Your dishwasher and indoor pollution

Share this post on your Facebook pageSeventh Generation, the company that makes all sorts of eco-smart and recycled products for your home, asked me if I’d like a box of their products to check out.
We already use Seventh Generation products, so why not say yes to some free stuff?
Seventh Generation is rolling out  new natural [...]

The Labs in the park

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The Labs last week in Prospect Park

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“Well You Should Be Watching the GardenFork Podcast”

Share this post on your Facebook pageyes, you should. Some kind words from Life Adorned a yarn – crafter who watches GardenFork, AND also spins her own yarn, makes yarn based things, and sells them on Etsy.  In other words, someone who would of course watch GardenFork.

my 2 favorite things about this podcast:
(1) eric is [...]

Re Queening both our hives this spring

Share this post on your Facebook pageAfter reading a glowing article in Bee Culture about Jennifer Berry and her excellent queen rearing program, we have decided to replace the queens in both our hives with queens from Jennifer Berry.
Why requeen? What is most important to me is the bees display what is called hygenic behavior. [...]

Kinda Carbonara with what’s in the fridge

Tonite we drove to NYC for work tomorrow. Most nights like this, I go buy a burrito from the local tacqueria. The burritos are great, and healthy, as I opt for yogurt in place of sour cream in my black bean burrito.

Beans and Toast Recipe : GardenFork.TV

I had Beans on Toast for the first time last month, at Fort Defiance in Red Hook, Brooklyn. After the first bite I knew I had to make the Beans on Toast recipe for GardenFork.TV . Super simple, yet tastes great and is healthy as well. Lots of protein here, and it tastes even better with toasted multigrain bread

A Drive goes perpendicular to a Street : Queens, NY Food with John Baronian

Queens, NY is a giant polyglot multicultural crossroads, with a very confusing street naming protocol. All this means is that there is a lot of great food.

February is a time for Planning

Gardening by Moon Phase or just using Garden Common Sense… If you make a light weight cold frame, be prepared to search for it when it blows away. April showers bring May flowers and Mayflowers bring Pilgrims.

My V-Day Gift: Ad Hoc At Home by Thomas Keller

I don’t own a lot of cookbooks. I don’t think a lot of them have a voice. This one does. Often very good chefs don’t publish very good cookbooks. Thomas Keller does. Part giant food picture book, Part you-can-cook-this, All comfort food is how I would describe it in one sentence.