You may have heard that we’ve lost half of our topsoil in the past 150 years and that topsoil is necessary for 95% of food production. I used to hear stats like this and feel alarmed but also not understand…

Back in 2001 when the question of going to war with Afghanistan was first being raised, it seemed like everyone was for it. Only one member of Congress voted against it. After the Dixie Chicks spoke against the war, several…

I’ve been traveling through internet “eco circles” since I was a teenager, and yet it’s only been recently I caught some buzz about “fake recycling symbols” on the bottoms of most plastics. Intrigued, I set out to do some research.…

I’m not an alcoholic but I decided I needed to stop drinking. Obviously there’s something about this concept that drew you in. Will you lose weight if you quit drinking? Yes! Will you feel better about yourself? Absolutely! Will you…

Growing up, I was raised to believe that I was unacceptable. Any interaction I had with someone, a parent or a sibling would then immediately lecture me on how embarrassing I was, how I was so so stupid, how no…

There’s a lot of reasons for wanting to become self-sufficient and grow your own food: home-grown food is healthier and tastier, it gives you food security, and it allows you to not be a part of the devastating environmental impact…

So I ordered three of these ceramic berry baskets from Crate & Barrel. I have lots of berry bushes here on the homestead. I figured I could also put my garden produce in them or even bring them along to…

I was in Richmond over the weekend and happened into quite a few vintage homegoods stores. Anyone who knows me knows I love to go antiquing and that vintage kitchen goods in particular are my weakness. These days I’m mostly…