Growers and Grocers

With the beginning of the school year and temperatures starting to become a bit more comfortable, it’s easy to tell that summer is making its way into the sunset.  Autumn is making its presence known and we can now enjoy the seasonal fruits and vegetables of the new season.  Like many other people, when I see apples, […]

I’m always on the lookout for new ways to implement a little eco-living into our household, and the newest issue of O at Home magazine (Fall 2008) provided the latest inspiration.  How do greeting cards printed with water-based ink on recycled paper sound?  Good?  Then Binth is your new go-to source.
You can snag a set […]

We recently got the opportunity to try a hybrid red sweet corn that a colleague of ours, John Wilson, grew for the first time this summer on Old Stonehouse Farm, which he and his wife Sarah’s family operate. Although I live in Pennsylvania now, which admittedly has its own fine summertime produce offerings, I am […]

I stepped out of my normal shopping routine last week and went to my local Whole Foods to pick up some badly needed fruits and vegetables.  I had managed to make a total mockery of healthy eating over the weekend and wanted to get back on track with some clean, fresh produce.

I grabbed pretty standard […]

I’ve been calling my vegetable plots my victory garden for a few years now, ever since I wised up to the amount of fuel spent trucking produce to market –fuel that helps maintain our nation’s dependence on foreign sources of oil. Say what you will about the footprint of industrial-ag lettuce at the megamart versus […]

Trying to find a way to get your kids in on living your Green Life? Then stop on over at Idbids, where they take “iddy biddy steps to a greener world.”
When you take your own iddy biddy steps and purchase a Green Friend for your child (ages 3 & up), you will recieve:

One 9” Idbid […]

It’s hard when you’re around someone you care about, yet disagree with what he/she is feeding the children.  Sometimes it is hard to gauge when and if you comment.  When is it your place to cross that line?  This is the predicament I was in all summer long, every time I was with my friend’s […]

I may be a little behind the times here, but when my curtains from Pottery Barn were delivered recently, I was pleasantly surprised to find their Bed & Bath catalog tucked into my box advertising Organic, Natural Designs! Who knew?

*image from potterybarn.com

There’s certainly one thing I never thought Brad Pitt would get his hands into, and that’s a body cleanser line.  But get into he did.  Given that 100% of the net profits go to support JPF Eco Systems, a group that supports global environmental initiatives, perhaps it’s a little less surprising that he got involved.
Brad has joined […]

I noticed Pamela’s Products mixes in the natural food aisle in my local grocer recently.  Specializing in gluten-free food, I was curious to know if the taste was comparable to gluten-full food.  Upon first lift, the package was quite hefty.  In fact, I thought if I tossed it at something, I might do some damage.  […]