Category Archives: Environment

Spring has sprung!

I know that I may be tempting fate here… but the stars are aligning – the snow has melted from my yard, it’s been in the 50′s out there – and predicted to be in the 50′s for the rest of the week, and daylight savings time has begun.  Now that I can see my gardens, I’m makin’ plans!  First,… (more…)

Foodshed Challenge…

Today – something a bit different.  It’s 50 degrees out, and raining… and wow is that snow melting out there.  I can almost see my raised beds.  I’m dying to get out there and garden.  While I dream of lettuce and tomatoes and potatoes and broccoli and carrots and herbs and cabbage… and supplementing my own haul with the CSA… (more…)

Green, Efficiency, Carbon Footprint, & Health…

Wow, how’s that for a title.  Let Google crawl all over that one. I consider myself to be relatively green, concerned with efficiency, pretty well informed & educated, and often indecisive.  It turns out, this is a dangerous combination.  Let me ‘splain. Being ‘green‘ means taking care of the environment – reduce, reuse, recycle – taking steps to reduce your… (more…)