In the dead of winter, it can be a challenge for us North Easterners to get that “back to nature" feeling. Most of us (those without greenhouses) are no longer enjoying the bounty of our …
Category: Slow living
Greening Your Cleaning
Eco-friendly household cleaning products If you're trying to stay on top of warnings about various household toxins, you may sometimes get a mild case of green exhaustion. It's tempting to tune it all out for a while …
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 …
A Moment of Silence
Nearly a week out from the tragedy in Newtown, CT, the event continues to affect many of us with the impact of a personal, family loss. Perhaps particularly for parents and grandparents, the “facts” of that …
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 …
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