It seems like everyone these days is talking about gardening and growing their own produce. After living in Brooklyn for a few years, we’ve finally started up an edible terrace garden that will give us patio tomatoes, arugula, peppers, leeks, and herbs. If you’re not quite ready to start your own garden but want some [...]

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Ever since I did some spring cleaning in my home office I’ve had a stack of personal documents waiting in a milk crate to be disposed of somehow. Since I don’t have my own shredder, they just sit and wait. Happily, I’ll be able to ditch them and protect my identity at Shred Fest this [...]

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Ever since we’ve moved to Brooklyn 3 years ago, there’s been a cardboard box living on our bedroom floor. It remained unpacked and filled with stuff to go to the Salvation Army someday. Yesterday, it finally happened. On Sunday, we dropped off about 40 lbs of our old stuff – used clothes, jackets, hats, ski [...]

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Today is Earth Day! How have you taken care of mother today? There are many ways you can care for your environment and get a more delicious life at the same time. Here are a few things that I do to reduce my impact on our planet. Small steps you can take to green your [...]

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I’ve been making raw sauerkraut for a while. When Garden Party invited me to post, I was excited to offer my recipe and some health tips. The philosophy of Garden Party is all about living a more green life. Lenny Williams is an expert party planner who does it with a fresh twist – she’s [...]

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