Alas, Poor Periwinkle . . .
Since I’ve made the decision to become a Greener and Completely Better Person I’ve had a lot of tough decisions to make. One of the hardest has been the problem of my old friend, the periwinkle.
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Category: Sustainability
Proposed RNG Project for Stratford
I thought Councillor Burbach’s statement supporting the proposed project was the most comprehensive, and I am using it here to outline the arguments of Council, balanced with comments from citizens who spoke at the meeting (in italics).
Read MoreAbout those bees . . .
I have always wondered why the almond farmers don’t just raise bees within their groves. That would save time and trouble in transportation, and minimize the risk of infection to the hives. And you get honey.
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There are microfibres in your beer
This week I attended a workshop on microfibre pollution hosted by The Bus Store Bookshop...
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Downtown Fashion
So this week I got to check out Good on You, the new app I found that helps you select ethical...
Read MoreEthical Threads
In clothing, as in everything else, I believe in shopping locally, and it’s not just because...
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Healthy clothing, happy customer
I decided to start out at Kinna Sohna, the new international clothing store on the corner of York and Erie. I chose Kinna Sohna because the owner, Sartaj Kaur, stocks clothing in natural fabrics, coloured with organic dyes.
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Tea and sympathy
A little while ago I wrote a post about Red Rose Tea. I was suspicious of the fact that their tea...
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Hunter’s Dinner at The Local
You’re always welcome at The Local. I can walk in there looking like a bag of dirt, and someone will smile at me and say hi. And they don’t know me. It’s just a friendly place.
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The Life of Things
When it comes to antiques, I’m not one for a lot of clutter. Personally, I think there are...
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What is the half life of a Red Rose tea bag?
I turned my compost today, and there, right at the bottom, just as I suspected, is a massive clump of Red Rose tea bags. Again. Everything else has rotted away, but these things will survive me.
Read MoreHow to Beat the Recycling Blues
I used to case out my street the night before collection, sneakily trying to figure out what I should put out, but many times I was wrong. Then I would have the humiliation of having to drag it all back in off the street, proving myself to be a total garbage noob. Finally, a neighbour took pity on me and gave me the collection schedule sheet, and it was great for a while, but then I lost the schedule. I think I recycled it.
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