Archive for the ‘conscious consumption’ Category

New Food Labeling Guidelines

Hooray!
Well kind of..
Okay so there have been some new guidelines started today here in the US about ‘country of origin’ labeling for meats, fruits and veggies. It’s great, I’m all for it. But I don’t see why it’s a huge change for some things. If you actually read the little tiny stickers on [...]


Greener Cookware

Over the past year or so I’ve been slowly phasing out my non-stick cookware. After reading about, and having my own suspicions about the safety of non-stick coatings I decided that I was done with it. Even if the health risks are minor there are so many other options out there why not try something [...]


the challenge

So the idea of going without buying anything made in China isn’t something I came up with on my own. It’s been a couple years in coming. My parents constantly complain about how it’s so hard to find things made here in the United States. Then there’s all the recalls, lead paint in children’s toys, [...]


20 or 24 days and counting..

The closing date is nearing and I’m fighting the urge to go out and buy a bunch of stuff…
This will be a really good test for me. Is it possible to stick to my guns and not buy anything made in China this year? Will I be able to resist the call of Target? I’m [...]


We are made to the measure of our times

Snow. Snow. Snow. Snow. Snow. Snow.

We have gotten so much snow this winter. This is the most I’ve seen since I was a kid growing up in Wisconsin. 
It’s nice though. Winter is supposed to be snowy not just gray and cold. Snow makes it fun.
We finally found out that we got our financing for our [...]