Midwest Farming Soil is Eroding – This May Be Why
The year was 1936. A severe drought overtook the Midwest, resulting in the loss of corn, wheat and other crops across broad swaths of land. The severe drought was devastating … Read More
Category: Sustainable Food
Are Wax Wraps any Good?
This year my extended family gifted me with several zero waste products I’ve never had before. One of these gifts included bees wax wraps, which are squares of cloth coated … Read More
5 Ways To Avoiding Food Waste with Children
Your son pours himself a gigantic glass of milk, assures you he will drink it all, and then finishes about 3 sips. Your daughter looks at dinner in disgust, and … Read More
Guest Post: What Am I Really Eating? Impacts of Toxins in Food Packaging
Food availability is one of the many luxuries we enjoy in our modern world. From takeout to groceries to ready-made meal kits, our next meal is never far and is … Read More
How to Harden Off Seedlings
Growing some of your own food is one of the kindest things you can do for the planet. An organic, no-till home garden cuts your food miles, helps limit co2 … Read More
Plastic Free Focaccia Bread
I have left the kitchen for last in my plastic free journey because I know it’s going to be a hard one. Everything comes wrapped in plastic, and to make … Read More
How to inch toward sustainability in the food industry
Sustainability is easier for some fields over others. The food industry itself is particularly prone to waste, with as much as 40% of all food grown wasted—not to mention the … Read More
Bringing back seasonality could help fight climate change
Pumpkin spice lattes are over. It is now time for egg nog, gingerbread cookies, and candy canes. These few food items are all the “seasonal” foods we have left really, … Read More
How to Pollinate a Zucchini Plant
Zucchini are one type of produce that depend heavily on pollinators in order to create fruit. If a female zucchini flower doesn’t get enough pollen from a male flower, it … Read More
How to grow a container garden
Not everybody is blessed with a yard to garden in. Perhaps your landlord frowns on you digging up the landscaping, or you live in an apartment high above that nice, … Read More