(I managed to delete a month’s worth of legitimate, real, wonderful comments in a moment of anti-sp*m outrage. I apologise if your comments were affected. I also regret it, as I treasure every comment.)

One of the things I wanted to do on this website was to share recipes. I cook. I […]

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“Our personal consumer choices have ecological, social, and spiritual consequences. It is time to re-examine some of our deeply held notions that underlie our lifestyles.”
- David Suzuki
I like things to be laid out and clear. I want to know what the best plan of action is. I know that what is considered the ‘best plan’ […]

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Water Bottles
In my post about bottled water, I talked about the aluminum Sigg bottles we use and how much we love them. They are expensive though. The other day I saw an Oggi Aluminum Sport Water Bottle (Amazon link) at Winners. They are made of recycled aluminum* and the 0.8L (26oz) size was $8.99 […]

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To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul. .. Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are.
- Alfred Austin, 1835-1913
I have always been in love with the idea of a huge vegetable garden and all the tomatoes and beans and peppers […]

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A child who takes a lunch to school will produce about 70 pounds of garbage every year.
Seventy. Pounds. When I read that, I didn’t believe it and went right away to look it up somewhere else. Yup. The numbers come in at 45-90 pounds per student per year. That’s the weight of a 10 year […]

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