I am a bad test taker. I really am. I have test anxiety and don’t do well on tests as a result. This is the only reason I can come up with for doing so poorly on those stupid environmental impact, ecological footprint tests. Seriously, I can’t think of any other reason. It cannot be [...]
Ingredients: Get outside, sweat, and catch every breeze you can. Sit, lay, sleep, rest, read, and chat under the shade of a tree. Water. Drinks lots of it and find some body of water to swim, splash, sit, or dangle your feet in. We took a walk to The Sound and dipped our feet in [...]
It has been a while since I have done a Take Action post, but thanks to a couple of e-mails from Environmental Working Group (EWG), and a Worsted Witch reminder I have gotten my act together to let you all know about a quick and easy way for you all to help support organic farming. [...]
This is the slightly longer version of the “10 small changes you can make for the benefit of creation” list I made for my church back in April for Creation Sunday. It has some good and interesting information in it so I thought that I would go ahead and share it with you guys. Eat [...]
Compost piles are relatively easy, but when they are not properly maintained and cared for you can definitely have a nasty situation on your hands. If you are having any problems with your compost here is some helpful information for you (I hope). Some of this is information that I have just gathered while reading [...]
Lights, camera, take action! Ha. Tom Shadyac, director of the film Evan Almighty, wanted to make the first major motion picture that was a zero emission (carbon neutral) production. He describes Evan Almighty as a film that speaks of our need to be good stewards of the Earth and he didn’t want to contribute to [...]
photo courtesy of elvisripley My friend Mike sent me a very much appreciated link to this article,
photo from Flickr (SpooSpa) My lovely friends Amy and Lee just got married this past weekend! They are in the process of opening gifts, which of course means a houseful of wrapping paper, boxes, and an assortment of packaging materials. The resourceful and very cool, D. Lee did some research and found two sites that [...]
Co-op America put together a list of 10 things you should never buy again, with some facts and alternatives choices. I thought this would be perfect for you one/changers so here it is with a few added links: 1. Styrofoam cups Styrofoam is forever. It’s not biodegradable. Alternative: Buy recyclable and compostable paper cups. Best [...]
Now that Spring is here I want to encourage all of you that can to do two things: 1) Buy a share in a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)/any local sustainable organic farm or grow your own food; 2) start either an indoor or outdoor compost bin/pile. I finally ordered the worms I needed for my [...]