EcoMetro

The Central Northeast Neighbors Coalition is holding a community recycling fundraiser on Saturday, September 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m, in the Madison High School parking lot. It sounds like this day is going to solve a lot of my problems! I can finally get rid of a lot of the junk I have felt guilty...

So, unless you have been living on another planet, or perhaps just in another country, you should know the economy has turned on us. Gas prices have risen astronomically as of late. I remember back in the good ol' days, when driving from L.A. to San Diego, I always made a point of stopping at the...

Picture the scene: Saturday, a sunny day in springtime. Birds singing, children laughing and playing. Me, swearing and sweating, pushing as hard as I can, and yet not budging. Okay, let's back up. My husband is away on a two-week business trip, and I had already begun to lose my mind, since I had...

Picture the scene: Saturday, a sunny day in springtime. Birds singing, children laughing and playing. Me, swearing and sweating, pushing as hard as I can, and yet not budging. Okay, let's back up. My husband is away on a two-week business trip, and I had already begun to lose my mind, since I had...

Previously, I wrote an article about making one's own baby food without the waste and expense of buying those little plastic tubs (or even the jars). I have decided to make it one step easier for you: here are some recipes! For apples, firmer pears, prunes, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, eggplant...

President Bush has announced that we're all supposed to get money, or an "economic stimulus package" from the government. This is with the intent that we will better our economy by spending the cash. It's easy to feel excited, and think, Finally! I can get a better TV! Wait! Don't...

Last night I went to a friend’s for dinner and a movie. However, it was not your standard eat-pizza-and-watch-Dumb-and-Dumber evenings. My friend and her friends served a lovely array of foods, and we watched Escape from Affluenza . Afterward, we had a discussion. If you are reading this blog and visiting...

I have already mentioned one of my favorite local children's clothing stores: A Repeat Performance , at NE 48th and Fremont (Chinook Book coupon: 20% off). Well, now along with offering second-hand clothing, they have some new eco-conscious options: lovely organic cotton and bamboo t-shirts, onesies...

Nearly two years ago, when we were about to have our daughter Selah, we found ourselves in desperate need of, well, everything! We received lots of nice gifts in our baby showers, many of them very cute outfits, and yet still found ourselves lacking. It was then that I discovered something very obvious...

Being green on a budget can be tough. Remaining committed to being green can be even tougher. Before the birth of our child, however, I decided to forgo laziness, and try to balance what was cheapest, what was healthiest, and what was most economical. For starters, I decided we should use cloth diapers...