A lot of us can’t ignore the devastation in the Gulf and want to do something to help out. Maybe fly out and volunteer or donate money. Here is another alternative.
After browsing the news articles I came upon the following photo created by a scientist already in the Gulf studying Dead Zones:
So, what’s worse the Dead Zone or the Oil Spill?
At first, it may be hard to tell. The Oil Spill is continuing to grow and may not be stopped for a few months. The oil will be washing ashore or …
A Clean Life supports America’s journey to zero waste and fresh food.
Seasonal and local found at your closest farmers market.
Recycle, compost, and throw nothing away.
Dramatically increase your health and get the ideal body.
Save the planet. Reduce your waste, food miles, and footprint.
Silver Diner, a restaurant chain serving Virginia and Maryland, recently decided to offer “fresh and local” food. When I heard this I excitedly ventured out to our closest diner with a group of colleagues. We were ready for some good old fashioned home cooking and jukebox heroes (yes they do have them!). Trouble was not far away though…
The first thing one notices at the new Silver Diner are the advertisements all over the diner for the new local food. The host and server make sure to mention it. The menus …
We love our Alexandria Farmers Markets.
Alexandria, Virginia has two Saturday markets, one Sunday market, and a Wednesday evening market. The Old Town market is an institution in front of City Hall open all year round. While the Del Ray market is quintessential Alexandria located in a nestle of local shops, cute little houses, and plenty of locals walking around.
If you looking for more markets Arlington has six more that are not too far away with some open during the week (tues, thurs). You can find those lower on the page …
This Spring’s bounty was a whole sheaf of chives foraged from my local creek. Just that statement would make you think I live in some picturesque countryside, but no I live in a major city.
It turns that their are a ton of foods growing wild in every city just waiting to be picked. They can be wild mint which grows incredibly fast, onions like the wild ramps and leeks, and of course basic herbs and spices like chives.
The key to being a forager is jumpstarting your hunter gathering brain. …
“Six debaters, three against three, will be debating this motion: Organic Food is Marketing Hype”
“Now this is a debate, it is not panel discussion or seminar. It is a debate, someone will win and someone will lose.”
That is the intro to the latest debate from NPR’s Intelligence Squared.
I love these debates after picking one up on who is to blame for the Mexican Drug War. They are fun and fascinating, and also heavily liberal.
I do love how they present multiple points of view. They stick to the debate format which …
There is a secret undercover teacher eating school lunches. Mrs. Q has decided to slum it with our best and brightest for a whole year. I say slum it because the food she is eating looks absolutely horrid.
Or, it looks just like what every American eats on a daily basis: pizza, hot dogs, pasta, chicken nuggets.
Every day she takes a photo of the food and writes about it. It looks so nasty you just have to see it to believe it (are you eating this too?)…
Day 86 – Hot Dogs
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