July 2, 2008
The other night we sat down to a totally local meal (well except for the salad dressing). We dined on fish from the local reservoir, and a salad fresh out of the garden. My daughter caught a 6 lb 24″ Wiper – much to her older brother’s chagrin. So far she is the top fisherwoman this season.
June 23, 2008
I couldn’t resist passing along this pic I found on The Natural Resource Defense Council blog I subscribe to. I am probably in the minority, but I welcome the high gas prices, if only to get people to pay attention that we have quite a problem on our hands. The sad piece in all this, is that there is real suffering out there (i.e. truckers) that won’t be going away for awhile because of the infrastructure that we have inherited. What do you think about gas prices, and global warming?
May 22, 2008
Okay so this year I finally got with the program. Here are a list of green things I am doing to hopefully make a difference.
Recycling – believe it or not in our neck of the woods, they make it hard for you to recycle- no pick up service. I haul my recyclables 13 miles to town, where I sort the brown and clear glasses into a receptable. The plastics? They go another 8 miles where you drop off quarterly.
Clothesline – Finally got the clothesline put up last week. Hung my first laundry since 1998.
Garden – Put a garden this year so we can eat locally. And, for the first time ever there is going to be a Farmer’s Market (in Florence), so I’m pretty excited about that one. Oh bought some turkeys too.
Been reading a bunch on global warming, water shortages, and the book of all books about eating locally – Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. This book influenced my thinking so much that my friend Kieran and I wrote a song about it. Oh, that and we also entered the song in a contest to win $5,000, which is always a great incentive.
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