Composting when you have a big backyard? Easy. Composting when you’re a city dweller? Downright disgusting, right?…
Month: August 2010
Upcycled Design: Looptworks
Ever considered what happens in textile factories when your clothes get made? Most of the textiles that don’t make…
One for the Reference Section: Green Gadgets for Dummies!
We do love our green gadgets. But though we do profess more than a passing degree of eco-acumen, the reality is (shhh!) …
Foodie Underground: Bringing Hope Through Food in New Orleans
Currently on a trip to see the real effects of the Gulf Coast oil spill firsthand and document them, I’m spending …
Bedroom Prejudice
I am somewhat narrow minded. I am prejudiced against color – in the bedroom. My design philosophy has always embra…
The Kids Might Not be Alright After Eating Fluffy’s Food
Need another reason to choose quality pet food for your dog or cat? Last week the medical journal Pediatrics published a…
Tea Tree Oil: 10 Germ-Killing, Super-Cleansing Uses
Do you ever pass those big, expensive bottles of essential oils at the natural foods store and wonder who needs that muc…
Don’t Forget the Rainwater
I was visiting a friend up in Portland, and I noticed he was collecting rainwater for his garden. Why hadn’t I tho…
