6 Easy Ways to Cut Back on Meat in 2021
One of the easiest ways to reduce your carbon footprint – and your environmental footprint generally – is to reduce your meat...
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Hannah
Nov 19, 20204 min read
The 3 Commandments of Food Waste Reduction
With the holidays on the horizon, I’d like to take a few minutes of your time to discuss an often-overlooked environmental issue: food...
Rachel
Nov 16, 20203 min read
My Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes
It’s going to be a different one this year, but we’re still planning on having a good Thanksgiving with just our family of four. Since so...
Hannah
Nov 12, 20203 min read
Planning your Vegetarian Thanksgiving
I know for a lot of people Thanksgiving and other winter holidays are a big question mark this year – will we see family at all? How many...
Rachel
Oct 21, 20203 min read
My Favorite Fall Recipes
Here’s a secret about me: I love to eat. Not only do I love to eat, I also love everything food related – cooking, food shows, food...
Hannah Kivikoski
Oct 14, 20203 min read
Guest Post! Foraging Fungi in NH Forests
Hannah Kivikoski has been a nature enthusiast and animal lover since childhood. She explored the American outdoors with her mother,...
Hannah
Sep 24, 20201 min read
Afternoon Iced Coffee
I don’t know about you, but having two of my three children unexpectedly homeschooling this year has me lagging in the afternoons. While...
Hannah
Sep 22, 20203 min read
A Guide to Eco Hydration
We hear a lot about ethical and sustainable eating, but drinking often takes a back seat. Not today. Let’s focus on how to hydrate...
Hannah
Sep 18, 20201 min read
Celebrate our first FROST with VEGAN SUMMER PESTO
There is frost predicted for the next three mornings. If you (or a neighbor) have tenders fruits or veggies in the garden, you can cover...
Hannah
Sep 15, 20202 min read
A Vegetarian Cookbook for People who like Meat and Potatoes
Do you wish you could be vegetarian, but you don’t know how? Are you worried you will leave the table hungry or dissatisfied? Or are you...
Rachel
Sep 9, 20202 min read
What’s In Your Lunchbox?
School’s returning this week, which means your kids will need some lunch (though I suppose that isn’t different from most other days)....
Hannah
Sep 7, 20202 min read
When Life Gives You Peaches…
In honor of Labor Day, and the end to our lazy days of summer, a light post with an idea about how you can use those last pieces of...
Ben
Aug 19, 20206 min read
Green Your Grill!
Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, many take to the outdoors to cook their food on the grill. It is nice to be in the open air, it is a...
Hannah
Aug 4, 20202 min read
The Ephemeral Extravagance of a Fresh Tomato
We don’t eat fresh tomatoes for most of the year. From October to June, we get our tomato kicks from salsa, marinara, and tomato soup. We...
Hannah
Jul 30, 20202 min read
Oat Milk 101
I have had a long and complicated history with milk. I stopped drinking dairy milk when I became a vegan for environmental reasons in...
Rachel
Jul 27, 20201 min read
Easy Baking Swaps
If you’re like me, you’ve been baking a lot more often now that we’re staying home due to Covid-19. If you’re also like me, you really...
Hannah
Jul 19, 20201 min read
Eat your weeds! or When Life gives you purslane, make soup!
We should all try to eat locally. New Hampshire is awash in fresh vegetables this time of year and I hope you are enjoying local lettuce,...
Hannah
Jul 1, 20202 min read
Easy Vegetarian Family Meal Plan
I can’t tell you how many people have told me that they want to go vegetarian, but they can’t imagine what they would eat every night for...
Hannah
Jun 12, 20202 min read
Baby Food for Thought
The baby food aisle is well-stocked with all kinds of jars and pouches, but you can save a lot of waste, not to mention time and money,...
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