Cruelty to More Than Just Cows

You may have heard about the ground beef that has been recalled from schools recently because it was made from cows too sick to walk. But have you seen the video?
Not only are these cows being treated in an extraordinarily cruel way, but it is sick to think that these companies would knowingly feed [...]

Want healthy, “green” fast food? Head straight to Burgerville!

If you don’t live in the Pacific Northwest, and therefore don’t have access to one of these amazing fast food restaurants, all I can say is, “I’m sorry.”
Burgerville uses local, vegetarian fed, antibiotic-free cows for its burgers (they use the same beef source as New Seasons), and cage-free hens for its eggs. Its milk [...]

organic valley coupons

i just stumbled onto this site where you can print $1 off coupons for organic valley products (milk, soy milk, lactose free milk, butter, cottage cheese and cheese). they require an email address and then you can print up to four of each coupon!
i’ll also add the link to the best price list.

No “Specialty” Food for Poor People

Today, I sent the following letter to Activistas. I hope you’ll take a moment to read it, too.

I would like to call your attention to a serious frustration that I have been dealing with as a mom on government aid.
I have two daughters, ages 23 months and 5 months, and I am on WIC and [...]

in my pantry & in my head

even before jenni did her post about her changing kitchen, i had started documenting my also changing pantry.
i can’t say that i’ve bought into the stock up method with quite the gusto that jen has, but i love the idea. i think i still need to sort through some cupboards and carve out some [...]

Evidence of a Changing Kitchen

I’m making little changes. Just step into my kitchen, and you’ll see!
An empty, glass bottle of organic juice is soaking in hot, soapy water. I plan to remove the label and use it as a water bottle.
A glass pitcher of water sits on the counter. We pour our water in here from [...]

Gettin’ all Frugal-y and Organic-ish

So, I’ve been subscribing to a few frugal-minded blogs that I’ve found through various links, including Like Merchant Ships, Frugal Hacks, and The Budget Ecoist. And, while a lot of what they say doesn’t apply to me, I have also gotten some good tips, and have been generally inspired.
One of the blogs I was [...]

Buying Organic Dairy Inexpensively

I have found that buying organic butter and cheese at Safeway is significantly cheaper than at other stores. Their O Organics line includes butter and cheese sticks for much less money than Horizon typically retails for. One pound of butter is $4.49.
Several stores, including Albertsons and Fred Meyer, sell Organic Valley milk by [...]

What to Buy Organic

I want to draw your attention to the 10 Organic Foods That Are Worth the Money link on the sidebar. This article, by Real Simple Magazine, has been a great reference tool for me when I haven’t been able to afford to buy all organic produce, etc. The article lists 10 foods that [...]