Ecological Footprint

I’ve been avoiding taking the Ecological Footprint quiz due to the fact that living in the United States inherently means my footprint is grossly disproportionate to other struggling souls in developing nations.  It’s just another reminder of the excesses we take for granted and actually declare “necessities” in our privileged society.  The other reason for my [...]

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Recipe for the best grilled cheese ever

As a follow-up on that last post about produce, JB mentions a secret recipe divulged to him by the cheese lady.  Check it out.

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Where has all the produce gone?

“…and I’ve had all I can stand, I can’t stands no more!”
I cut into a Heirloom tomato I bought at the Publix on 395 this morning and ended up throwing it in the trash.  This is not the first time I have bought produce at Publix that never ripened but it is the first Heirloom [...]

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The Larder & Green Drinks

Following are Susan’s comments about our greendrinks gathering at Larder last night. I felt it deserved it’s own post, not just a comment to be lost in the tree of comments. Thanks Susan, Janice and JB. Good time had by all!

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What is Sustainability?

(part one of seven parts)
When I take a good look at my current building & living practices and observe those of others, I sometimes wonder, is this actually sustainable?  I am sure that, if you asked 100 people, “What is sustainability?” you would get 100 variations of that answer.
I looked up sustainability in the dictionary [...]

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