When you buy produce at your local grocery store and the products have little labels on them showing where they were grown, you’re not buying local. Most of the fruits and vegetables you find in supermarkets were picked about five days earlier, then transported an average of at least 1,000… Read more
For anyone with a packed schedule, leftovers are a necessity. You can bag them up for lunch, reheat them for dinner, or portion them out into snacks for the week. No matter how you use your leftovers, you’ll likely find that having some on hand saves time. Many people even… Read more
Clipping coupons has become a competitive sport. There are even entire TV shows dedicated to scoring the biggest discount. Long gone are the days when you hid your coupon envelope out of shame; now you can proudly brandish it at any cashier who denies you the right to double coupons…. Read more
Humans suck up energy at an alarming rate. Every time you turn on the coffee maker; every time you switch on a bathroom light; every time you hop in the shower—you’re claiming some of the world’s finite energy for yourself. But you don’t have to be a big drain on… Read more
Keeping kids entertained all summer is a difficult task in and of itself, but keeping them well-fed is a whole other battle. The sudden lack of structure their day can easily lead to a lack of structure in their eating habits—but only if you let it happen. You can keep… Read more