Emily

Similarly to Vanna and Amber, I think another possible ‘R” could be something that represents ‘external’ aspects of waste that may seem out of our control. Like maybe Resist, Respond or React? Bea covers this a little in one of the last chapters, “Getting Involved”, but it seemed to me that it is mostly focused on people making personal decisions…[Read more]

Not sure it completely qualifies as a Zero Waste book, but I’ve heard good things about Radical Homemakers: Reclaiming Domesticity from a Consumer Culture by Shannon Hayes. I think it is about capitalist culture attempts to discredit work in the home – gardening, cooking from scratch, etc in an effort to encourage consumerism – but how this is bad…[Read more]

I think one of my least successful swaps has been making hummus, which is surprising because it seems pretty simple. Mine always turns out chunky and not very appealing. Sadly, it winds up at the back of the fridge and gets forgotten about and then, after a few months, moldy.
A successful swap has been making our own pinto beans/refried beans,…[Read more]