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The 30-Day Vegan Challenge Ends

Having (more or less) fulfilled the 30-day vegan challenge, here are my final thoughts. 1) I had to eat twice as much food. Perhaps it was my metabolism, but I found myself hungry an hour after eating a vegan meal.... Read more →

For the Love of Food! Blog Action Day 2011

What is Blog Action Day? It's a day for bloggers worldwide to unite on one global topic. This year the topic is food and Christina and Kacie each share their own thoughts on the subject. To learn more about Blog... Read more →

30-Day Vegan Challenge: Week II

So I've taken the 30-Day Vegan Challenge, and one week in, I feel pretty good about it. No problems finding vegan food in Bellingham. I don't cook in my house. I live in a boarding house, and the reasons I... Read more →

Guest Blog Post: Rachel Pringle, How to Grow a School Garden

Rachel Pringle is the programs manager for the San Francisco Green Schoolyards Alliance and the author of How to Grow a School Garden: A Complete Guide for Parents and Teachers. She is part of our Get Gardening! event series and... Read more →

Guest Blog Post by Tammi Hartung: Growing 101 Herbs that Heal

Tammi Hartung is the author of Growing 101 Herbs that Heal: Gardening Techniques, Recipes, and Remedies. She will be at Village Books on Thursday, July 8, 7:00pm This week summer has really settled in at Desert Canyon Farm here in... Read more →

The Story of Stuff

Sheri is a Book Buyer at Village Books and our Toward Zero Waste Coordinator. There is book that's been keeping me up at night for weeks. It's called The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession With Stuff is Trashing the... Read more →