TechnoEarthMama

Right now, I’m breathing in the scent of fresh applesauce made from 15+ pounds of Liepold Farms apples.  That’s my contribution to sustainability for today.  Here are links to some other people’s stories:
From the Oregonian:  Sure, you want it, but do you need it? This article profiles several households living simply and buying less — [...]

I don’t have bushels of tomatoes.  We have four tomato plants; we’ve eaten some as they ripened, and we’ve let some get past ripening (oops!).  The kids are no longer interested in eating fresh tomatoes, so I decided to start picking and preserving.
I don’t have canning equipment, so I decided to just go ahead and [...]

Today’s harvest is mostly tomatoes, to be peeled and frozen for later use in soups and sauces and casseroles.  This may also be my entire crop of green beans.  I have five vines out there, but these are the only beans that have come to maturity all summer.  I may have to go to The [...]

We have a lawn.  I hate it, because it’s difficult to take care of, but we keep it because the kids (and we) do actually play on it.  In fact, the husband and kids are playing baseball right now.
While sitting out there today, I decided to pull a few tall weeds around the edges.  As [...]