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Add some Spring to your Stoop!
Whether you live a high rise or have a sprawling yard, container gardening can be for you. Try these simple DIY instructions for how to grow your own greens. But start soon before it gets too hot!
Building Community, one potluck at a time
I’ve been writing this blog for almost two years and I’m realizing now that I’ve barely written about the home in which I live! (Correction: Lived…for you on the ball folks who read my last post about how I have no fixed address at the moment). True, I don’t live there anymore, but it’s still [...]
Substituting Gluten-Free Flour in Baking: How To
I often have trouble finding fully Emily-friendly dessert recipes… it’s no wonder really, since most baked goods contain about 75% Emily-unfriendly ingredients such as wheat, sugar, eggs, and/or dairy. I’ve gotten pretty good at veganizing recipes, and it’s even getting easier to translate cane sugar to maple or agave. The last bastion, though, has proven [...]
Living Free, Plastic-Free
The month of May was largely characterized by a search for a new roommate to move into our eco-conscious house. As you might have guessed, we were looking for people who were specifically into the environment in a significant way. Tomislav (my housemate) and I carefully crafted a Craigslist ad that seemed more like a [...]
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