Archive for July, 2008

Good Question!

July 19th, 2008  |  by gardengrrrl  |  published in food and drink

A nice Sierra Club staffer explains Why You Can’t Recycle Plastic Bottle Caps. : NPR Just another reason to avoid buying plastic in the first place.

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Sustainable Phoenix

July 11th, 2008  |  by gardengrrrl  |  published in local

Phoenix might not be the first city you think of when you think of green cities, but this week Phoenix made an important step towards greening — light rail came to downtown Phoenix. Considering that some have called Phoenix “Sprawl City USA” this is a wonderful development. There’s also a “Sprawl has no future in [...]

Sweet Yarn CSA

July 11th, 2008  |  by gardengrrrl  |  published in arts and crafts, news

If you are a crafter you will love this idea, a yarn CSA. What’s a CSA? Watch the video, Susan does a great job of explaining. CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. It’s a different way of buying farm products. The consumer buys a subscription at the beginning of the season and gets a portion [...]