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One Small Change Update and…Gardening!
My February One Small Change pledge was to use our cloth diapers more. Easy enough – consider it done! We’ve definitely been using those cloth diapers more, and thanks to the warmer weather, we’ve been using the clothes line to dry them too! We’ve also made progress on our January pledge to use more local foods – we got our first Basket A Month (BAM) CSA, which included bacon, turnip greens, cheese, honey, rice, sweet potatoes, milk, and butter – all grown and made locally! I also scored big when I met up with my blog buddy, The Park Wife, and she brought me 18 beautiful brown eggs fresh from her very own chickens! Our March One Small Change is not so small – we’re planting a garden! Hubby is going … Read entire article »
Local Food and Cloth Diapers
In January, I posted about the One Small Change project. This is my February report. In January, I pledged to start feeding my family more local food. Turns out that January is not the most ideal time of year to make such a change. No farmers markets open, not much being grown locally, and my family was out of town nearly half the month. I did sign up for the Basket a Month (BAM) program through … Read entire article »
Filed under: Around the House, Around the Town, Go Green, Health, Health & Fitness, Homemaking
One Small Change
I just learned about a great blogger movement called One Small Change. The basic concept is that between now and Earth Day (April 22, 2010), each participating household makes one change to be more earth friendly and blogs about each month’s change, so that by the time Earth Day rolls around everyone has made four changes and shared those changes with others. I love this idea because it gives me a way to FOCUS (That’s my word for the year. More on that later.) on greening our household, and also prompts me to do more blogging about environmental topics, which I’ve been wanting to do. I’ve actually already told you about the first change for our household in my post about resolutions. The first change will be to eat more local … Read entire article »
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Don’t Eat Organic
At least, not all the time. Like all habit-altering, budget-affecting decisions, delving into buying organic produce for your family can be overwhelming. I thought these two lists might help. You’ll have the greatest impact, ecologically and healthfully, if you try to buy produce from the first list organically. The second list is a few items for you to cross off of your worry list. Produce with the most pesticide residues*: Apples Blueberries Bell Peppers Celery Potatoes Spinach Lettuce Kale & Collard Greens Strawberries Imported Nectarines Peaches Imported Grapes Items … Read entire article »
Filed under: Frugal Fawn, Go Green, Grocery Shopping, Health, Health & Fitness, Spending Less
Illegal Food is Better for You
Last Thursday I had the opportunity to see Joel Salatin speak about sustainable farming. Mr. Salatin is the owner of Polyface Farms, “a family owned, multi-generational, pasture-based, beyond organic, local-market farm.” If you saw the film Food, Inc, you would also remember Joel as the fast-talking farmer with suspenders and straw hat. Essentially, Joel Salatin is one of the leaders in the movement to return our food system to one that is healthier for both … Read entire article »
Filed under: Go Green, Health, Health & Fitness
Tis the Season…For Catalogs
Check your mailbox. I bet they’re in there. Catalogs. This time a year, it seems some companies start sending a new catalog once a week. I know I get tons of catalogs for companies I’ve never purchased anything from. Others I’m familiar with, but I still don’t need a paper catalog when the internet is right at my finger tips. So, this evening I sat down with the most recent stack of catalogs that were … Read entire article »
Filed under: Around the House, Go Green
Grab My Button!
