Category Archives: Solutions

Do well by your dog

Posted on January 22, 2011 by

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 by

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

Posted on January 5, 2011 by

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 by

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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Zero waste Chocolate Pudding

Posted on December 10, 2010 by

I’m sorry, I don’t have a picture of the chocolate pudding we made last night, but trust me, it was GOOD, and since I’m going to give you the very easy recipe, you can make your own in no time. … Continue reading →

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a popper in a pinch

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

Last night while attempting to make a snack with our fancy-pants organic non-GMO popping corn (see FOOD, INC. if you want to know why that’s significantly feel-good food) our air popper broke. Online, I learned that many people use these … Continue reading →

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Greening our move to the North

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

I’ve been waiting for this moment … our move is finished!  We packed and shipped up the bulk of our move from Van at the beginning of October, living with a minimized set of dishes, pots & pans, clothes & … Continue reading →

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Quickie – the solution to stale beans!

Posted on September 19, 2010 by

Now that we are back in Vancouver, the blogs have suffered – but no fear, I have been learning and researching even here. Last week, I took a trip out to “ethical bean” in east vancouver to find out about … Continue reading →

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Coffee

Posted on August 29, 2010 by

It’s official, we are definitely coming back for a year – so… I’ve got to live up to my self-imposed challenge now! We have several weeks back home to pack, organize, and prepare – which will include provisioning. That’s going … Continue reading →

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our current state of affairs

Posted on August 20, 2010 by

our affair with garbage… I know it’s trashy, but we just can’t quit it. Allright, we have been in Iqaluit for three weeks now, and while trying to figure out what to do with our recycling, we have been saving … Continue reading →

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