I consider myself to be a green living enthusiast because I am always thinking about how I can use less, how I can switch to more earth friendly options, and how I can reuse or giveaway things that others might reuse. I think that more than anything, being green is about the desire to help…
I ‘stole’ this chart from Everything You Need to Know About Fast Food. Even though you can’t (or at least *I* can’t!) read the fine print at the bottom of that poster, I think the rest of it speaks for itself. One of the things I noticed in particular from this is something I’d heard…
According to the Nutrition Research Center, this is what happens to your body within 1 hour of drinking a can of soda: 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system, which is 100 percent of your recommended daily intake. You’d normally vomit from such an intake, but the phosphoric acid cuts the flavor. 20…
By Sharon Cousins, 3rd in a 3-part series Part 1: Solar Cooking: Clean, Bright, and Accessible Part 2: Out of the Smoke, Into the Sun Deforestation leads to desertification, in many places around the world. Burgeoning human populations raise carbon dioxide levels to new highs, until declining vegetative populations can no longer keep up with…
It’s cherry season in the BC Kootenays which is awesome. They are easily my favorite fresh fruit, and even after four weeks of nonstop cherries, I’m not tired of eating them. I am, however, tired of dealing with them! But not so tired that I’m able to turn down free cherries. I just can’t handle…
It seems I struck a chord with The Power of One, posted two weeks ago. Today I’d like to share with you the compelling story of ONE child. From Seedlings to Servings: 11-Year-Old Grows Tons of Veggies for the Homeless When Katie Stagliano was in third grade, she planted a cabbage in her family’s small…