Chef Jamie Oliver is on a mission to revamp the diets of American children. He has a show that airs on Friday nights on ABC called Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. I watched last week’s episode and thought it was good. It’s pretty shocking what is going on in schools regarding food. I couldn’t believe that [...]
Archive for March, 2010
27 Mar
Lights out!
Tonight is Earth Hour. Remember to turn off your lights from 8:30-9:30pm! Watch this great video about Earth Hour to get motivated to participate.
25 Mar
Time to sign up for CSA shares!
Last year, we tried signing up for a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) for the first time. We forked out hundreds of dollars in the spring in exchange for 10-20 lbs of vegetables and fruit and a dozen eggs each week for 26 weeks. All the food was organic and came from a local farm. It [...]
23 Mar
Whole wheat bread
Ingredients: 1.75 cups hot water (~100 F) 1 tbsp active dry yeast 2 tbsp milk powder 2 tbsp honey 2 tbsp olive (or vegetable) oil 1.5 tsp salt 4-5 cups whole wheat flour
16 Mar
Earth Hour on March 27
Ten days from tomorrow is the day of Earth Hour. Participating is easy. That Saturday night, just turn off all your lights and don’t run any unnecessary appliances from 8:30pm-9:30pm. Last year, 80 million Americans participated. To read more about this, see the mission and history of Earth Hour.
14 Mar
What kind of restaurants do you support?
My generous parents have been taking my sons for overnighters lately, giving my husband and I not only the chance to have dinner out, but also brunch the following morning. Lately, we’ve been trying something really fun–sampling some of the more sustainable restaurants in our area. A quick internet search shows many restaurants in my [...]
12 Mar
Federal food subsidies
Take a look at the graphic for this article Why a Big Mac Costs Less Than a Salad. Unbelievable. Why is the government subsidizing food that we’re supposed to eat less of? Federal food subsidies from 1995-2005 for production of: fruits and veggies – 0.37% nuts and legumes – 1.9% sugar, oil, starch, alcohol – [...]
8 Mar
Blue Orange games
My son just received a game from the company Blue Orange. It is a high quality game made of wood pieces and non-toxic paint. The company tries to be sustainable in their game production and plants two trees for every one they use. We like the game we got so much that I’ve ordered a [...]
5 Mar
35 years of walking to work!
My Dad was just honored at his job for having been there for 35 years. While that’s impressive, what really makes me proud is that he’s also been walking to that job for 32 of those 35 years. Being the scientist that he is, I asked him to run some numbers for fun and here [...]
3 Mar
Birthday cake
My son turned 5 this week. We had a birthday party for him and per our family tradition, my husband and I made the cake ourselves. Regular grocery store cakes worry me–what artificial ingredients are in the cake, what hydrogenated oils are used in the frosting, what artificial flavors and colors were used to decorate the [...]
