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DIY: Sew Your Own Cloth Pantiliners 10 Jan 2013 | 10:54 pm
If you were to look at my academic record, you might suspect that I went after the least practical degrees on purpose. I didn’t: I just have impractical interests. Along with having a degree or two in...
Seafood Watch: Do You Eat Sustainable Seafood? 8 Jan 2013 | 08:15 pm
I admired the jellyfish, the octopus, and the nudibranchs, but in the end, it was the California leopard sharks that won me over. They cuddled up against the diver and nudged their heads against her a...
The Crankypants Guide to a Green Holiday 14 Dec 2012 | 10:16 pm
Around this time of year, my Twitter feed explodes with things like, “Eco-friendly tree decorations!” and “Greenest stocking stuffers!” and “How to make eco-friendly tinsel out of Capri-Sun wrappers!”...
Breaking up with eco-perfectionism 12 Oct 2012 | 09:33 pm
For the first six months of this year, I skirmished daily with my tea ball. Actually, make that tea balls. I am outnumbered 2 to 1. One has a tiny metal latch that you need to thumb closed. The other ...
Guest Post: Our Exotic Urban Forest 11 Oct 2012 | 07:05 pm
This is a guest post by Nancy Nordman from Our City Forest, San Jose’s urban forestry group. Our City Forest is a non-profit organization that provides free trees and tree advice to San Jose residents...
Support the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan 5 Oct 2012 | 12:43 am
I recently attended a mushroom talk held by my local California Native Plant Society chapter. (No, mushrooms aren’t plants — they are more closely related to animals than to plants, which is why it’s ...
Weird things we do to food plants (other than genetic engineering) 19 Sep 2012 | 02:47 am
Here’s an embarrassing confession: when I was eight, the cartoon Attack of the Killer Tomatoes gave me nightmares. Seriously, what could be scarier than giant mutant tomatoes with teeth? (Don’t answer...
Guest post: Farmer Haley’s Take on GMO Labeling 27 Aug 2012 | 07:10 pm
Earlier this summer, I wrote a post for farmer Mike Haley on what GMO labeling looked like from a consumer’s point of view — well, mine, specifically. He agreed to return the favor and talk about how ...
DIY: Make kitty litter bags from newspaper 22 Aug 2012 | 07:10 pm
Plastic bags are a precious commodity in my house. In the past few years, we’ve settled into the reusable bag groove and hardly ever miss a beat these days. Nothing changed when San Jose banned the ba...
In praise of weeds 20 Aug 2012 | 05:04 am
Dandelion. Photo credit: David Hepworth If you can eat, breathe, or exist, thank a plant. Plants often get the short end of the stick when it comes to Things Humans Are Interested In. They’re not all ...
