Minimalism. Mindfulness. Munchies.
I *LOVE* the holidays. I love the traditions, the food, the decorations, the food, the gift giving, the family gatherings, and—did I mention the food? 😉 But too often we use this special time of year as an excuse to do things that aren’t very good for us or for the environment: we eat...
Got rBGH-free milk? Well, you should! And even if you buy organic, it’s worth it to check, because rBGH is no good for you, or for the cows giving you that milk! So, sustainable eating tip No. 12 is…
As you probably know by now, this series of 52 weeks of sustainable eating was inspired by an article in the Jul/Aug 2010 issue of Whole Living Magazine. I’m kind of jumping around in the list, but the tip I picked for this week is “Read Those Labels.” Here’s the quote they used from Marion Nestle, one...
Today here in Colorado, the temperature is forecasted to go from around 80 degrees at mid-day to the mid-30s tonight. Fall is here, and people around my area have been frantically trying to get ready. My friend Butter (of Hunger and Thirst for Life) spent the last two days foraging like a madwoman before...
Every day when my daughter and I go out in the back yard to play, she runs up to our apple tree and starts saying, “More! More!”—which is 17-month-old for “May I please have an apple?” Believe it or not, she’ll eat pretty much the whole thing while wandering around, exploring and playing in...
Last week I told you to eat more corn—which could be a pretty controversial statement if you know anything about corn. I was hoping to give you a few reasons to eat more fresh corn now and preserve some for the future. I definitely wasn’t saying that you should eat more processed corn, because Sustainable...
Do you know what’s totally glorious right now? Corn. I know, I know. Corn is the devil food. Corn is in just about every processed food in existence. It’s subsidized so much that it’s more profitable for farmers to sell it for fuel or animal feed than to grow it for people food. It makes animals...
Wow! I can’t believe I’ve been doing this sustainable eating challenge for six weeks already!! No dilly-dallying. Let’s get straight to it! Why aren’t you preserving food? A couple of weeks ago I had something happen that I’d been really DREADING since I started my foray into water-bath canning a year or so ago:...
Autumn is here: do you know what your kids will be eating? If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time now, you’ve probably heard me talk about the Mix & Match Rule. (If you haven’t heard about it yet, click here to watch the video!) I created the Mix & Match...
Last week, I wrote an exposé of the real cost of buying local food—and it was unfortunately WAY more than my family can afford. I would hazard to say it’s more than most average American families can afford. But I still believe in the importance of supporting my local foodshed. The cost of buying...