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Storytime
One of the things I’ve loved about becoming a parent is the excuse to read picture books. We make regular trips to the library, were I scout out things with intriguing and beautiful illustrations,...
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Refresh your wardrobe on the cheap
A few weeks ago, as I was looking at the clothes I have in my wardrobe for Spring/Summer, I came across a few tired old favourites. Items of clothing I couldn't bear to part with (or put in the scrap...
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a small food shop
image from the guardian: Jeanette Winterson outside her store Verde's in Spitalfields. Photograph: Dan Chung for the Observer my friend eireann sent along this article this morning and i thought that...
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The Three R's - Part 1
As I was preparing to write this post, I was thinking about what Sew Green is all about. Living ecologically, obviously. But there is a craft or creative element to the blog. So then I started thinking...
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Biking is hot!
In more ways than one! I don't know how it is in your community, but around here, cycling as a form of tranportation is finally getting some press. First, the Secretary of Transportation, a Washington,...
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Garbage-less Lunches
I may write a whole lot about food over at my other blog (It Ain't Meat, Babe), but I don't get much of a chance to write about how that food gets eaten. I usually leave that up to my readers. But...
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turn old bibs into new wipes
We have a large basket of well-used bibs at our house. Many of them were hand-me-downs and have kept many a baby and toddler from besmirching their finery over the years. Quite a few of them have been...
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my dog has fleas.
and I cannot bear the thought of a chemical treatment. At least until I've exhausted other options.What should I do? Well of course turn to you for advice!I am thinking she must have picked them up at...
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News!
Hi there,Usually my Sew Green posts are reviews of books—and generally those books are about sustainable agriculture. But today I'm posting about an anthology related to sustainable agriculture that I...
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latest finds for kids
once my daughter was born, i knew better than to swear that i wasn't going to have ANY plastic toys in my house. but i did really want to keep from buying cheap plastic toys as much as possible. i was...
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Make yourself un-stinky!
I have been reading about handmade deodorant for a few years now, but was always a bit skeptical. Each recipe seemed to involve melting stuff, or buying bulk ingredients to use in small amounts- not...
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Green Housing: Getting the most out of what you have
In my architectural day job I work on large projects, mostly University buildings. It might seem like a far cry from designing homes, but I realised recently that a lot of the issues that come up in...
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Island SummeRRR
my girls and i are blessed with the opportunity to spend our summers up at our family cottage. my husband comes for as long as work allows - and my mom joins us when she can. the cottage is located on...
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Better Back-to-School Shopping
I've had a bad morning. My USB memory stick is broken. And I don't just mean "error message" broken, I mean the circuit board has snapped from the plug. It was my fault, I forgot to take it out of the...
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Way back in June, I posted about the first R - reducing. A week later, our garage was broken into and my very nice Norco Vermont was stolen. The kicker was, we had made the momentous decision to take...
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slow clothes
My clothes are disintegrating. Most are over ten years old. Moths have taken advantage of some of them as the clothes have hung on the line to dry. I’ve come to dislike shopping for clothes, even if I...
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natural stress relievers
chicken-watching: a very natural stress-relieverThe last few weeks have been kind of stressful.Job craziness, car troubles, all sorts of unexpected household repairs costing too much money, and lots of...
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The privilege of biking in the rain
On my drizzly bike ride to work this morning, this sage wisdom occurred to me: If you want to feel like you can conquer anything, take a bike ride in the rain. There’s something about that feeling of...
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I spent the morning in bed.... weeding.
My daughters and I packed up the car early this morning and took the 45 minute drive to our farm. I like to call it "our farm". It is in a way. We are CSA members of a small (5 acre) organic farm in...
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If the pants fit, wear them out.
Clothes and fashion are topics that pop up regularly on Sew Green, and with good reason. We all dress ourselves on a daily basis (and many of us are also dressing our children), and I'm sure we notice...
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Green your party season, and Happy Thanksgiving!
I'd like to begin by saying Happy Thanksgiving to you guys across the pond! But I have a couple of confessions.The first is, I nearly forgot to write this post because I'm so busy (in a good way!).And...
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Happy Hanukkah!
Happy Hanukkah to those that celebrate! And happy December to those that don't!I create a little craft tutorial on my blog for a Jewish star garland using origami stars. I used found origami paper, but...
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The 3 R's - Part 3
I posted in June on reducing and in September on reusing. Now it's time for a post on recycling. I always think that reusing and recycling aren't all that far apart, but I guess the difference is that...
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Gifts for your favorite bike commuter
Here in the U.S., over-commercialized gift-giving season is in full swing! I thought I would share some unique gifts for the bicyclist in your life (even if that's YOU!). (None of these...
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Five Easy Ways to Reduce Waste This Holiday Season
Hello Sew Greeners! I'm sure you're all in the midst of your busy holiday preparations. I know I am. We all know this season can be stressful in a whole slew of different ways. One of the things about...
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