Every day we’re inundated with chemicals. We eat them. We breathe them in. We absorb them into our bloodstream. There’s a lot of buzz around eating organic food now but what about all the stuff we’re rubbing into our skin? A few months ago I started doing some research on the personal-care products I was […]
Category: Personal
My day-to-day personal quest to be more environmentally friendly.
patio garden – update
Growing a veggie garden has got to be one of the easiest and most rewarding things to do. This is my first time, and when I brought home the tiny, vulnerable seedlings from the nursery I knew practically nothing about gardening. But with a little nurturing and attention, they’ve come a long way! The other […]
this week’s local farm delivery
I think it’s so cool that all this was grown or made within 30kms of my house! See my other post for more details. Each week I get a surprise basket full of veggies and fruit that are in-season. I don’t get to decide what I receive, and occasionally I get something that I don’t […]
ordering take-out
Ordering take-out is something I don’t do very often, but with a full-time job and a part-time job, occasionally there just isn’t enough time between them to make a meal. My take-out meal of choice is sushi. Although, the more I learn about sustainablilty, the more I realize I probably shouldn’t be eating sushi. More […]
buying local and in season
I have been receiving most of my groceries from Local Farms Food Delivery. For $20 a week I get a box full of organic, locally grown fruits and vegetables, a loaf of locally baked bread and a half dozen brown eggs laid by locally dwelling free-range chickens. The box is delivered to my work by […]
starting a patio veggie garden
A few weekends ago Tyson and I went to the local nursery and spent a couple of hours admiring their latest selection of vegetables. Our original plan to venture on a fact-finding mission quickly turned into locating a shopping cart and loading it with the nicest specimens of soon-to-be food-bearing plants we could find. Hey, […]
a personal challenge
This summer I’m giving myself a challenge. I’m not going to buy anything new. Except for food and personal necessities, of course. A couple of months ago my trusty little toaster oven let off a puff of black smoke and died. It was half way through cooking a chicken burger. I loved my toaster oven […]
about me – my first post!
My name is Caroline Mitic, and I am interested in the environment. I am not David Suzuki, Al Gore or Fabien Cousteau, I am a commoner like you who believes that change starts in your heart and your own personal habits. I have no education in environmental studies or even biology, but I want to […]