Low Mileage Food

We happen to live near Laurie, of … slowly she turned (we happened upon her via Google when we were moving up here, and she was an invaluable source of information about the local food scene here). She happened to have extra lettuce this week that she wasn’t going to be able to use, [...]

The folks over at Enviroblog have asked us to give a shout-out to their Water Quality Project. Go take a look if you have a moment.

Amadeus in 5 Seconds

I spotted this link over at Worsted Witch: 100 reasons to get rid of your stuff. It’s not just a ‘why’ list, it’s also got 50+ helpful links on what do with the stuff you want to get rid of. Do check it out.

I haven’t been writing over here very much lately, partly because I’ve been writing over over here quite a bit, and also because there hasn’t been much to report. It’s been winter around here, and our farmer’s market lists have been looking very much the same week after week.
However, spring is trying to creep [...]

Human Powered Housing Project

Our first TiOW was a reasonable success. We didn’t get on the internet, the TV stayed off, and we got a lot of reading done. The primary goal was met.
The secondary goal, to use less energy, was not as successful as we’d hoped it would be. We used the stove to boil [...]

Joyce and I are going to try something new – the Turn it Off Weekend. From noon Saturday through noon Sunday we’re going to turn off most everything (more on that in a minute) and undertake activities that don’t require electricity. Reading, bike riding, playing board games, etc. For us, the primary [...]