Eco Travel - Choosing a Green Hotel

The idea of greener vacations is becoming more and more possible these days and thanks to growing awareness and concern for the environment, it is also becoming very popular. Hotel visits are one of the easier more obvious ways to “green” your vacation. Here are several simple things you might want to consider to help make your hotel stay a little more earth friendly. More »

Shop Green

Shopping for eco-friendly items? Visit our directory of green online retailers. More »

Our Story and Why We Eat to Fight Cancer- Part 1: Berries

This is the first in a series of posts on eating to fight cancer, a topic that is very close to our family’s heart. We will be featuring ten foods that have cancer fighting properties with an explanation of what those properties are and a favourite recipe of ours that includes cancer fighting ingredients. More »

Homemade Bird Food

n some parts of North America there is a shortage of fruit and nuts during the winter months. This means a lot of wild birds will be very hungry this time of year. You can help feed them. Save money by eliminating store bought bird feed and decrease your waste by using kitchen scraps to make homemade bird feed. More »

Raising a Child to be a Minimalist

There is a growing trend toward raising children in a minimalist, non-materialistic way. It is an uphill climb when you choose to raise your children in a frugal, non-consumerism sort of way, you are up against powerful advertising media and outside influences that you have no control over. More »

 

Category Archives: Healthy Eating

Sustainable Seafood – Making Ethical Fish Choices

When it comes to eating fish, some choices are more ethical than others. Finding ethical and sustainable seafood can seem like quite a challenge especially when the guidelines are continually changing. Below

The Health Benefits of Seaweed

While they are not, technically, a vegetable, seaweeds are often called sea vegetables. They are an integral part of Japanese cooking.Cultures around the world, in fact, partake of various forms of sea

The Dangers of E. Coli in Meat

Escherichia coli, or E. coli, is a bacteria that, when ingested by humans, can cause abdominal cramps, bloody diarrhea and, in extreme cases, convulsions, paralysis and even death. While not all E.

Eating to Fight Cancer Part 8- Chocolate

I am a huge fan of chocolate. In fact I would have to say that I'm addicted to it. Even as I write this I am munching on a bag of peanut

Eating to Fight Cancer Part 7 – The Garlic Family

When I first started cooking I didn’t bother much with garlic. It seemed like too much work and I didn’t really care much for the smell. When I did want to use

Eating to Fight Cancer Part 6- Flaxseed

Up until a few years ago I had never even heard of flaxseed let alone tried it. The first time I bought it wasn’t even to eat it was to use as