Non-Toxic Cleaning for the Home

...s a pound of poison! Use window screens. Keep counters and floors clear of food, put away pet food after feeding time. Don’t let garbage sit. Insect sprays and bombs are toxic and unnecessary—literally overkill. If you are bothered by ants, for instance, no need to spray with a poison like Raid. A spritz of vinegar or rubbing alcohol will kill them quickly, as will hot soapy water. Ants follow scent trails laid down by scouts. Wipe down their trav...

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Waxed Cloth Food Wrap (Made in a solar oven for bonus self-righteousness points)

...t these novelty hankies, made out of cheap printed cotton, are perfect for food wraps. The cloth covering the bowl in the photos is one of those. These hankies are particularly nice because they have a finished edge, but this project is also perfect for making use of other textiles you might feel wasteful for throwing out, like old top sheets or a dress shirt with one unfortunate stain or fabric scraps from sewing projects. Solar Oven Specifics Be...

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Cottage Food Operations Workshop Offered by UC Cooperative Extension

...nd juices are NOT legally acceptable cottage foods. Learn about: • Cottage Food Law • Food science and sanitation • Information about processing jams/jellies, honey, nuts, dried fruit, baked goods • Packaging and storage • Business operations for CFOs Please come join us for this one day event: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Morning refreshments and lunch will be provided. UC Cooperative Extension Los Angeles County 700 W. Main St...

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Eating the Void: On Making a Raw Café Gratitude Chocolate Hazelnut Pie

...hat our digestives systems have evolved over thousands of years to cooking food. Indeed, there are many foods that don’t release their nutrition unless they are cooked. In addition to this culinary nihilism, the proprietors of Café Gratitude mix into the recipes what Mark Fisher called “business ontology,” that ever present drive to explain every aspect of our lives in the language of business. A pull quote next the the I Am Bliss recipe enjoins m...

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Notes on Mark Bittman’s “Behind the Scenes of What We Eat”

...eal food Encourage small family farms De-subsidize companies that make non-foods (junk food) But as we’re always saying around here, real change starts at home. In your daily choices. Our actions drive policy at the higher levels. So what can we do? A lot of it I’m sure you, dear readers, are already doing– just like us. You’re trying to support local farmers. You’re cooking from scratch and eating whole foods. You’re trying to source ethically ra...

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