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The importance of local food
[It's no secret that my fave restaurant in the city is Brooklyn Warehouse (follow them on Twitter @BrooklynHalifax). I've even said, "I’d divorce brownie husband and leave our chocolate chip kids behind if I could marry the menu." The obvious reason for my infatuation with the food is the chef. The not so obvious reason [...]
In the bag
[This post was inspired by @trudi_e.] I think we’ve all been in this scenario. You’ve got a cart full of groceries and are eying the magazines and candy in the check out aisle when you realize you’ve left all your re-usable canvas bags in the car. D’oh! It means you’re either going to get dinged [...]
Green Christmas
[Welcome to another edition of East Coast Guest Posts. Now that Hallowe'en has come and gone, we all know what's on most consumer minds: Christmas. This week, we'll be hearing from guests about shopping "home for the holidays." First up: a word from the Ecology Action Centre.] By Charlene Boyce Working at an environmental non-profit [...]
Earth Week: Mercury rising
Happy Earth Day! Hope you enjoyed the special East Coast Guest Posts that have run for Earth Week on the site. If you missed any, you can read them here. More and more, for me Earth Day is becoming a part of my daily life. I read more books and articles on the subject of [...]
Going Green
[This next Earth Week post comes from @myogis on Twitter who's running the Halifax Geophotwography contest with me until the end of the month. If you're interested in winning great eco-books from Random House of Canada, check out the details on the Halifax Tweetup wiki.] By Michelle Yogis OK…I knew I was going to write [...]
Halifax Retro
[This next Earth Week post comes from the team behind Halifax Retro, a new blog about sustainable living. I've pitched in to put together a site that will launch soon and we're looking for content from the community. If you're interested in blogging, vlogging, or podcasting on a semi-regular basis, get in touch with the [...]
Earth Week
[This next East Coast Guest Post comes from a very special friend with whom I shared the joy of a book called Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver. If you haven't read it and really want to get serious about growing your own food, I highly recommend this book. And [...]
Building an eco house? Start saving now
[For Earth Week this year I've lined up a number of East Coast Guest Posts to discuss a variety of topics. Cokebaby and I purchased a 1950's bungalow style a few years back and have been going through the process of upgrading the place to be a bit more environmentally sound. This first guest post [...]
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