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From the Archives: Business is Booming
*I’m taking the week off for my birthday. This post was originally published in March. I’ll be back with new posts next week, including an update to the Hen Diaries. We’ve had some dramatic ups and...
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Appropriate Technology
I recently visited Aprovecho, a 40-acre non-profit center about 15 miles south of where I live. They research green skills and sustainable living practices. They also tend a 1.5 acre garden;...
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Bamboo Bicycles
A couple of years ago, my husband and I were going to plant running bamboo along our back fence. Then we casually mentioned the idea to our next-door neighbor. She looked, well, terrified. Bamboo is...
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No Impact Man
Over the weekend I watched the documentary, No Impact Man. Have you heard of it? Writer Colin Beaven talked his wife Michelle Conlin and their two-year-old daughter into dedicating a year to trying to...
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May is National Bike Month!
I’m taking a blogging vacation and a mini digital detox this week to hang out with family visiting from out of town. But in honor of National Bike Month, I’ll be celebrating bikes all week by rerunning...
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A Snapshot of Car-Usage in America
(Originally published September 14, 2009, reprinted in celebration of National Bike Month) The 5 U.S. cities (1,000+ population) with the least car ownership* (2000 census): Hooper Bay, Alaska (Pop....
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Bamboo Bicycles
(Originally published March 1, 2010, reprinted in celebration of National Bike Month.) A couple of years ago, my husband and I were going to plant running bamboo along our back fence. Then we casually...
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Buy Less, Create More, and Transform Your Life
When you type the phrase “American consumers” into Google, you get 976,000 results. That two-word phrase is mentioned 1,494 times in Google News stories just today. I don’t know about you, but I’m a...
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Cruising the Blogosphere
Photo Credit: Gerry Lauzon Last week I asked you for your favorite blogs, and you gave me so many to explore. Thanks for your feedback! I’m already familiar with some of them, but it’s exciting to find...
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The Cost of Things
The past two weekends, my neighbors held a yard sale. Apparently my boys could smell commerce happening nearby, because within moments of awakening, they were at the window. “The neighbor has a tent...
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