Nikki is an author and writer specializing in green living ideas and tips, adventure travel, upcycling, and all things eco-friendly. She's traveled the globe, swum with sharks and been bitten by a lion (fact). She lives in a tiny town with a fat cat and a very bad dog.
Green living: Store it Squirrel revolutionizes storage in Toronto. Part of our green living mantra is shared resources and no one does it better than Store it Squirrel. This Toronto-based storage company connects people who have extra space with those who wish to store goods. If you have an empty nest, an extra cupboard, a free basement or garage, Store it Squirrel can help you make a little extra money while helping out a neighbor.
Every city has a surprising number of fruit trees which are a great source of fresh fruit. Unfortunately, after the home or business owners have had their fill, the rest ends up on the lawn providing a veritable cornucopia of delights for squirrels and bugs. Now a Toronto not-for-profit is utilizing this valuable resource by getting volunteers to pick the fruit and pass it on to food banks.
To test the capacity of the Prius V hybrid, we decided to see how many Humber College sustainability students we could cram into the car and still drive around. The students had just completed their three year course in sustainable energy and building technology at the Humber College campus in Toronto.
For Earth Day, we left the Toyota Prius V hybrid in the sun for two days, then we put real people inside. See what happens here...
Green living Prius V review: its so spacious! With 67.3 cubic feet of space its bigger than 80% of SUVs. We take it for a test to get a desk for our upcycling project.
