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Archives for reducing waste

Our Low-Waste Kitchen.

Filed Under: Personal & Life Updates 3 Comments

Photo credit + We hardly use any disposable products at home – partly out of a desire to reduce our waste, partly because we like to save money. Our kitchen is entirely paperless and has been since we got married. After 6 years of this, it hardly seems like a big deal or difficult orRead the whole post >>

November 25, 2013 · Tagged With: reducing waste, waste 3 Comments

Making Homemade Yogurt with a Eurocuisine Yogurt Maker.

Filed Under: Frugality & Saving Money 14 Comments

I like yogurt, but I don’t like the amount of extra ingredients in most store-bought yogurt. And I don’t like the waste. And I like saving money. I’ve made my own yogurt off and on now for a few years, but more lately since Gabe is a huge fan of yogurt. Huge. Plus, it makesRead the whole post >>

April 19, 2012 · Tagged With: food, homemade, reducing waste 14 Comments

How Chocolate Chips Inspired Me to Reduce our Waste.

Filed Under: Green Living & Sustainability 1 Comment

On Monday, Mike and I (and Gabe, our trusty sidekick) went to the bulk foods store to get him some popcorn, which he eats by the pound. While there, I decided to get some other staples, like, say, four pounds of chocolate chips: (aaand peanut butter chips. What? I couldn’t say no. And now IRead the whole post >>

April 22, 2011 · Tagged With: food, reducing waste 1 Comment

The One With the Pile of Crap.

Filed Under: Green Living & Sustainability 3 Comments

See, rounded corners even make old onions and rotten apple cores pretty! (What’s that? The snow helps? NO! It’s all the rounded corners! Lah lah lah I can’t hear you.) [I’ve been meaning to write this post for ages, and now I’ve waited for so long that our compost pile is completely covered in snow.]Read the whole post >>

January 12, 2009 · Tagged With: reducing waste 3 Comments

FAQ Round Two.

Filed Under: Green Living & Sustainability, Personal & Life Updates Leave a Comment

Can we call them FAQ even if one one person asked the question? Anyway, a few more questions and their answers… Lily asks: What were the first changes you made to your life(style) when you decided that living green was a priority for you?What a great question, Lily! The very first, most important change forRead the whole post >>

December 4, 2008 · Tagged With: etsy, internet, reducing waste Leave a Comment

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Saving Money & Living Frugally

Doing a Buy Nothing Month.

Every so often, my eating junk food gets a little out of control and do a little juice cleanse. To help reset my body’s ideas of … [Read More...]

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Simple Living & Minimalism

Long Distance Moving and Decluttering – A Few Tips.

We're in the midst of a long distance move to Massachusetts this month (in the nomadic portion of our move - we moved out of our … [Read More...]

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Green Living & Sustainability

Choosing between Convenience and Values.

A reader asks: How do you decide when to focus your energy on better choices versus choosing convenience? I think it can be so … [Read More...]

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Motherhood & Parenting

The Story of Eleanor.

(Warning, this post will contain mentions of bodily fluid) How Eleanor Came to Be. I want to write this all down while I still … [Read More...]

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Career & Business

A New Leaf. Little Leaf.

(Yes, I am a dork.) Your website should be like an extra employee. Who works non stop 24/7. I recently overhauled my site … [Read More...]

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Recipe: Curried Greens and Chickpeas

Recipe: Vegetarian Ramen.

Recipe: Sweet and Sour Tempeh with Pineapple and Cashews.

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