If you’ve been reading a while, you know about my trip to the landfill detailed here and the subsequent purchase of a ceramic compost crock. It’s a fantastic design with a charcoal filter that really does control the smell. The only problem we’re had with it is what I’ll call user error, meaning [...]

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We recycle all our plastics, papers, etc. The standard stuff. But the meat scraps, bones, etc are still going in the trash, much to the dog’s dismay.
But.  Now, Happy Farmer has created this all food recycling kit, with Bokashi.  This compost kit quickly and odorlessly converts your organic waste into a high-grade soil conditioner [...]

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Go a little greener with this Bamboo Compost Pail, and eliminate the fruit fly population in your kitchen at the same time.   Constructed of beautiful, eco-friendly bamboo, this compost pail is ideal for keeping your kitchen compostables safely tucked away – out of sight and smell – right there on your countertop until you’re ready [...]

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When my boys were small, I traveled with lots of food, partially because I am anal very prepared and partially because I am the mother of two continually-growing boys that never quite get full.  Ever.  I had to carry bags of food, or I’d never get anything done what with all the Moooooom, I’m hungry.  [...]

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Rachael Ray.  I know she has tons of fans that love her and swear by her recipes and all that.  But.  Annoyance cannot even begin to describe how I feel.  I just watched 30 Minute Meals (on Food Network, if you haven’t had the pleasure) and if I could have, I would have yanked her [...]

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Got the crock.  Had it for about 5 months now.  And it works wonderfully well at collecting and storing our stinky scraps until we take ‘em outside.  But we’ve been noticing a slight malodorous funk around the crock recently…sort of like if a bowl of milk sat around in the Texas summer heat for about [...]

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So, after a field trip to the local landfill, where I was totally disgusted by the amount of trash that Austin throws away, I decided to reduce my contribution.
Since I have two ravenous-as-lumberjack boys, who eat a ton of fruit and veggies, which creates a ton of peels, seeds, cores, etc., it seemed natural to [...]

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