I have been using the Wrap-N-Mat for three years now. I originally bought these because I wanted an environmentally-friendly alternative wrapper to baggies for sandwiches. A friend recommended these as a green substitute for ziploc bags and I ordered three. At the time, there were only a few fabric choices, so I ended up with [...]
How Local Is Your Salad?
July 23, 2009 – 9:24 pm
This year I am growing my own vegetables, and tonight I finally got to taste the fruits of my labor. Yes, the tiny green tomatoes are ripened, the lettuce and spinach were harvested, and you can even see a few bean sprouts in the bowl! The only thing I didn’t grow myself was the cucumber, [...]
A Naturally Germ-Free Kitchen
July 22, 2009 – 11:48 pm
How do you balance being eco-friendly and yet still keep your family safe from germs? You’ve most likely heard about anti-microbial soaps and how some germs have become resistant. In the kitchen, there is a solution! In the book Organic Housekeeping by Ellen Sandbeck, I read about her “dual spray program”. She keeps two spray [...]
Homegrown Bean Sprouts
July 18, 2009 – 5:02 pm
Occasionally when I go to the grocery store, I pick up a bag of bean sprouts with the best of intentions. I enjoy eating bean sprouts, but once I get home they go straight in the fridge. The next time I get them out, they have invariably gone bad. It could be a few hours [...]