In the US, Thanksgiving is a food and TV holiday. Growing up, it was turkey followed by watching the Lions play. These days, both my food choices and my Thanksgiving…
Author: Urban Earthworm
Bringing you green lifestyle tips for everyday sustainablity and Ethical Eating from the working mom trenches, Urban Earthworm is a personal story of making sustainability work in everyday life. Touching on a myriad of topics, the focus is on working with what you have to make the world a better place. Ethical Eating with some vegan and vegetarianism thrown in, gardening, urban farming, backyard chickens, agricultural law, natural parenting, getting kids involved, herbs, home remedies, breastfeeding, homebirth, fitness, recipes, and just about anything else one might encounter on a journey toward sustainability.
That's the focus. Be on the lookout for random Harry Potter and Friends references, observations about getting older, and a fair amount of snark and book love.
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Military Homebirth: An Attack on Informed Consent
Military maternity care and military obstetric care persistently fail some servicemembers and their families. Attacks, both outright and oblique, on military homebirth and Tricare coverage for homebirth are only two…
Vegan Taco Soup – Fast, Easy, Delicious
You can’t beat this vegan taco soup as a relatively fast, easy, and delicious dinner. It’s also a very flexible recipe and can be adjusted from fast and simple to…
Happy Chalica!
Today is the first day of Chalica! It is a time to celebrate the inherent worth and dignity of every person/being. We will be making holiday cards for seniors to…
Vegan BBQ Pulled Mushrooms
Summer is the time for BBQ, and these Vegan BBQ Pulled Mushroom sandwiches are a major crowd pleaser in addition to being super easy to prep. I hate to…
And April Whooshes Past
Did anyone catch sight of April as it blew by? So much for my goal of at least one post per month this year! April was a crazy busy month,…
Better than Bunnies for Easter
Live animals don’t belong in Easter baskets. As adorable as baby bunnies, chicks, and ducks may be, they aren’t great gifts. They require an intense level of care and have…
Can Shopping Local Save Detroit?
This is a re-working of yesterday’s post. I apologize for the redundancy. If there is one thing in abundance in Detroit, it’s saviors. From financiers to philanthropists…
How Detroit Does Sundays
Who knew supporting Detroit’s economy could be this easy and this fun? Visiting Eastern Market’s Sunday Street Market provides more than just entertainment and great shopping, it provides economic opportunities…