Category Archives: eco-concerns

Turning wine bottles into self-waterers

This spearmint plant was a $2 liquidation find at Loblaws that I couldn’t resist. But it was getting wilty due to the heat. The plants in the front get a lot of sun during the day and they dry out … Continue reading

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Garden eats and a bonus CSA basket

If you’ve been following me on Twitter, you’ll know that I’ve identified Asian Tiger mosquitoes in my yard. After three sessions outside I was been bitten over thirty times. However, for the last two outings, I made sure to wear … Continue reading

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Less meat, more plants! Mark Bittman tells it like it is

Bittman basically says we need to eat more plants to give the environment a hand. He lays it all out on the table very nicely, in a very intelligent way. Continue reading

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Organic baskets 17, 18 , 19 & 20 of 2010 — done with the farm for good!

October was a busy month, so I decided to just highlight items from the last organic baskets into one post. Continue reading

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