Living Lime

Pale Blue Dot on Aug 12, 2009 in Arts Uncategorized Carl Sagan earth environment I’m not going to say much about this video, except that it is an excellent example of mashup art (an endangered species) and that you will be doing yourself a favour if you watch it. </object Via BoingBoing, I think.

Who doesn’t like free food? on Aug 3, 2009 in Food 100 mile diet bee balm black raspberries lavender mint mullberries oregano permaculture plantain Slow food Urban Foraging wild cherries wild strawberries I’ve had these pics on my computer for a while now, but I’ve been trying to document my adventures in urban foraging.  Almost a month ago, I spent the afternoon finding wonderful free food, like elderflowers, wild garlic scapes, wild gra...

Clear Gold on Aug 1, 2009 in Food Uncategorized Water consume less 1 block diet agriculture almonds Apple Conservation drought drought proof planting Ethical food irrigation Isreal Lake Huron Michigan Ontario oranges peak water pipeine roots Sarnia Slow food tomatoes Urban Homestead vegitarian water crisis water footprint Michigan is proposing build a pipeline to drain 322 million litres of water from Lake Huron. Ontario hasn’t agreed to it yet, because the proposal doesn’t contain assurance that the water “will stay in the Great Lakes basin and be used efficien...

Food Standards, eh? on Jul 31, 2009 in Food carcinogen Ethical food Food Standards Agency Organic pesticides science The Food Standards Agency wants to help you make an “informed choice” about your food. They’ve put together a study, comparing the nutritional value of organic versus non-organic food. Of course, calling it a study is a little misleading. Th...

Ontario Energy Audit on Jul 31, 2009 in Uncategorized consume less energy Conservation ecoENERGY grants retrofit insulate high-efficiency furnace If you or anyone you know lives in an old house, check out the ecoENERGY retrofit program. They just increased their grants by 25% (and if you’re in Ontario, the provincial government will double your grant payments), so even if you’re re...

Water water everywhere, and not a drop to…eat on Jul 29, 2009 in Food Garden Water Alberta Australia beef cattle drought fungus grass grazing mexico pasture peak oil peak water rationing rice shortages tomatoes water crisis My garden is swimming. Every day I look up at the sky and think, “oh, come on, can’t we have just one day without rain?” I’m fighting a war against fungal diseases on my tomatoes (spoiled milk is an amazing weapon!) because it’s been so...

Canadian Food Import facts on Jul 24, 2009 in Uncategorized If you’re looking for motivation to eat local, here’s a good start:...