If you’re already a locavore, you won’t be surprised to know that eating local is a trend that’s on the rise, as noted by various surveys, including one from North Dakota’s Center for …
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Greening the Lunchbox: Six Easy Steps
Whether you’re packing school lunches or brown-bagging it to your job, the lunch box can be a Pandora’s box of environmental hazards. Here are a few alternatives for making lunch more sustainable. 1. Reusable sandwich bags. …
Sustainable resolutions for 2013
Every year at this time, thousands of writers are tasked with finding a fresh spin on the annual New Year’s Resolution article. Meanwhile, those of use who still believe in resolutions make lists that we know …
Slowing Down the Holidays
It always happens this time of year. The season that’s supposed to be about giving, sharing and spending time with the people we care about starts to feel like something else entirely. As we …
Helping Others This Thanksgiving
Many of us will spend Thanksgiving sharing a wonderful home cooked meal with family and friends. But for a growing number of people, that simple pleasure remains far out of reach. Over the past few years, the …
How to be a ‘Localist’ in the Delaware River Valley: Go DIY
This is the second in a six-part series on the connections between "going local" and living sustainably. With Hurricane Sandy heading straight for our area, there’s reason to fear power outages, food shortages and …
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Rodale Nails it on Benefits of Organic
If you've ever wondered whether "organic" is all it's cracked up to be, one quick read could help you make up your mind once and for all. Check out Rodale's post, "The Truth About …
‘Art in the Garden’ Showcases Local Art this Labor Day Weekend
If you're committed to keeping things local here in the Delaware River Valley, you may be getting a lot of your food from local sources. But locavorism doesn’t need to begin and end with food. One of …
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Mid-summer New Hope garden harvest, organic style
Despite the heat and the drought, the mostly organic garden is producing nicely. Pictured are tomatoes (organic plants from Gravity Hill Farm); beans (from organic Burpee seed); and cucumbers, eggplant, basil, marjoram and sage (from …
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What does the 2012 ‘Farm Bill’ have to do with your life in the Delaware River Valley?
Victory Garden in Civic Center Plaza taken during the Slow Food Nation festival (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Plenty… that is, if you love the rural beauty of the area and the ability to buy fresh, …
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