Can spring come soon enough? I’ve noticed this week that every day brings a little more light, making it a good ti…
Month: February 2008
Countertop Composting
Why throw away bits and ends that can be used to fertilize your lawn and enrich your garden soil? Almost any organic mat…
The New Face Of Office Space: Crystal City, Moscow
Modernism is a thing of the last century. We’ve learnt what we needed to learn (empty space is nice, boxes are a b…
Fermentation Nation
Atop my counter, at all times, sit tea towel-covered glass jars full of vegetables in varying states of bubbliness. I…
EcoSalon Organic Chocolate Explosion
A unique selection of chocolates arrived at headquarters today, ordered by my sweetie (thanks, Brian). It’s not Va…
The Greenest Grains: Massa Organic Whole Grain Brown Rice
It’s been many years since a consumer could buy rice directly from the farmer who grew it. That’s because ri…
Things That Look Like Other Things
Touring the Confederate White House in Richmond, Va. one fall, I was amused to learn that all of the opulent wallpaper a…
Planet Approved Abodes
A bamboo home is virtually tree-free yet structurally stable, energy efficient, sustainable and artistic in its design. …