Author Archives: em

old tricks, new tricks

Posted on May 23, 2011

Two zero-waster recipes in this post: Toothpaste, and Crackers! The first is a recipe I tried in March, the second, i just made today. Both successful and tasty. Home-Made Toothpaste: 6 Tbsp baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 4 tsp vegetable … Continue reading →

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I’m not the only one!

Posted on May 12, 2011

http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Canada/North/1305554399/ID=1918337155 For those (all of nunavut, unless you have satellite internet and it happens to be running well) who can’t watch this video online without having to watch a choppy piece of **%% that takes 6 times as long to … Continue reading →

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Tally-ho!

Posted on February 9, 2011

We’ve been at this waste reduction project for just over 3 months now, which is a quarter of a year – time for a quarterly tally. Organic waste: we produce 5-10 lbs of organic waste every month, possibly what we … Continue reading →

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Do well by your dog

Posted on January 22, 2011

A friend asked me about pets up here – she said she was reading this blog when her cat interrupted her by scratching around in its kitty litter, which made her wonder how the heck you would deal with pet-related-things … Continue reading →

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all about a totally and completely unneccessary thing

Posted on January 16, 2011

You know, coffee surprisingly causes quite a few waste-free dilemmas. It really doesn’t have to be that way. Use a re-usable mug when you buy it “out” and pay attention to packaging when you make it “in”. That should be … Continue reading →

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Meat-erriffic!

Posted on January 8, 2011

Would’ja look at this! Yes, it’s $13.19/kg, no it’s not ground sirloin, and no it’s not organic. so … some serious weak points there, but the focus of this post is waste free greatness and I count this as a … Continue reading →

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Consumerism, the spirit of Christmas, Waste, and the North

Posted on January 5, 2011

I had a suggestion to write about what Christmas is like up here – is there a traditional non-christmas holiday? How is Christmas different up there? Are people just as crazy-consumeristic about Christmas as they are down south? Is it … Continue reading →

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Cook like your grandma did

Posted on December 29, 2010

The lack of well thought out & useful posts is partly due to feeling like I may have reached a sort of steady-state equilibrium on my low-waste techniques. Less personal revelation probably means it’s time to take on a new … Continue reading →

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Insomnia and Cookies

Posted on December 19, 2010

Actually – insomnia and cookie cutter crafting. Not a craft for kids, and perhaps not the smartest thing to do when you are sleep-deprived… oh well. I’m a night owl at the best of times, and I suspect that this … Continue reading →

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Christmas Trees beyond the treeline

Posted on December 14, 2010

The Northmart is selling christmas trees (probably 4 ft high scotch pine or balsam fir or some other similarly not-so-great varieties) for $99.98.  It’s a sign that I must be fitting in when seeing such a price does not even … Continue reading →

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