Urban Orchard

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto/Thinkstock The Beacon Food Forest mixes forested areas with fruit trees and shrubs, as well as gardening patches. Residents of the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Seattle came up with a plan to transform an unused tract of land into an urban food forest. Despite robust community support, creating the Beacon Food Forest, […]

Happy Campers — How to Travel With a Cat

Photo by Audrey Pavia Cheddar enjoyed his camping trip this weekend. One of the perks of being a professional writer is that you get to research the stuff you are writing about. When the editors of Cat Fancy magazine agreed to have me write an article on traveling with cats for their August 2012 issue, […]

Calling All Home Chefs

iStockphoto/Thinkstock Starting in April, Organic Creamery’s cheese recipe contest will give home chefs the opportunity to win eco-friendly prizes for their kitchens. DCI Cheese Company recently announced its Pure Ingredients, Purely Delicious recipe contest, which will kick off in April and last through May. Sponsored by Organic Creamery, DCI Cheese Company’s line of certified-organic cheeses, […]

Tiffany LinMarch 30, 2012
Black Kale

Kale's dark-green leaves are nutrition-dense and easy-to-grow, even out here in Italy.

Rick GushMarch 30, 2012

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