Category Archives: Sustainable Living

Harvesting Spring and Sowing Summer Peas

The Last of the Spring, the First of the Summer Can anything taste better than new peas? When the first infant peas come to the table, they melt in the mouth and taste like angel food. Though my spring peas … Continue reading →

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Don’t Drink From That Hose!

Seeking Safer Garden Hoses A reader recently asked me to write about drinking quality or safe hoses. This is an often overlooked issue, because few people realize that most ordinary garden hoses are NOT safe to drink from. I learned … Continue reading →

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Spring Harvest

Crunchy Kale and Tender Arugula After our usual Northwestern spring mix of near-freezing nights and milder days, with heavy rains and wild winds, it is delightful to find much of my over-wintered kale still edible in May. In fact, a … Continue reading →

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Nurturing Family and Friends

Eating Together When Cancer Comes Middle age is famously a sandwich stage when your kids still need you and your parents shift from being supports to needing support. It’s also a time when many of our friends are experiencing physical … Continue reading →

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