a rather disappointing dinner out turned upward for me at the checkout. as my husband paid for our not-so-great tamales, i noticed on the counter a “green map” of san antonio. i was intrigued! the brochure held a list of restaurants, services, organizations, and properties all aimed at keeping life local, sustainable, [...]

be sure to stop at “the cove” the last sunday of the month! the cove is a restaurant i have written about previously as a good place to dine on local, organic, and sustainable foods; that is their specialty, and they do it well! february 28th, 2010 marked the second monthly brunch held [...]

i wanted to share with you this most interesting website i found. treehugger.com has created a climate culture calculator section where one can commit to taking a small action (say, riding a bike to work), calculate the carbon impact, and join an online community of folks taking similar actions for the environment. this [...]

if you have not visited a public school for many years, i think you would be surprised to find that in many places they are improving. when i was a kid, it was a dare to eat anything that came out of the cafeteria, let alone the playground, but all that is changing. [...]

ah, christmas gifts. we fret, we panic, we overspend, and we regret. avoid the traditional christmas gift grief cycle by buying sustainable this year! sustainable gifts can be thrifty, thoughtful, and creative, so don’t think you’ll be stuck buying everyone on your list a backyard compost bin (although some people might enjoy [...]

upon researching activities to do with my son, i stumbled upon a business called “artworks studio“. this place offers regular, age appropriate, reasonably priced classes in hands-on art methods and art history from 18months and up. you can even schedule a birthday party, scout meeting, or home schooling class there! josiah and [...]

like the idea of organic & fair trade coffees, but not the price tag? well, if you live in the san antonio area, you are in luck this week! central market on broadway is introducing a line of coffees called bean tree. they are organic, fair trade, and delicious! formerly only [...]

this past saturday i decided to wake the whole family bright and early and venture out to the farmer’s market at the pearl brewery downtown. though the selection was small, the atmosphere was pleasant. i had some wonderful tea, richard sampled a shot of bantai civet, and josiah squirmed and fussed through a [...]