A note on fake grass:You may have noticed that we did not mention artificial or synthetic turf as a grass alternative. If we are to conserve resources, the use of microplastic particles is not our preference. There’s still a long way to go in manufacturing even recycled materials with mas...
Healthy Alternatives to Soda: Basic Ferments & Soda Water Homemade sodas can be refreshingly simple. Whether you’re adding carbonated water from a soda stream (this is the one I use) to a homemade juice or tonic, or lightly fermenting something like lemonade to create a sparkly, sweet, p...
From an environmental aspect, Easter grass is a nightmare. The plastic, petroleum-based stuff doesn’t disappear. It can’t be easily recycled. So that fake grass that was added to an Easter basket just for appearance sake will be in a landfill somewhere long after the last jelly bean has...
Coins (either real or fake) Bouncy balls (*for older kiddos) Clues for a scavenger hunt Amara plant-based yogurt smoothie bites “Better-for-Them Treats” Here are some other fun holiday treats that are a great alternative to sugary jelly beans and sweet chocolate eggs (and are...
While most of the preservatives aren’t (yet) linked to health hazards or conditions, you have other delicious options. Sugars: Real and Fake Let’s face it: most of us are on some sort of calorie-restrictive (or carb, or meat, or whatever) diet which makes us cut all the unnecessary...
Since then, materials science engineers and fashion designers have been scrambling to come up with the next great leather alternative, from recycled plastic bottles, to grass, to even wine-based leather. Read This Everything That Goes Into Making a Danner Boot Now, two Mexican entrepreneurs ...
Would you recommend any significant changes to diet if no organic/grass-fed food is available or not? 0 Reply Brent Southwell 13 years ago Tim, Loving the 4hb. On the slow carb diet, except I am drinking more red wine than recommended. Still, I am losing weight slowly and sleeping...
Ah, the seasonal aisle. It’s always full of some kind of plastic. This time of year, we’re confronted by walls of brightly (some would say garishly) colored plastic Easter eggs, and bunnies, and baskets, and plastic grass, and all that stuff. Because what’s a holiday without plasti...