In honor of this Earth Day, I decided to take a walk down memory lane to reflect on the personal relationship I’ve had to Mother Earth. Among my earliest memories were times spent splashing around in creeks and sitting quietly in gardens. In those days of benign neglect, as young as four, I was off in some nearby forested haunt…
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The simplest state
With farmers markets opening up again for the growing seasons it’s time to put an open air visit on your weekly calendar. It shouldn’t be that hard. In 1994 in the US there were 1, 755 farmers markets. Last year that number had swelled to 6, 132 according to the USDA’s website, which represented a 16% jump in markets over…
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To go, hold the styrofoam
Eating out is a huge part of most Americans’ lives. In cities we have all these great international cuisine options, and even in smaller regional areas diverse choices are increasingly the norm. However much we like the convenience of eating out though, costs do add up. But somehow we rationalize—and it often is the case—that getting it To Go is…
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Hanging it up
Today is the celebration of National Hanging Out Day. It’s a day of action to encourage people to line dry instead of using a power dryer for clothes. So it’s time to do some laundry. And to do some laundry line art. On this day of activism you can hang just about anything from a laundry line, either outdoors or…
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Refilling your cup
When I set out to write this piece I had no idea how distraught I would find myself in reaction to the research on disposable drink containers. It’s amazing to me that in the span of less than a half century we’ve gone from almost everyone all the time using thermoses for on the go drinks to almost no one…
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The cardboard can
It’s Earth Week! Some forty plus years ago Earth Day began as an activism-heavy event designed to teach everything from the impact of our consumerism on the natural system to ways to do our part as steward’s of earth greenness. It’s been an international event for a little over 20 years. Women on the job This Earth Week I hope…
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