Photo by Judith Hausman I used leftover chicken and a combination of vegetables to make this late-winter pot pie. The very first blog entry I posted as the Hungry Locavore was about the eating doldrums of late winter. And here we are again. The winter vegetables have lost their charm, only the pachysandra has managed to […]
Courtesy Jeffrey Hamilton/Stockbyte/Thinkstock In addition to turning out the lights for Earth Hour, people around the world are doing other things to increase their level of sustainability. For one hour on March 26, 2011, peoples’ thoughts and actions will be geared toward one topic: protecting the Earth. People around the world, including businesses, governments and […]
Photo by Audrey Pavia My hens like to lay their eggs where I can’t reach them. Sometimes I feel like there is a conspiracy going on in my barnyard. At the risk of sounding paranoid, I occasionally sense that my critters get together behind my back and try to figure out ways to make my […]
Pre-spring in the garden brings out some of my favorite blue-colored flowers. In addition to the regular irises and two kinds of bluebells, the garden is currently loaded with volunteer borage plants and the two big patches of evansia irises.
Courtesy Dave Jenike The Cincinnati Zoo’s solar canopy, dubbed the largest urban solar array, will begin reducing the zoo’s carbon footprint beginning in April. Taking a trip to the Cincinnati Zoo this year is going to be a lot cooler for visitors. Up to 800 cars at a time will be able to park in the […]
Courtesy Bonnie Plants Third-grader Audrey Bloomquist, who grew a 17-pound cabbage, was the Montana winner in the Bonnie Plants Cabbage Program. Spring growing season is near, and third graders from around the country are invited to participate in the 16th annual Bonnie Plant Cabbage Program for an opportunity to learn how to grow a colossal […]
Last week, I finally upgraded to an iPhone. It didn’t take long for my geek friends to convince me to download a very popular game.
Artichoke season has started and cases full of the flower buds are showing up in the markets. Yummy!
Courtesy WindMade The WindMade label will be used indicate companies or products created using wind energy. For conscientious consumers who pay particular attention to how the goods they use are made, a new label is soon to adorn packaging to help make sustainability choices easier. The WindMade label will be the first global consumer label […]
