Keep your twine tangle-free and organized by threading it through the lid of a pepper shaker. I used to be constantly irritated by trying to keep up with my jute twine balls when I tied berry bushes, ...

Alicia is a writer, photographer, and social entrepreneur specializing in sustainable travel, wildlife and nature conservation, and environmentally friendly agriculture and eating. She holds an M.S.

Inside a small tiled-roof shed at Shenoy Nagar in Madurai, the sound of sewing machines rent the afternoon air. Half-a-dozen women are at work, their heads bent in concentration on the jute fabric in ...