by Christie Purifoy I read cookbooks like novels. My favorite memoirs feature food. I spend a fair portion of every single day in either my kitchen or my kitchen garden. If Michael Pollan, author of six books including In Defense of Food and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, is the preacher, I am most definitely the choir. … Continue reading
by D.L. Mayfield The other day I walked into a grocery store, saw local free range pork bones for a dollar a pound, and literally squealed with excitement. I grabbed my husband’s shoulder as I shrieked: “Aren’t you excited? Just think about the pot of beans we could make with these beauties!” He looked at me … Continue reading
Renew and Sustain aims to create an online community of those of us who desire to live more sustainably. We hope to be a place free from guilt, judgment, and embarrassment. Instead we wish to encourage, excite and inspire you and ourselves to try new things and rethink our ways of being in the world. … Continue reading
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