Waste Not, Want Not As you are already most likely aware, the water sold in water bottles is basically tap water and costs more than gas. If that isn’t enough to wean you from relying on water bottles, consider the negative environmental impacts bottled water generates including: bottle production energy and waste, energy for transportation [...]
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Reusable Water Bottles
Posted in *Food & Drink, Reduce | Reuse | Recycle, tagged bottled water, collapsible, Evernew, hydration, PlatyBottle, Platypus, reusable, water bottle on 2009, February 15 | Leave a Comment »
Starting the morning right, the Swiss way
Posted in *Food & Drink, tagged Bircher, muesli, recipe, Swiss on 2009, February 13 | Leave a Comment »
This year I resolved to eat breakfast every morning. Often, my problem with eating breakfast was deciding what to eat. In order to simplify the daily choice, I decided to eat the same healthy breakfast every morning (with the exception of a hot American style breakfast on the weekends). I chose to make myself Swiss [...]
Product Review: Pilgrim Joe’s Clam Chowder
Posted in *Food & Drink, Product Reviews, tagged clam chowder, Pilgrim Joe's on 2009, February 7 | 1 Comment »
During the winter season, nothing is as good as clam chowder, specifically New England clam chowder. And, the winters are long up here in New England. Although, nothing beats freshly made homemade clam chowder, sometimes the convenience of canned soups can’t be avoided. I recently tried Pilgrim Joe’s Clam Chowder. This brand is only available [...]
Sipping it Green
Posted in *Food & Drink, Local (Somerville, MA), tagged biodegradable, compostable, corn, straw on 2009, February 6 | Leave a Comment »
Recently at Grendel’s, I ordered a beverage which came with straw. What was notable was that the straw was green. Not only was it green in color, but it was made of corn and is 100% compostable. Well, if you have to use a straw it might as well be biodegradable. Cool.
Sustainable Seafood
Posted in *Food & Drink, tagged Marine Stewardship Council, Monterey Bay, ocean friendly, seafood, Seafood Watch, sustainable on 2009, February 1 | Leave a Comment »
The debate over the declining fish populations is fascinating, as well as the potential solutions and technologies being developed, such as the giant floating fish farms. The effects of overfishing have already become evident in my experience. As a child, I remember going to the market and my mother always made battered fish with orange [...]
