Why No Roses? Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and it’s the biggest day of the year for flower sales across the country. I know that you’ve always been told to buy roses on Valentine’s Day. Roses are supposed to say “I love you. I want you. I need you.” You think you would be perceived as a bad Valentine …
Just Sit There and Save the Planet
More About the Video Thanks for watching the video. If you are interested in meditation, I recommend trying a class. Since there are many different types of meditation — transcendental, vipassina, mindfulness, etc. – it might be easier to do an Internet search for meditation in your area to find out what is available near you. You might also want …
What To Do With Those (Darn) Drink Pouches
Got kids? Then you probably have drink pouches. Instead of sending them to the landfill, send them to TerraCycle! They will accept aluminum and plastic drink pouches (no need to remove the straws) as well as drink pouches with spouts. Follow me on Twitter @Sister_Eden to see all of my #GreenTips each week!
Bring Your Reusable Water Bottle to the Airport
When flying, bring a reusable water bottle with you to the airport. Drink up your water before going through security (the extra hydration will help on the flight!), and then fill back up at a water fountain or at a beverage station at a food outlet. It will save you money since you don’t have to buy bottled water and …
Meatless Monday Protein on a Budget
A few years ago I tipped the scales at close to 220 pounds. 218 was my peak. I’m 6’1” so 218 is definitely overweight. But it was only after seeing a picture of myself at the beach that summer that I realized I was, well, fat. I couldn’t believe it! I was an athlete, after all. I played hoops once …
Preserving Herbs: The Cold, The Warm, and The Oily
One of the best parts of having an herb garden is the easy access to fresh herbs whenever a recipe calls for it. But as the seasons change, you have to be careful about continuing to harvest herbs. Annuals (those that will die in the winter) can be harvested until the first frost. But perennials, which will come back in …
Food Waste No More: A Beginner’s Guide to Preserving Tomatoes
It’s that time of year, when all the hard work you’ve put into your garden gets rewarded by fresh produce straight from the plant that grew it. There’s few things better than walking out to your tomato plant (or zucchini vine, or pepper plant), picking off the ripe fruits, and eating them for dinner that night. But what if your …
Sister Eden Gets Married: Making Scents of Flowers
The Nose Knows You want to know a secret? I suck at flowers. When I began producing special events in 1996, I didn’t know much about flowers. I could only identify mums, carnations, roses and a few other standard blooms and was ignorant regarding how to properly arrange them. And when I buy flowers for around the house, I tend …
Vegan Cookbooks, Part 2
There was a lot of great feedback on last month’s Vegetarian and Vegan Cookbooks post, so much that I decided to do another! This time, we asked the folks at the dirty hippie and the bohemian girl for a list of their favorite vegan cookbooks and here is what they suggested along with their comments. Vegan Handbook by Debra Wasserman and …
How Do I Recycle …?
I get asked all the time how to recycle various and sundry things. It all depends on where you live, so if you don’t know how to recycle something, visit Earth911. Just enter your zip code and what you want to recycle and it will provide you with a location of where to recycle the item, the address and telephone number …