I currently produce less trash than I ever have in my life, and I eat better than ever!
Six weeks till composting in SF is mandatory..
September 9, 2009 | Posted in San FranciscoGet ready to compost or face a fine...
Review of Organic Shells and Cheese: White Cheddar Cheese by 365 Organic Everyday Value
3 star rating
August 28, 2009
| Posted in Food & Grocery
Gross -- tastes stale and bad every time I bought a few boxes of this hoping it'd taste like Annie's. No such luck. It just tastes stale and bad. Tabasco doesn't help. Nor does Tapatio. Or even ketchup. Bluck.
Compostable and biodegradable cups and plates make no sense if you don't compost them
1 comment |
August 27, 2009
| Posted in San Francisco, Home and Garden
If you live in San Francisco, you end up using a lot of compostable and biodegradable plates and cutlery. But if you don't actually compost these things, there's nearly no point in using them at all.
Study says cars, not bikes, cause accidents...
2 comments | August 25, 2009 | Posted in San FranciscoA University of Toronto study says most crashes are caused by car drivers not cyclists.
NYC Metro Area Green Drinks
August 18, 2009
| Posted in New York
Every month, in New York City and in cities around the world, people interested in the environment and in sustainable lifestyles meet up at informal sessions known as Green Drinks.
Review of Sellers Market
4 star rating
1 comment |
August 14, 2009
| Posted in San Francisco, Restaurants
I'm a fan of their business model, but the place lacks warmth... It's not that I don't dig a good cement floor restaurant with sort of a rustic/warehousey feel. I do. But something about this place is not warm to me. So I like to get the food to go and take it to Yerba Buena Park.
That said, i still give it four stars because I love their sustainable restaurant...
SF: Mail in Your Meds!
July 22, 2009 | Posted in San Francisco, Recycling & ReusingSF's Department of the Environment is urging everyone to mail in their meds for incineration, rather than put them in the trash... They'll even provide envelopes.
Cool eco-gadgets and doodads
1 comment | July 16, 2009There are some really cool eco-gadgets out there these days. And while buying more stuff doesn’t feel so green, I'm going to highlight some things that can save a lot of resources in the end.
How to Clean Refrigerator Coils
1 comment |
July 7, 2009
| Posted in Home and Garden
Cleaning the dust from your refrigerator coils keep the fridge running properly, saving electricity and money on your electric bill.
Review of Kabuki Springs & Spa
5 star rating
July 2, 2009
| Posted in San Francisco, Spas & Retreat Centers
Very clean, Japanese-style baths. . . I went here with a friend who lived in Japan, and she said this place is very clean and very much like baths in Japan.
I've been twice now, both times on all-female days (they have all-male, and co-ed). It's quiet, peaceful, welcoming (if you've never been before, you don't feel like an interloper...