Homemade pasta: rotini, orecchiette and machine-cut noodles by Kirsten Dirksen on May 19, 2010 Making your own pasta is the best way to know exactly what goes into it: to avoid preservatives or additives …
Whether living sustainably makes me happier: on smugness by saramann on March 23, 2010 * In response to the video Call for submissions for documentary on pursuit of happiness. First of all, I wouldn’t …
Swapping lawn for fruit: “because you can’t eat grass” by Kirsten Dirksen on October 9, 2009 There’s plenty of discussion about America’s gardening revolution- from the Obamas to recession gardeners-, but I didn’t expect to see …
Organic, but not certified: Laurelwood Farm by Kirsten Dirksen on August 23, 2009 Not all organic farmers are certified organic. As organic sales have grown so have those growers who have chosen to …
Pasture-raised lamb free from hormones and antibiotics by Kirsten Dirksen on August 23, 2009 While eating meat is one of the most resource-intensive activities we engage in (according to a 2006 U.N. report), if …
Visiting a seasonal, artisanal mall in San Francisco by Kirsten Dirksen on August 20, 2009 During our visit to the Ferry Building Marketplace, we paid attention to the individual shops, specializing in all types of …
A mail-order greenhouse by Kirsten Dirksen on July 12, 2009 So you’ve joined the backyard garden revolution and are now growing as much of your own food as possible. If you’re …
How one winery creates fertility organically by Kirsten Dirksen on June 18, 2009 “A lot of the early farmers, as a lot of the farmers still do today, viewed nature as something to …
A BBQ with friendlier meat: heritage breed, grassfed & local by Kirsten Dirksen on June 11, 2009 Brooklyn, New York, resident Sarah Dickinson tries not to eat a lot of meat (due to its heavy environmental toll), …
Skunkfunk: a low carbon t-shirt and urging you not to buy by Kirsten Dirksen on June 10, 2009 Their color is green, they began on an organic farm and they use recycled fabrics, but Skunkfunk founder Mikel Feijoo …
