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The Real Sharing Economy: Where to Find Free Food

Posted on September 14, 2017June 23, 2022by Anne-Marie Bonneau

The 19 food sharing organizations listed in this post not only feed people but also prevent waste and help build community.

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Here’s a little clip from my first sustainabilit

Here’s a little clip from my first sustainability workshop on @omnianetwork “Tips & Tricks For A Sustainable Kitchen,” which is now live!

Launched today, Omnia Network is a premium workshop platform on a mission to help people thrive in their pursuit of natural and holistic health and wellness. I’m excited to be part of the launch!

In this workshop, I cover tips for a sustainable kitchen regarding: food waste; composting; plastic and paper waste; water conservation; and energy conservation. You can sign up for my workshop at www.omnianetwork.com. With your membership, you’ll have access to other workshops as well, with more coming!

You may have baked with a flax egg to replace eggs

Mending socks is so darn fun! The big toe on one o

Mending socks is so darn fun! The big toe on one of my favorite socks developed a fairly big hole ☹️ But I fixed it! 😀

For this sock, I used embroidery floss. I mended some thicker socks this weekend with thin yarn. I don't have a darning mushroom but my daughter has a very small embroidery hoop so I used that. I plan on posting a video of sock darning later this week.

I can't think of anything else that brings quite the same feeling of satisfaction as repairing my stuff. Repairing extends our stuff’s useful life, conserves resources and takes some pressure off of our bursting landfills. 🧦🧶🪡🧵

Turn a piece of newspaper into a free compost bin

Turn a piece of newspaper into a free compost bin liner.

If the ick factor prevents you from collecting food scraps for compost, this trick can help. And if you do compost, these liners will keep your food scraps collection bin cleaner while adding brown matter (the paper) to the compost heap. Save money on compostable bags—and skip all the research for said bags (watch out for greenwashing). Plus these are fun to make!

"We must rapidly begin the shift from a thing-orie

"We must rapidly begin the shift from a thing-oriented society to a person-oriented society, when machines and computers, profit motives and property rights, are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism and militarism are incapable of being conquered."

Martin Luther King, Jr., from his speech "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break the Silence," April 4, 1967
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#drmartinlutherking #drmartinlutherkingjr #drmartinlutherkingjrday #MLK #MLKday #MLKquotes #blackhistory #blacklivesmatter #blm #consumerism #materialism #equality

I'm speaking today in Southern California at the @

I'm speaking today in Southern California at the @camarillolibrary and the hotel I'm staying in provides shampoo, conditioner, body wash and lotion in refillable bottles instead of in tiny, throwaway bottles. These bottles won't save the world but less plastic—made from fossil fuels—ends up in landfill. I think we see more changes like these today thanks to the public's awareness of and revolt against plastic pollution. Corporations don't change until the zeitgeist does.

And you can also bring your own when traveling! I packed my shampoo and conditioners bars, rolled up in a beeswax wrap, and a jar of hand cream.

More of the stuff I packed: deodorant made of coconut oil, baking soda and cornstarch that can double as toothpaste (please keep in mind I am not a dentist!); utensils; loose-leaf tea and a tea infuser; sourdough crackers and hummus; homemade granola bars (so good!); my yoga mat...all the important stuff! A little bit of planning helps keep trash out of landfill.

I hope to meet some of you today in person! I also brought three kombucha SCOBYs to give away.
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Another atmospheric river is headed for Northern C

Another atmospheric river is headed for Northern California, followed by more next week! The National Weather Service has warned us that the storm will be worse than Saturday’s atmospheric river and to expect flooding, downed trees and power outages.

So today, I’ve been preparing a bit. This post is by no means a comprehensive list of emergency preparedness! @kqed posted a helpful guide earlier tonight and I encourage anyone in the Bay Area to go check that out.

Here’s what I’ve been doing today: I’m freezing a couple of giant blocks of ice in stainless steel bowls. If the power goes out, I’ll move those to the refrigerator to keep our food cold. I have many, many jars of frozen food in the freezer which will stay that way unless the power goes out for a prolonged period (which could happen). I did a bit of baking while I still could (my sourdough cracker dough would not have survived in the fridge during a power outage...it was getting a little past its prime). I’ve rounded up some candles and matches. I’ve located the wind-up flashlight. And tonight, I’m charging all the things, including portable chargers.

Stay safe everyone!

A few months ago, I asked people living in the Cob

A few months ago, I asked people living in the Cobourg, Ontario area if they'd like a piece of Etheldreda, my kombucha SCOBY, that my daughter left at my sister's this fall.

At least a few people responded asking for a piece and just as I was about to reply to those DMs, I was attacked by a neighborhood cat. He is actually very sweet and didn't attack me randomly. My arm got in the way of a cat fight.

Anyway, after I recovered, I couldn't find the DMs from the prospective SCOBY adoptees. So I hope some of you who wanted a piece see this post 🤞 My sister has been feeding Etheldreda and she is doing well. If you live nearby and would like a piece, please leave a comment and I'll DM you.

I apologize to anyone who reached out back in the fall. I'm sorry I never responded. This kitty took me out for a bit! 🐈‍⬛

Swipe to see a map of all the places Etheldreda has moved to over the last eight years.

Leftover cooked rice + brown paper from the recyli

Leftover cooked rice + brown paper from the recyling bin = free gift wrap. Keep plastic tape out of landfill, save money and reduce food waste! Plus the glue and tape are so fun to make.

Yesterday, I was about to make wheat paste for paper tape when I realized I had leftover cooked white rice in the refrigerator. I used that to quickly make rice glue. Here's how to do it:

1. Blend together 2 tablespoons of cooked rice with 2 to 3 tablespoons of water. You need enough water to make a smooth purée.

2. If after blending for a few minutes, the mixture is too chunky, add a bit more water.

3. The ensuing runny mixture won't be thick enough to glue paper so you'll next reduce it in a pot over low temperature. The glue in this post reduced in less than a minute. Keep an eye on it!

To wrap a gift, cut an appropriately sized piece of paper and a few strips of paper for the tape. Brush the glue on the tape and let it sit for about a minute while you fold the paper around the gift. Apply the tape to seal it up. The glue dries completely in a few minutes. Once dry, it's VERY strong.

If the glue is too thick to brush onto the paper, thin it out. You'll likely need to do this after storing the glue in the refrigerator, where it keeps for about a week. It does not freeze well. I made a very small amount that we can quickly use up to wrap up gifts.

How did marketers convince us to stop making simple, non-toxic and essentially free glue and instead buy their expensive, highly packaged and wasteful consumer product?!

With some dried avocado pits I saved, I dyed a han

With some dried avocado pits I saved, I dyed a handful of the produce bags that our sewing bee gives away at the farmers’ market. The dyed bags would also be great for wrapping gifts! 🎁

To dye with avocado pits, I follow (mostly) instructions from @lilbitscloth that I found online @npr. I didn’t add a mordant (e.g., soda ash) to this, which would help fix dye to the fabric. Previous bags I’ve dyed with avocado have retained their color well without a mordant.

Here’s what I did:

🥑 Simmer 5 bags in a large pot of water with 1/4 teaspoon of mild dish soap. Stir the bags continuously for the first two minutes, then every 10 minutes for an hour.
🥑 Remove the bags, wring them out and hang them to dry on the line.
🥑 Start the dye. Simmer 6 avocado pits in a large pot of water for an hour. (You can also use the skins.) Turn off the heat and let the dye sit overnight covered.
🥑 The next day, soak the bags in a bowl of water. (Set this water aside to reuse in the last step.)
🥑 Remove the avocado pits from the dye (and skins if you used them). Bring the pot of dye to a boil.
🥑 Wring the water out of the bags and place them in the pot of boiling dye. I dyed three in the pot. Five was too tight of a fit. Stir continuously for the first two minutes, then every 10 minutes for an hour.
🥑 Remove the bags, rinse them in the reserved bowl of water, wring them out and hang to dry.

I’m storing the dye in the refrigerator. It won’t keep indefinitely in there—it is made from food after all. I’m also experimenting with freezing it. We’ll see how that goes.

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