Climate change due to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is causing extreme weather events, melting polar ice, and threatening our world as we know it, so mitigation strategies that can reduce GHGs are super important. One such strategy is composting organic waste from kitchen scraps and plant trimmings from the yard, […] Read more
Amióta itt lakom Budapesten (Augusztus óta) szerettem volna kipróbálni a teljesen hulladék nélküli vásárlást az egyik rendes piacon. Tehát izgi volt hallani, hogy jövő héten részt lehetne venni egy Vásárolj Hulladék Nélkül FlashMobban, de sajnos más tervek közbe jöttek. Ezért igyekeztem végre kipróbálni ezt a vásárlásmódot tegnap, és itt írom le […] Read more
Happy Earth Day, everyone! Let’s celebrate our wonderful home by taking a hike, smelling the spring flowers, and renewing our vows to live in harmony with nature. As they say, there is no Planet B! So let’s make this one count. Here are some big “re-thinks” from this year. To […] Read more
Dear Readers, this blog is mostly on hiatus, but for World Water Day today, I wanted to share a few tidbits I’ve been collecting – good news and bad news alike. So enjoy a nice tall drink of water, cultivate gratitude, and then see what you can do to protect […] Read more
Hands-On Skills Fair, Year 8! One of my all-time favorite events is coming up again, but I won’t be in Seattle to enjoy it. It’s the Hands-on Skills Fair by Sustainable NE Seattle. The idea of this event is to allow neighbors to teach neighbors various skills so that the community […] Read more
Happy New Year, everyone! I’m feeling pretty eco-unfriendly after flying across the Atlantic for a 10-day holiday visit. But that’s what I get for not living near my immediate family. Eco-tip: don’t leave your hometown! (Seriously. Don’t move to a new faraway city just for fun. And if you still have […] Read more
AirBnB has become our latest entry point into the peer-to-peer sharing economy. We have enjoyed meeting travelers from near and far and learning about all the reasons why people come to Seattle. Last week, we had a chef from NYC who apparently did all his cooking for a catering gig […] Read more
What is Mushroom Maynia? It’s a super cute event hosted by the Puget Sound Mycological Society (PSMS) in May of each year, and this year, it’s May 21st, 2017 — this coming Sunday! I had a lovely time last year, but I never got around to posting my photos. So I […] Read more
This is a post for those who like to scrimp and save wherever possible. And also those who are new to Seattle or want to learn about how our pay-as-you-throw system works. We get billed once every two weeks for household waste collection according to what size bins and carts […] Read more
After getting home from more than 5 weeks away, it was nice to find enough in the pantry for a few days of eating without having to go to the store. When I did finally go, I brought lots of produce bags and a few glass jars with me and came home […] Read more