It’s Wednesday and all over the internet you will find photos with no words of explanation. Why? Because pictures say a thousand words. This picture happens to have a thousand (not quite) words! Yesterday I wrote a review of a wonderful vegan and vegetarian restaurant, Life Alive. This is a photo of a sign posted…
In and Around Boston Green
Boston Restaurant Review: Life Alive
When a restaurant really knocks my socks off I want to share the news. On Mother’s Day we celebrated with another family and decided to try out a vegetarian restaurant, Life Alive in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The restaurant’s tag line is “Urban Oasis & Organic Cafe”-I was already sold before tasting a bite. The exterior and…
The Boston Tree Party: Urban Orchards Unite Communities
I was recently contacted by The Boston Tree Party and asked to help spread the word about their organization. How could I refuse? They are right here in my back yard in Boston and they’re working to promote urban agriculture, bringing together diverse communities and universal access to healthy food. They are helping to…
Bad News for Junk Food Junkies in Massachusetts Schools
There’s been lots of talk about childhood obesity being at an all-time high: approximately 17% (or 12.5 million) of children and teens aged 2—19 years are obese. In support of Michelle Obama’s anti-obesity campaign, Massachusetts Public Health Council just voted to make sugary sodas and other sugary foods a thing of the past. These new…
Spring isn’t looking so green
Spring in New England isn’t looking so green. Well it was yesterday. But today’s a whole different ball game. This is what I see outside my back door. Yeah-I know it’s beautiful. But I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve had a similar view outside the back door (way too many for one…
Barefoot Books Review and Giveaway
Small, indie bookstores seem to be a dying breed, but I recently discovered a gem that is sure to last, right in my own backyard-just outside of Boston. Barefoot Books is an independent children’s bookstore/publishing company with their flagship store located in the town of Concord, Massachusetts. My first visit to the studio literally took my…
McDonald’s Forgot to Put Maple in Their Fruit and Maple Oatmeal
McDonalds kicked off the New Year with a new addition to their breakfast menu-Fruit and Maple Oatmeal. There are a few problems with McDonald’s new offering-one big one: their Fruit and Maple Oatmeal doesn’t contain any actual maple. The Vermont Agency of Agriculture is claiming that this new product doesn’t contain any pure maple, which…
