“Everything old is new again” has never been more apropos than it currently is amid the environmental crisis that we are grappling with, but with that statement, I must offer a reality check of sorts. You know all of the handy-dandy, Read the rest of this entry »
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PeeLaPaLooZa — The Skinny On Our Produce Prejudice
Why do we have a love-hate relationship with the skins of the fruits and vegetables we munch on? Most of us are automatically conditioned to attack our produce with a sharp blade and give our peels the heave-ho when we are (in Read the rest of this entry »
Hunger PANG(ER) Management, The Way Momma Nature Intended!
You scale the USDA’s food pyramid day in and day out, honoring and upholding its revamped, garishly colored nutritional guidelines. You’ve found that going heavy on the whole grains, veggies and fruit (and light on the animal Read the rest of this entry »
Can Reusing A Tea Bag Four Times Be A Brilliant Eco-Strategy (Or Is It Just Plain Cheap)?
There are very few things in this world that I willfully spend top-dollar on, which is why it is particularly noteworthy that I plunk down a whopping $10.49 for a slim canister of Republic of Tea’s Certified Organic Double Green Matcha With Green Tea Leaves (sounds slightly redundant, but that’s what it is really called). As I reach into my wallet to secure funding for this indisputable indulgence, there is no gun pointed to my head nor masked marauder threatening to break the kneecaps of my entire feline menagerie nor even the faintest flash of brass knuckles in my peripheral vision. Yes, it is true that a legion of tea manufacturers churn out their own versions of good-for-your-body, supremely wallet-friendly and taste bud accommodating green tea blends… which in many ways makes this an even more ostensibly foolhardy purchase. Nevertheless, I can still in good conscience assert that my Double Green Matcha With Green Tea Leaves addiction can easily become an essential part of any recession-shocked budget. Read the rest of this entry »
Organic Couponarama — Save Ka-Ching Eating Good-For-You Things!
Wholesome food is on the top of my list of things to love – somehow, I always feel bouncier and better-balanced when I stoke my furnace with a rainbow of nutrition. I’m one of those firm believers in the magical properties of Read the rest of this entry »
Waste Not, Want Not
With the self-assured, rooster-strutting confidence of Saturday Night Fever’s Tony Manero, he enters the office with ‘Here-I-am!’ bravado, somehow convincing himself day after day that the swirl of smoke, mirrors and glittery glitz Read the rest of this entry »
Ugly Fruits and Vegetables — Why We Be Hatin' On Them?
In America, we like our fruits and vegetables to be as flawless, impossibly glossy and runway-ready as the beauty pageant contestants and bobble-headed supermodels that our culture reveres. Hang out in the produce section of Read the rest of this entry »
Agricultural Biodiversity 