Sunny Weather Can Be Unsettling

By · Monday, April 9th, 2012 · No Comments »

The dry sunny weather is creeping me out! My intuition tells me we are already a few months into a drought state. Here’s what I’m doing to prepare.

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3 Reasons to Use Re-Usable Bags Instead of Paper or Plastic

By · Monday, March 26th, 2012 · No Comments »

Plastic and Paper bags are bad for our health and for the environment. The movie Bag It! can help you to change this.

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Recipe: Gobo Slaw

By · Monday, March 19th, 2012 · No Comments »

Gobo, also known as burdock, can be made into a quick and easy cold slaw for hot days.

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The Epidemic of Tooth Decay in PreSchoolers: What’s the Cause?

By · Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 · No Comments »

The lack of fluoride in bottled water is NOT the reason that small children are having bucketloads of tooth decay.

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Food & Agriculture Focus Group Tuesday 3/6/12 at LOCAL 9:30am or 7pm Please Join Us!

By · Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 · No Comments »

I’m organizing a focus group about food and agriculture for my town. Here’s the details.

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Occupy the Food Supply

By · Monday, February 27th, 2012 · No Comments »

What can YOU do to keep corporations out of your food supply? Here are some suggestions.

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Advice on Lice

By · Sunday, February 26th, 2012 · No Comments »

Here’s the one time that I love cheap supermarket mayonaise: lice outbreaks!

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Starting Seeds

By · Monday, February 20th, 2012 · No Comments »

My little seed containers are all set up and waiting for the new moon to get started.

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Why We Deny

By · Sunday, February 19th, 2012 · No Comments »

Here are 6 reasons why we don’t take the issue of climate change as seriously as we should.

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Keeping Bugs at Bay

By · Friday, February 17th, 2012 · No Comments »

Simple strategies can help keep you from getting sick even when everyone around you is coming down with colds and flu.

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