Sayward Rebhal

I certainly don’t live in a frat house, but somehow I still find myself with an abundance of beer bottles. Maybe you do too? Barbecue, game day, celebration . . . beer is a part...

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, but unfortunately, the standard celebrations are often out of line with my ethics. For example, almost everything associated with Halloween...

You think I’m totally gross, right? I know, I get it. “Wait, reusable WHAT?” is probably how your thought process went. When I first heard the term “family...

PVC, or polyvinyl chloride, is an incredibly common plastic used primarily in construction and as piping in water distribution systems. PVC is strong, lightweight, and inexpensive,...

I live in Portland, Oregon – the progressive playground of North America. Where all things crunchy and cutting edge rule, like green roofers in Portland, as long as said “cutting...

Our sense of smell is one of the strongest ways we connect to our memories. Pine needles conjure up the holiday season, rosewater soap takes you right back to Grandma’s house,...

It is my ultimate goal to make, from scratch, any and every cleaning product that I use. And so far I’m almost there! I make all my kitchen and bathroom cleansers from various...

Pea gravel, landscaping pebbles, decorative rock, and shell gravel – these all refer to various forms of very small stones used to spruce up outdoor spaces. You’ll find...

What do you do when you get to the bottom of your bar of soap? Do you toss that last little sliver in the trash? Most people do, but imagine all those little slivers piled up over weeks,...

My toddler is a great lover of beans. Kidneys, pintos, black bean, navy beans, he’ll gobble them all up with equal enthusiasm. It’s earned him the nickname “my Bean-y...