As energy costs continue to rise and the sources for that energy dwindle, we search for ways to conserve. When thinking of the future, we can use the past as a guide. I’m 34 years old and I think my grandparents’ generation knew a thing or two about conservation. They raised seven children, most of
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While loading your shopping cart with a package of meat or bag of produce during your regular grocery store visits, do you consider where these items come from? If you don’t, maybe you should. There was a point in time when everything consumers purchased was fresh from the local farm. Farmers brought fresh fruits, vegetables,
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With the staggering rise in global food prices, Americans are taking a noticeable hit each week at the checkout counter. Many are cutting back on purchases, clipping coupons, and stocking up on sale items to reduce their monthly grocery bill. Others have joined the increasing ranks of individuals taking responsibility for growing some of their
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As Americans, we waste…a lot. As a result of living in a wealthy nation, many have bought into the mentality that an endless supply of resources exists. What’s more, we’ve become a throw-away society which relies on cheap, low-quality products of which we have little guilt in discarding. For decades, we’ve taken for granted the abundance of
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