Welcome to the May 12, 2008 edition of
So many environmental concerns can be linked to what my grandmother calls a “throw-away” lifestyle. In fact a conversation with my grandmother a few weeks back motivated the theme of this edition: Recycle, Reuse, and Reduce. We received many wonderful posts, so settle down with a [...]

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I challenge YOU to take a hit for the Earth and use recycled toilet paper (no not the kind someone else has already used). Everyday millions of Americans wipe their tushes with paper that has been bleached and quilted to a fluffy white perfection. The paper toilet industry has led a massive and misleading [...]

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In 2007 “Locavore” was the Oxford Word of the Year. This year our CSA that normally sells out by mid-April, sold out on February 20th. Organic Valley has started selling milk in Colorado that has been milked and bottled in Colorado from Colorado Dairy cows (locals look for the “Rocky Mountain Pastures” on your milk [...]

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Recently the NY Times and the Guardian (UK) have published articles purporting that locally grown foods are often worse, or at the least no better, for the environment than ones flown in from places like Kenya. Frankly, I don’t really think their argument holds water — other than pointing out that nothing in life is [...]

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I have been fortunate to live in a community that is on the forefront of the recycling scene. And, although our community program is not the BEST in the country, it is pretty good and it has been around for years. Our family makes a consistent effort to bring home plastic bottles and cans [...]

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