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eco-friendly

Friday Night Dinner, Garden at the Cellar

A few weeks ago, the husband requested my presence at a date in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the city in which our romance blossomed seven years ago. We both lived in the North Cambridge/Porter Square vicinity, a neighborhood fairly barren of fine dining establishments at the time, a little sweet pocket of Cambridge that just didn’t have

Welcome to My Farm… at IzzitGreen.com

I’ve written for magazines and websites in the past, but I’m particularly excited to announce that I’m writing a column over at IzzitGreen.com starting now! IzzitGreen is a new rating and review site launched last month. You can visit IzzitGreen to find out both how good and how green your local businesses are. I’m writing

My Local, Not-So-Local Fruit Stand Makes Me Sad

I had quite an interesting exchange this evening. We had run out of vegetables from our farm share so I popped into the local fruit stand to pick up some salad greens and fruit. Calareso’s Fruit Stand is located in Reading, Massachusetts, and sells fresh vegetables, fruit, plants, flowers and baked goods. (During the winter,

My Naked Christmas Trees

I wanted to show you my naked Christmas trees. They are naked because they are at phase one, solely adorned with environmentally-friendly LED white-colored lights. I struggled with what to do for Christmas trees this year – as I’m trying, truly making lots of effort, to lead a more eco-friendly life. As far as I

Organic Christmas Trees?

I am not yet over Thanksgiving, but am already dreaming about the December holidays. I’ve been reading a lot about eco-friendly holidays and options for Christmas trees, and there isn’t really much out there. The general recommendation is to find an organic Christmas tree farm and buy from them… Anyone know of an organic Christmas