Parenting For Free: Baby/Toddler Stuff Swap
After the birth of my son, I began to host swaps for baby and toddler stuff at a local library. The swaps became successful, so I created Parenting for Free to spreads the word about local free family...
View ArticleI Love Libraries!
Like I said, I love libraries. They have always have been an important part of my life. Growing up, they were places that a fanciful introvert like me could get away from my drab surroundings and...
View ArticleStir-Fried Squid
On a whim I got some squid from The Local Catch at the South Kingstown, RI winter farmers market. A small amount, because I’d never cooked it before. I have several go-to web sites for my paleo-leaning...
View ArticleA Visit with New England Grass Fed
I recently visited with self-identified “meat geek” Patrick Beck from New England Grass Fed. NEGF is a group of local farms devoted to raising animals with respect and gratitude. He told us about his...
View ArticleAmateur Gardening in Rhode Island Post #1
This is my second year seriously trying to grow food. I give new meaning to the term “amateur.” I volunteered on an organic CSA farm (Heartbeat Community Farm in Yellow Springs, Ohio) a few years ago,...
View ArticleCookout Recipes: Raw Honey Lavender Lemonade
I’ve been experimenting with making lavender lemonade since I heard about it pretty recently. It’s such a yummy combination, and perfect for what will no doubt be a stiflingly humid New England summer....
View ArticleVGN New England: Shindig in Northampton
On Sunday, May 19, three of us New Englanders from the Village Green Network met up in Northampton, Mass. It was me, Lori Elliott of Our Heritage of Health, and Craig Fear of Fearless Eating....
View ArticleAmateur Gardening in Rhode Island Post #2
I haven’t done a gardening update in a while, because a lot didn’t really happen for a while. My egg-carton seedlings grew for a while then faltered, which is just what happened last year. Once the...
View ArticleAmateur Gardening in Rhode Island Post #3
Well my friends, here in New England we have just experienced—with possibly more to come—off-and-on days of rain of nearly Arkian proportions. Things are greener and greener, though we haven’t had...
View ArticleAmateur Gardening in Rhode Island Post #4
Sun, rain, sun, rain, sun, rain. A tough week for humidity, but lots of good light. Plenty of rain most nights. And that means one thing. Growth! Peppers, June 23 (left) and June 28 (right): Tomato...
View ArticleAmateur Gardening in Rhode Island Post #5 (Plus a Bit of Urban Foraging)
I’ve been a very bad blogger lately. I haven’t been the greatest gardener, either. This summer’s been crazy, partly because I got a “regular” job… which is great in a lot of ways but a total bummer in...
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