Minimalism. Mindfulness. Munchies.
{A quick note: I’m changing the name of this series from “A Year of Sustainable Eating” to “A Year of Eating Organic on a Budget”—because, they’re really the same thing! And I think the new name is truer to what I’m trying to do.} Have you checked the price of BPA-free, organic canned beans...
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...
Last week I talked about what you should try to have on hand, or try to buy, to eat real food on a very (VERY!) limited budget. Today, I’ve got a couple of hundred ideas of what to do with very inexpensive ingredients.
On January 5, 2009, I was laid off from my job. It was still near the beginning of the economic crash, and we all knew the company wasn’t doing great, but I thought I was safe. Just a week before, I had been meeting with the CEO of the company, he had asked for...
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...
I was working on a printed version of my blank Mix & Match Meal Chart to give to some parenting groups here in Colorado, and I was writing up a list of ways to use the blank chart when I came up with a new one! MAJOR BRAINSTORM! You see, one of the worst...
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...