Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On a scale of crunchy to careless, I like to think of myself as an eco-conscientious middle. It’s not like I make my own hemp milk ...

Soap nuts are a natural, biodegradable and petroleum-free laundry soap alternative. They grow on trees in Nepal and India, but they’re not nuts; they’re actually a fruit. You might also see them sold ...

I tried something new - at least new to me. I'm not exactly flexible when it comes to laundry. I have this detergent that I've used for years and the same thing goes for the fabric softener. So trying ...

Cleaning with soapnuts (AKA soap berries) might seem like a new, eco-friendly trend, but the practice has actually been around for centuries. People in Nepal and India as well as Native Americans have ...

Shreya Ramachandran, 17, remembers witnessing California’s water crisis firsthand on a visit to Tulare County in 2014, when she was still a preteen. Tulare spans a large swath of farmland in ...

The Urban Prepper demonstrates using soap nuts as natural laundry detergent for practical, eco-friendly emergency solutions.