watching the slow and seemingly irrevocable impacts of climate change unfold, and worrying about the future...
by Lucy Legan | Apr 8, 2021 | Conscious Green Mama, Homeschooling, Kids Gardening, Little Green House, Sustainable Living
The haybox, also known as the straw box or insulation cooker, is a great way to slow cook when you have a full day in the garden or camping and want to conserve energy. If you are homeschooling or like to experiment, this is your box! The haybox is a thermally...
by Lucy Legan | Apr 2, 2021 | Building Soil, Conscious Green Mama, Homeschooling, Kids Gardening, Permaculture, Waste Free Living, Worms
Exploring nature with a worm observatory is a great way to learn about the power of worms. With a few materials, and a little helper, you can create an observatory that not only composts some of your kitchen scraps but makes a natural biofertiliser (worm castings) all...
by Lucy Legan | Feb 5, 2021 | Sustainable Living
It’s exciting times at Planet Schooling. The book Planet Schooling – How to create a permaculture living laboratory in your backyard by Lucy Legan has been printed. Call to action This book started as a Lockdown project. Many people contacted us, asking...
