Planting the Seed

it is so funny how exciting it is to make one chan...

2010-05-23T21:04:56.919-07:00

it is so funny how exciting it is to make one change and realize how stuck we were with this old "technology" just because it was what we were used to. no matter how discusting we really thought it was. good for you to have been using it for years!

Just noticed this post. I have been a Diva user fo...

2010-05-22T16:08:56.665-07:00

Just noticed this post. I have been a Diva user for years! It took me a short time to adjust. I used pads before. I could never adjust to using tampons as my body would push them out. Now, I find the cup so hygenic and no smells that often are associated with pads. The cup captures only menstrual fluids so it does not irritate the tissue. I even know some that use it for their plants!

Hi Janet and all out there. We too (my partner Mi...

2009-09-06T18:15:29.060-07:00

Hi Janet and all out there. We too (my partner Miriam and I) try to live a sustainable life. We're at perhaps 50% efficiency because we do what we can, with what we've got (limited time and money). We're trying our best with what we've got and trying to forgive ourselves for not going to 100%. Mostly Miriam puts her energy into activism and organizing. She and one of her environmental groups are organizing an event on October 17th here in New Paltz. Check out 350.org for information about the subject of their event. I'll send more info when they have a news release.

Miriam leaves more lights on then I would because she can't see as well as I. I'm less vigilant about e-waste. I try not to hassle her. She tries not to hassle me. We both wish we had more money to be able to put solar panels up.

Keep up the good work, Janet, but also give yourself a little slack.

I too, did the homesteading thing with 3 children. Wow! Fun, and I got a lot of great pictures of baby goats and baby humans, but I also have a great picture of an exhausted me.

Take good care of yourself.

That's why my mom wont let me go to protests. ...

2009-08-23T05:11:49.344-07:00

That's why my mom wont let me go to protests. She thinks I'm gonna get maced in the face and clubbed. :(

To be honest..... So am I.

Ok ...Nutalla is dam delicious but it is a pain th...

2009-08-23T05:08:19.635-07:00

Ok ...Nutalla is dam delicious but it is a pain that it can come in a glass jar. It would be even cooler to save the container and put it in my room for sentimental sake. You can always recycle something Janet. Even those bags from cereal boxes and that cellophane crap. See I like to use the weirdest shit for making my art., and I think it would be a good project for Alex to find a way to creatively reuse the things that she brings home categorized under waste...I know I keep all my winter gloves and hats in a plastic bag in my closet, and I've been using plastic containers for homade salad dressings, sugar bowls and all that stuff. It looks ugly but you can always paint them and decorate them and pimp them out lol. You can even sell them if you make them look really bad ass. Stonyfeilds yogurt tubs are perfect for paining over and doing seedlings in! Hope this helped. And btw were all those your scrumptious veggies in those pictures??? XD Im envious! I only have a few red tomatoes Everything else DIED

I got flack from teachers in school a lot (and I t...

2009-08-23T04:59:54.842-07:00

I got flack from teachers in school a lot (and I think even once from you on occasion about putting capital is the middle of My sentences every now and then. Especially if if was a word I really liked such as Goblin or Think. I think I do it to put Emphasis on my words... hmmmmm something for us to Think about?

I've been telling the people at the convenienc...

2009-08-23T04:55:03.269-07:00

I've been telling the people at the convenience stores not to bother with a bag if I have less than an arms worth of purchases. I've become very skilled at doing this. And I usually bring as canvas bag around with me everywhere so I can at least try to eliminate this issue with craptastic plastic. Julie Vanderliee from Roosevelt somehow figured out a way to make weaved bags out of plastic bags and I think thats a kick ass idea, because not only are you recyling it your saving money! You should look this up online and see if your able to find a web site that teaches how to do this. If I find it I'll send the link your way!!!

I understand exactly what you mean. Plastics and a...

2009-08-23T04:49:40.084-07:00

I understand exactly what you mean. Plastics and all that are so shitty for the environment its not even funny! WE have two of those canvas bags and she uses them to hold crap in the back of the trunk so it doesn't roll around.I'm like wtf... I keep trying to get mom to recycle and its just a "hassle" for her. Gimme a frigging break.

i think this is a great idea! i did find out that ...

2009-08-13T17:48:12.482-07:00

i think this is a great idea! i did find out that my local health food store and actually supermarket has a tare function. but it certainly would be nicer if we had a coop like what you are talking about. in fact, i would love it if people would get together and make a coop incorporating that idea.

this was one of the hardest shifts for me leaving ...

2009-08-13T06:25:54.538-07:00

this was one of the hardest shifts for me leaving the west coast. many of these eco infrastructure questions were built into my lifestyle in community supported ways. for example, our local coop provided recycled containers that had been returned by customers and washed/sanitized by volunteers so there were always real bulk options right there at the counter. we had planned ahead together, saying this is something we value.