I did it. I finally found something I thought The Burné was greatly lacking. Buffets and drug stores are standard fare down Ritchie Highway, but where could one go to get a book? I guess the general population of the area is too busy eating to bother reading? Target has a tiny book selection of [...]
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I just read about this (source: Seattle Times) and had to share it with you. They call it the Mobile Meat Processing Unit and it may be a much needed life line to some small farmers. It’s pretty much a slaughterhouse on wheels and operates by going farm to farm before delivering the then USDA [...] I work 17 miles from where I live. It takes me anywhere from 25-30 minutes generally to get to work. At most, 45 minutes with heavy traffic. After commuting a distance three times further for a year, my current commute is a breeze. What if I were to take public transportation, though? My almost cheery [...] How do you impact the environment? What actions do you take to reduce your impact? Or is there something you do that has a pretty big impact? Today I’m going to focus on the things you and I can do as individuals to lower our carbon footprint and lessen our impact on the environment. To [...] According to peapod.com, bean sprouts are $1.99 for an 8 ounce package. What a rip off! You can buy organic mung beans seeds for about $1.70/lb and make your own. I’m basically going to let the pictures do all the talking for this entry. I grow mine in a mason jar, though they do make [...] Stop the presses, the buy local challenge is over! Were you able to go a whole week incorporating local ingredients into at least one meal a day? I didn’t track the challenge for myself but I do know I was able to complete it successfully. Tonight Ricky made a veggie soup with beets, potatoes, cabbage, [...] My newly planted shade garden is lovely. I picked out some good choices for the location and they really fill out the containers they’re in quite nicely. When sitting on the porch, I’m able to enjoy the contrast in color the greens, pinks and whites make against the brick wall. The garden is in fact [...] Honestly I haven’t given this challenge much thought. I haven’t gone off track at all mind you, it’s just that this has become increasingly easier for me to do. To the point where now I think about it as something different. Every morning after making my coffee, locally roasted by Zeke’s here in Baltimore, I [...] It’s not easy buying local. I’m young enough to not really know what a corner store is and have grown up instead with giant supermarkets offering products from around the world. I can go in any day of the year and get a ripe tomato, mangoes and bananas, and just about anything else. These stores [...] Back in March, I set up a vermicomposting operation. Vermi is Latin for worm, and vermicomposting is composting with worms. More specifically, red worms, or Eisenia foetida. In hindsight, I probably started this as difficult as possible. I went to a bait store and bought about 100 worms for a fairly hefty price. I was [...] |
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