Welcome Guest Poster, Alexandra Gnoske, Author of Loui Saves the Earth, Around 70 years ago we experienced some major changes in the United States. “Better living through chemistry,” “Agribusiness,” and ”Consumerism” caused a major shift in our culture that created some of today’s major environmental issues. These changes brought plastic, pesticides, and large amounts of [...]
January 2011
For Meatless Monday, I wanted to share one of my favorite recipe, Vegan Cookbook’s vegan, soy-free meatballs. As I told you in my Tempeh Brown Rice post, it has been challenging cooking for children who eat like cavemen and parents who now eat a vegetarian diet. So, I have tried to find recipes that I [...]
Have we all been seduced by the bio-plastics industry to think that polylactic acid products (PLA) or similar bio-plastics are a greener choice than plastics? Personally, I am not crazy about either. I have my issues with bio-plastics as I indicated in my article about Re:newal water’s PLA bottle. And my loyal readers know [...]
Both my husband and I turned vegetarians last August. The last four months have been a learning curve for me. Becoming a vegetarian was not hard for me since I always ate in that direction. But my husband complains that he is never full. Adding Tofu is not the answer. I don’t like it [...]
Do you have clutter faeries messing with your home? You think you cleaned it all up to turn around to find a mess in the same place. As if it magically reappeared. Those clutter fairies definitely mess with our minds. So, how do you become Tony Danza and show those messes Who’s the Boss? (Before you say, “huh?” Remember [...]
Have you been contemplating becoming a vegetarian to reduce your footprint on the Earth? Perhaps, your cholesterol is out of control or you just don’t feel as good as you would like to feel? Last August, I decided to take the plunge into becoming a vegetarian for the above reasons. But it hasn’t been easy. Don’t get [...]
Welcome Guest poster, Paul Leonard of recyclingNJ to provide us with an exciting update of how his website is impact recycling efforts in New Jersey. Although his site is New Jersey based, many of his links can be used through the US. As many of you will be aware, the average US citizen throws away 1655 [...]
Are you the crafty type? A person who can take ordinary trash and make it into something jaw droppingly awesome? Or maybe you are a wanna be like me who just admires from afar, but could never put craftiness into action. Recently, I got to drool like an adolescent adoring Justin Bieber while flipping through [...]
Welcome, guest poster, Jean Nick of Nickel Pincher. She has given me a laundry list of her favorite green living hacks sure to save money and the environment. You go, Jean! I adore her advice! So will you. Solutions that are both eco-logical and eco-nomical are my specialty. Buying “Green” is my last choice, not [...]
What does 2011 look like for you? Are you finding that your old patterns are no longer working for you? Struggling to redefine your life? Are you feed up with wearing pants with elastic (metaphorically or literally) because you don’t have time to make yourself the most important person in your life? Sure, elastic pants are [...]
