Those who know me know how much I love Trader Joe’s (who doesn’t?). They offer many organic options, but currently all I can think about is their Organic Dark Chocolate Truffle Bar. I buy one every time I go with the intension of eating just one square after dinner…Between the two of us, we’re lucky [...]
Archive > February 2009
sequoia strawberry update
I just realized that’s been a while since I shared photos of our strawberry plants. There are a number of little white flowers and small green berries! I thought we would have to wait until summer before we saw any fruit. The seedlings we planted are Sequoias, which is a “June-bearing” variety (along with Douglas [...]
sustainable cloth napkins
Cloth napkins add sophistication and sustainability to even the simplest meal. Unfortunately, many of us (Drew and me included) have a terrible habit of using paper napkins or towels with everyday meals – saving cloth napkins for special occasions. Although we buy recycled paper towels, we’re still creating unnecessary waste. (Read more about the best [...]
drink your greens!
Here are more beautiful greens from our harvest: organic red leaf lettuce, green lettuce, Swiss Chard and spinach (the carrots were purchased from the Farmer’s Market, but they add a great flavor). Drew called it our “Plate of Prosperity”.
We washed it all up in preparation for a green smoothie. We both needed a mid-day pick-me-up. [...]
upcycled gifts: last minute valentine’s day shopping
What better way to show someone you care than by giving them a gift that reduces waste? All these products are “upcycled“, the process by which otherwise disposable material is transformed into something new and fabulous!
Delight.com carries gorgeously green glass earrings made from 100% recycled glass from wine bottles by Smart Glass Jewelry. Seeing how [...]
broccoli harvest follow up
So we harvested the broccoli earlier this week. (Sorry, it’s not a great photo.) I almost made the very mistake I advised against – waiting too long. I kept thinking, “I’ll wait til it gets just a little bigger…” Well with the little heat wave we had courtesy of the Santa Anas, the broccoli stopped [...]
