From sea to shining sea. Even as coastal cities erupt into divisive arguments about rent prices and the shrinking square…
Month: September 2012
Sunday Recipe: Harvest Season Fruit Butter
Never ever let the seasonal overabundance go to waste. If you have an active garden, or a prolific fruit tree, you know…
How To Be Classy When It Doesn’t Work Out The Way You Expected. The Grace of Loss
Be prepared for anything. I was in the ladies room when I ran into a good-friend-of-a-good-friend. We were thrilled to s…
The Amazing Sprouting Swing Lends New Meaning to ‘Vertical’ Gardening
Grow with the flow in this greened swing by Dutch designer Marcel Wanders. There’s a delicious feeling of freedom …
Recipe: Takeout Rice Pudding
Don’t let leftovers go to waste. How many times have you ordered Chinese or Thai food and ended up with more whit…
Video: Underground Chickens
VideoAre you hiding chickens at home? In many cities in the US and Canada, backyard chickens are illegal. The Perennial …
The Friday 5: The World’s Gone Freaking Mad Edition
The best/worst of crazy, this week at EcoSalon. Vivienne Westwood, oh-so-reserved lady of A-list fashion, is on a missio…
Chinese Environmentalists Fight Cars With Green Footprints
Walking becomes a form of art. Let’s say you’re the first environmental protection non-profit operating in a…