1. Mom's Cooking, So Hold the Arugula

    I confess. I'm one of those "thoughtful" eaters you've been hearing so much about- the ones interrogating the arugula in the produce section or scrutinizing the ingredients on each box of Annie's mac and cheese. When there's a traffic jam in Aisle 3, it's usually us, commandeering the tortilla chips, weighing the question of local vs. organic against any number of other eco-socio-ethical concerns.


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  2. Think Like An Ocean

    My uncle Bill calls it "getting snarfed"- that unforgettable experience of being swept up by a huge wave, thrashed around like dirty laundry, and then spat onto the beach with a mouth full of saltwater and three pounds of sand in your pants. It's one way to contemplate the power of the ocean.


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  3. A World Without Waste

    Advocates of Zero Waste Believe in Life After Trashcans

    Aside from Oscar the Grouch, few people would argue that trash is a bad thing. In addition to being stinky, ugly and a pain to lug out to the curb, the detritus of modern life causes problems on a far grander scale. Landfills and incinerators have been linked to a host of human health issues, and as for the environment — you don’t have to be an ecologist to know that lingering piles of plastic, metal and toxic goo are bad news all around.


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