consumerism

Reduce, Reuse, and only then Recycle

Recycling is what we do with something when we have exhausted all opportunities to redesign the product to be more durable, to reuse or repair it, or to simply do without it altogether. As a last resort, recycling is better than landfill or incineration for sure. But we shouldn’t believe for a second that recycling will turn things around environmentally.

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Be Water Wise

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c

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Environmental News Highlights – 9/17/2009

Because of my background in sustainable agriculture, I think the choices we make about eating are some of the most powerful means through which we can live our values. I believe the idea of “better living through chemistry” is a myth—particularly when applied to food and health. Food should come from family farms, not from [...]

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Much Ado About Superfoods

It seems like every time I open a food magazine or read a food website these days, people are promoting the latest “superfood.” I’ve learned from these sources that my smoothie just isn’t complete without açai berries or maca, and that day without raw cacao is like a day without sunshine. Superfoods are very trendy [...]

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Keep it Green with Baby, Part I

I often hear parents complain about how much it costs to have a baby: how expensive all the things you supposedly need are, not to mention the hospital costs of labor and delivery, especially now that the U.S. has the highest cesarean rate in the world. Fortunately, you don’t have to believe the Baby Industry [...]

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The Story of Stuff – Reducing our Consumer Footprint

Inspired by “The Story of Stuff,” this month, the Small Family Footprint is doing a “spend-fast.” This means that for the next 30 days, expenditures we need to live—like socks, toilet paper, groceries and doctor appointments—are OK, but impulse and entertainment purchases—like potato chips, magazines, dress shoes and eating out are not. We are doing [...]

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