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Breaking Habits is Hard to Do
Whether eating, exercising, or something else, it’s hard to change the routines we’re used to. But humans are adaptable. We can adjust to practically anything, and this is great news when it comes to changing habits. As I learn more about global … Continue reading
Posted in Book/TV/Movies, Energy Resources, Family
Tagged activation energy, adaptability, habits, happiness, shawn achor
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The Faces Behind Our Food
I have been working at MOM’s for exactly five and a half years, and throughout my time, I have become a conscious consumer who reads labels, goes for organic and fair trade and buys in bulk. But there is an … Continue reading
Posted in Book/TV/Movies, Ecology, Organic Food
Tagged animal welfare, antibiotics, Bananas the movie, biodiversity, bottom trolling, certifications, chia farm, conscious consumer, cost of organic, crop rotation, ecosystem, EPA, fair trade, Farm Sanctuary, food prices, free range, genetic modification, GM, GMO, grass fed, hormones, Joel Salatin, labels, Nicaragua, organic coffee, pesticides, pole fishing, Polyface Farm, Rainforest Alliance, sustainable seafood, Tomatoland, USDA organic, workers health, working conditions
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“Make Creation A Healing Place Better Than You Found It.”
Polyface, “the farm of many faces”. My fiancé, Phil, and I had the opportunity to truck down past Staunton to the middle of nowhere Virginia for a spot on one of Polyface’s Lunatic Tours hosted by Joel Salatin. After hearing … Continue reading
Posted in Book/TV/Movies, Ecology, Local, Organic Food
Tagged agriculture, American Meat, broilers, chicken, Egg Mobile, farm, farm tour, Food Inc., Fresh the movie, Gobbledygo, herbivore, Joel Salatin, natural diet, pathogens, pigness, pigs, Polyface, portability, rotation, turkey, Virginia
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Pura Vida At Home: How the TV Stayed Off Post Vacation
Before basking in the glow of Costa Rican sunshine I must admit that I frequently sat in the glow of our Samsung TV. I can be a serial junkie – when I find my show du jour I will watch … Continue reading
Posted in Book/TV/Movies
Tagged Amazon, authors, Beautiful Ruins, Bernarr MacFadden, Books, Costa Rica, David Sedaris, Downton Abbey, Emily Giffin, fiction, Glass Castle, Half Asleep Frog Pajamas, Half Broke Horses, Jeannette Walls, Mr. America, Muscular Billionaire, Netflix, non-fiction, prequel, Pura Vida, Ruth Riechl, Something Borrowed, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, Tender to the Bone, the Ultimate Starvation Diet, Top Chef, Turn Right at Macchu Picchu, TV addiction, vacation book, willpower
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The Tiny House People
I generally don’t get sick, and I even made it out alive during the massive flu epidemic. But last week marked my first illness in quite some time. Oh well, you can’t beat them all! One afternoon I decided to … Continue reading
Posted in Book/TV/Movies, Ecology, Energy Resources, Family, Reuse
Tagged consumerism, environmental documentary, minimalism, tiny house, waste, we the tiny house people
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Climate Reality TV
Current TV is geared up to start 24 hours of reality in climate change. According to their website: Spanning 24 hours, 24 time zones and multiple languages, “24 Hours of Reality” features a new multimedia presentation about climate change … Continue reading
Posted in Book/TV/Movies, Climate Change
Tagged climate change, current events, energy, environment, pollution, reality TV
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