Gracious living that's light on the earth
There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less. — G.K. Chesterton Last night I went to the last in a series of Lenten events on simplicity at my church. The series covered everything from dealing with clutter and finances to our spiritual lives. Last night’s was…
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Probably one of the coolest revivals to take place in the local foods movement is the return of local breweries and brew pubs. Fifty to sixty years ago local breweries were no special thing. Cities everywhere had them, and had had them for decades. Locals drank the local brew, which varied from region to region depending on the influences that…
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The creative people at Friends of the Earth (FOE) showed their media savvy recently with the release of Chloe and Will’s Hot Date Night. In the video, energy-obsessed Chloe, a fickle minx with the hots for both her date and R30 insulation, turns up the heat of her passion with every energy-saving discovery she finds in her boyfriend’s apartment. Well…
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Fashion observers from haute couture to the New York Times to The Today Show are hailing the return of fun 70s garb in the spring fashion season. Mini skirts and longer hemlines too, funky bags, clunky bracelets and other throwbacks to the era of polyester and All In The Family are all the rage. Of course the fashionistas want you…
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In the couple of weeks since launching Lindsay’s List I’ve been heartened by the feedback from friends, family, readers and followers on Facebook. I love hearing enthusiasm from women who find the ideas for cutting energy inspiring. Most were aware of environmental issues, but just not as tapped in to the input side—the energy we use, how it’s mostly non-renewable,…
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It was liberating to forgo packaged lettuces and stop wasting plastic bags on produce. But how am I supposed to transport fruits and veggies now? How will I bag lettuce at the store, or a loose bunch of radishes? Produce bagged the old school way Either you can bring along a nice basket just for your produce, or you can…
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