Are you sniffling and sneezing? If so, you’re not alone. It seems like our entire city has a cold right now. At our house, we’ve been resting, drinking lots of hot lemon and ginger drinks and broths, getting out in the sunshine, and trying to remember all of those other time-tested cold remedies. Then, I…
“My one year challenge is to live in clothes that are solely farmed, created, treated, and colored all within 150 miles of my front door,” Rebecca Burgess said in an interview last April. Burgess is a textile artist living in Fairfax, California, a small town just north of San Francisco. Like most of the United…
Last week a couple of news stories made me look at my drinking water a little differently: The U.S. Department of Health and Public Services proposed that utilities sharply reduce the amount of fluoride being added to municipal water supplies, because many children are being exposed to levels that exceed recommendations. According to the Environmental…
I’ve written about the mental health benefits of knitting a few times, and I just saw this CBS Early Show report listing even more reasons to knit or crochet – including a 30 to 50 percent decrease in memory loss for aging people, stress relief, pain reduction, lower blood pressure, and a boost in immune…
I love cold weather, but the shorter days are always difficult for me to adjust to. Over the years I’ve stored up a toolbox of activities to make cold, winter nights more fun. I find myself especially in need of them in the days and weeks after the time changes. 1. Eat by candlelight We…
Percentage of households in America that are “food insecure”: 14% Percentage of food in the country that goes to waste: 50% Amount the average American household spends on food each week per person: $43.75 Amount companies spend advertising food, beverages, and candy in one year: $7,459,000,000 Percentage of Americans who grow a vegetable garden: 38%…