Food Not Lawns: growing your own yard by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 Every year, 58 million Americans spend approximately $30 billion to maintain over 23 million acres of lawn, using more pesticides …
Green Thumb Farm: 4 centuries local, 4 decades organic by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 It’s one of America’s oldest family farms. The Raymond Halsey’s have run Green Thumb Farm in Water Mill, New York …
Why I tried kangaroo meat: a faircompanies video blog by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 Given the UN’s warning that rearing cattle produces more greenhouse gases than driving cars, the most balanced diet for the …
A local, free range, hormone-free (mostly organic) brew pub by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 Brew pubs were founded on the idea of catering to locals and San Francisco’s Magnolia Pub & Brewery has taken …
Permaculture: homegrown vegetables, home-pressed olive oil by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 Shopping at farmers markets and buying organic are just baby steps in the sustainable food movement. To cut food miles …
Solar cookers: baking with the sun by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 Using the sun’s energy to cook your lunch or dinner is possible. It’s more popular in countries where access to …
How to make a cheap, and container-free, peanut butter by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 Depending on how fast you eat peanut butter, those glass or plastic containers can start to pile up. Instead of …
Homemade peanut butter with olive oil by Kirsten Dirksen on May 26, 2009 In her first attempt at making her own peanut butter, faircompanies’ Kirsten Dirksen tried a no-oil-added recipe and while it …
Why I ate kangaroo and how it could save us from swine flu by Kirsten Dirksen on May 12, 2009 They’re killing kangaroo again in Australia, conservationists Down Under are mad and I- with firsthand knowledge of the taste of …
At home with an accidentally-eco Spanish grandma by Kirsten Dirksen on March 10, 2009 On the list of carbon emissions per capita, Spain comes in at #51, far below the US, Canada, Norway and …
