Talking with Chelsea made me miss Boston Organics, so when my summer CSA ended last week, we signed up again. We’re still getting a winter CSA from Stone Soup Farm every two weeks, but it’s mostly root vegetables, and the box we’re getting from Boston Organics is 2/3 fruit. Yum! I may even keep Boston […]

What’s an IUD? This oblique little acronym stands for intrauterine device. (I’ll wait for the guys to frantically close the window as if they just clicked a NSFW link.) This is a little more personal than I expected to get, but I think birth control is an important environmental topic that everyone’s just a little […]

Did you know that Staples is offering $3 for every ink cartridge recycled through them? To get it, you have to sign up for a free Staples Rewards card, and a Rewards check is sent to you every three months. To be clear, this tip is in no way subsidized by Staples; I was just […]

Until I was in the market for shades, I didn’t realize that they can actually make a big difference in insulating your windows. Shades that present a continuous barrier, like roman or honeycomb (cellular) shades, can raise the R-value (resistence to heat flow) of your window significantly. And honeycomb shades create pockets of air that are […]

This weekend we got Oliver a huuuuge cat tree. We weren’t sure he’d use it, but he immediately climbed straight to the top. Now he’s sleeping on it, watching our bird feeder from it, tossing his toys up and down it, and doing acrobatic leaps off it. It’s a real hit. Now you might be […]