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6 Ways to Save Money as Food Prices Rise
With food prices on the rise and not much relief in sight, these six tips will help you get the most out of the food you buy.
Borschuka: Eggs Poached in Borscht, Inspired by Shakshuka
If you love borscht and you love shakshuka, try borschuka: eggs poached in red borscht. Make scrappy beet kvass while you prep. No waste!
8-Week Challenge: Plant Natives to Halt the Biodiversity Crisis
Want to do something about the climate crisis and biodiversity crisis? Follow this 8-week challenge to get native plants into your yard.
How to BYO Containers for Takeout or Groceries
Takeout orders increased 78 percent during Covid. Take BYO containers to businesses that accept them to make a dent in single-use waste.
The Secret to the Ultimate Creamy Hummus: Chana Dal
For creamy hummus, spend a frustrating half-hour peeling individual chickpeas or simply make your hummus with chana dal.
12 Simple Ways to Celebrate Earth Day Every Day
Take one or more of these simple 12 actions this Earth Day—and every day! As you help heal the planet, you will benefit personally.
How to Buy Less and Buy Better with the Less But Better Method
Quitting shopping cold turkey may not be realistic. So buy less but better! Excerpt from Tara McKenna’s new book, Don’t Be Trashy.
Besan Chilla: Easy 5 Ingredient Gram Flour Pancakes
Besan chilla—savory Indian pancakes made with gram flour—are a rich delicious vehicle for using up vegetables on hand and reducing food waste.
How to Mine for Black Gold in a Compost Heap
Ideally we would eat all the food we buy but wasted food happens. Wasted food and food scraps belong in a compost bin, indoors our out.
Greed Flushes the Earth’s Lungs Down the Toilet
During a climate crisis, industry continues to clear-cut the carbon-sequestering boreal forest in Canada to make toilet paper. What to do.
Plastic Is Fossil Fuel: How to Get Off the Stuff
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the recent IPCC report both show the need to get off fossil fuels. Plastic is fossil fuel in another form.
Make Borscht Not War Recipe and a Fundraising Update
This borscht recipe uses all the beet parts to reduce food waste—the beetroot, stems and leaves. Make a bit of beet kvass with the scraps too.
How to Transform a Free Burlap Sack Into a Planter
Burlap sacks make inexpensive, attractive planters for your yard. Get them free from a café for zero-waste gardening on the cheap.
Make Borscht, Not War: A Fundraiser to Help Ukraine
Raise money to support Ukraine, make a pot of vegetarian borscht with a fun group of people and get dinner on the table!
5 Top Wasted Foods and Easy Recipes for Cooking Them
This big list of recipe ideas for five of the top tossed foods will help you reduce wasted food while eating well and saving money.