By Amelia Glynn
Photo at right: After saving his trash for a year, Berkeley caterer Ari Derfel can’t look at packaging the same way again. Image by Andy Isaacson
I confess: I am a catalog junkie. I'm addicted to my daily fix and cutting back—even to save a few trees—won't be easy.
Eating local produce is a lot tougher than I expected.
Not because there's not enough high quality, locally-grown organic produce. But because there's too much.
If I wax poetic about how my cat litter smells like Christmas, would you think I was nuts? I have a very sensitive nose, and with two feline beasties I am forever battling that Two Cat House Smell. I can’t stand the heavy perfumes in most litters, and my cats have let me know in their own catty ways that they hate it too. And I don’t like the idea of using strip-mined clay litter from China that goes right into the landfill. So I am always trying something new – wheat litter, orange peel litter, newspaper litter. I am usually left sadly disappointed; scoop in hand, sticky, stinky mess in litter box.
San Francisco has long been known as a haven of eco-sensitivity, but a new municipal program designed to harness electricity from dog feces takes Fog City's environmental consciousness to a new level.
Good news for all of you who groan at the thought of sorting your tuna cans, honey jars, and newspapers: Cities are adopting more user-friendly “single stream” recycling
Interests: Indie Crafting, Art, Astronomy, Physics, History, Eco-Friendly, Computer Graphics, Sewing, Knitting, Drawing, Macrame, Painting, Spinning,Book Binding, Screenprinting, Electronics Tinkering, Web Design, Books about my interests, Coffee, Travel, Black Tea, Cooking, Corduroy, Wool Felt, Ribbons, Vintage Patches, Collecting Sanrio paraphernalia, Boondoggle, Zines
Inspiration: Carl Sagan, Jim Henson, and Tori Amos.