If you’ve ever canned anything, you know exactly what I’m talking about. After all the prepping food, filling jars, carefully lowering into the water and trying not to get burned getting the jars out, while they’re sitting on the counter, you start to hear: “Pop!” “Pop!” “POP!” It’s the sound of something done right, of [...]
Entries Tagged as 'BPA'
POP! The Best Sound Ever Heard in a Kitchen
September 8th, 2010 · 29 Comments · Do It Yourself, Organic Gardening, Recipes
Tags: BPA·canning·farmer's market·glass containers·Go Local! Challenge·preserving vegetables·produce·tomatoes
Plastics Recap: Substitutes, Resources, FAQs, and Giveaway Winner
April 15th, 2010 · 28 Comments · Avoiding Waste, What to Buy
Once you get to know Beth Terry of My Plastic-Free Life, your plastics standards increase by exponential degrees as a result of positive peer pressure. I’ve often thought of Beth’s commitment to using no plastic in the past week, and I feel like a plastic failure! Here’s my full confession: During Get Out the Plastic [...]
Tags: BPA·food storage·freezer cooking·lunchboxes·plastic bags·plastics·Spring Cleaning: Get the Junk Out·stainless steel
Spring Cleaning Carnival: Get the Plastics Out
April 5th, 2010 · 38 Comments · Avoiding Waste, Call to Action
I’m pleased to feature Beth Terry of My Plastic-Free Life for today’s spring cleaning carnival. She is amazing in her commitment and her knowledge, as you’ll discover by the time you read her story below. Be sure to catch all the past topics and upcoming themes here. My Plastic Story: From Addict to Activist Before [...]
Tags: antibacterial·antimony·Beth Terry·BPA·containers·environment·Fake Plastic Fish·food storage·phthalates·plastics·Spring Cleaning: Get the Junk Out
Weekend Reading Links
January 23rd, 2010 · 8 Comments · Uncategorized
I’ve been reading some great Real Food and Go Green articles this week. I know I don’t usually post on weekends, but I can’t help but share! Borders are Closing: What will Happen to their Books? Sign the petition to avoid book trashing here. Are Grassfed Cattle Immune to e. Coli 0157? (I’m almost sad [...]
Tags: BPA·grassfed beef·Jamie Oliver·plastics·recycling·Weekend Reading
Canned Tomatoes in Glass Jars
December 22nd, 2009 · 8 Comments · Uncategorized
A note for all those trying to avoid BPA in tomato cans, especially after this post: Watch Tropical Traditions for occasional free shipping deals, and get: 7 oz. organic tomato paste in glass jars = $1.99 each. 24 oz. organic strained tomatoes in glass jars = $2.79 each. Must order $16 worth to get free [...]
13 Reasons I Love Glass Storage Containers
May 27th, 2009 · 18 Comments · What to Buy
I could unload the bottom rack of a dishwasher all day long. Swap, swap, swap – plates are stacked. Tickity, tickity, tickity – bowls in the cupboard. Grab a few glass jars and you’re done. The top shelf, however, is my nemesis. Things are dripping, there are lids that store water in their creases, stuff [...]
Tags: BPA·containers·dishwasher·plastics
Monday Mission: Don’t Drink BPA
March 23rd, 2009 · 26 Comments · What to Buy
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to avoid drinking from plastic as much as possible. Impact Ratings: depends… Level of Commitment: Baby Steps In the interest of baby steps, Kitchen Stewardship style, we’re going to split up plastic-avoiding goals into three parts. Part one: drinking containers. Since leaching is accelerated by time and [...]
Tags: BPA·plastics·safety·water bottles
