I will confess straight out that I live in a place where walking is probably easier then most of suburban America, and I am a person who probably makes an effort to do more on foot than the average suburbanite. I mean, we made the effort to move into town so that we could use [...]
As most Americans are well aware, April 15th (the date when the previous year’s income tax return is due) is right around the corner. As April 15th comes closer, you might not be thinking about how you can green your tax return filing, but I have. And that’s why I’ve come up with the following [...]
Learn how you can choose green laundry products that can clean your clothes and avoid hurting the environment. Green Boot Camp: Week Twelve–Green in the Laundry Room
With New York city’s millions of residents and legendary street traffic, you might not think of the Big Apple as being the most eco-friendly place. But when I think about cities that have gone green–or at least are making a marginal attempt at it–I include Manhattan in my list. Here’s one reason why: New Yorkers [...]
Just as I should have planned ahead when joining a CSA, which I blogged about yesterday, the same holds true for planning a summer vacation–that is, if you don’t want to pay through the nose for your getaway, you should make your plans months in advance. A popular place to vacation on the East Coast [...]
The summer I belonged to a CSA (community supported agriculture), our evening meals often featured purple potatoes, kale and just-picked watermelon–all organically grown. That’s because a CSA membership is a “subscription” to a local organic farm that allowed me to a weekly pick of fresh, organically grown produce. According to Local Harvest, a website devoted [...]
Chances are sometime this week you’re going to be picking up a carton of eggs–if you haven’t already. That’s because while Americans buy, on average, about 72 million eggs each week, around Easter, eggs sales jump to more than 93 million, so says the American Egg Board. Add Passover to the mix (boiled eggs play [...]
You know that I’ve had the recent, eye-opening experience of coming face to face with price increases at the supermarket. I mean, it’s one thing to hear the talking heads on TV spouting off about how the American economy is going into a tailspin, but it’s an entirely different (and more humbling) thing when you [...]
Due to the near-death of my beloved iBook G4 this week (sniff sniff), I am having trouble accessing the Internet so I may not be able to post for the next few days. Trust me, I am stockpiling ideas that you’ll sure to want to read about once I’m online and fully functioning again. Please [...]
Tuesday is usually the day that I do my grocery shopping. That’s because at 4:00 I drop the carpool off at religious education, and then I have about 90 minutes until the carpool comes back to my home. That’s usually enough time to make my list, check it twice, and get the basics at the [...]
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