Agave syrup is a hot ingredient among raw foodists and people with blood sugar problems, but the syrup is great for ever…
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Hatch Your Own Herbs
Egg shells would make brilliant plant-pots. Since real eggshells are nowhere big enough, designers at Branch have creat…
Greening the Brown Bag: Lunch Solutions
Sometimes the solutions are so simple. No need to give your kids a throwaway brown paper bag when a reusable, washable o…
Ecosalon Recipes: Seasonal Eating: Avocados Stuffed with Wild American Shrimp
If I didn’t live in California, I think the avocado would be my one non-local produce exception. Luckily, they onl…
Bleach-Free Kitchen Disinfecting
How do you clean your cutting boards and counter tops after preparing raw meat? Some say the only safe way is to use a m…
Ecosalon Recipes: Dashi – the Mother Broth of Japanese Cooking
Dashi is a basic building block of Japanese cuisine. It is the base for miso and clear broth soups as well as noodle dis…
Eat the Ugly Apple
I’m a regular at the Farmers Market in my hometown. The vendors know what I like “Granny or Fuji, red or gre…
10 Eco Links to Green Your Weekend
There’s so much we want to tell you about. Really, it’s overwhelming. So let us briefly tell you about just …