Archive for July, 2008



Composting update

Published on July 30, 2008

We’ve been composting here at the World Headquarters of Living Under My Roof. We’re about 6 weeks into the project. So far, we’ve got lots of stuff piling up in the black plastic composter (is the composter leaching chemicals into my compost that will be out into the garden that grows our veggies?!).
Current challenges are:

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Uggh. More plastic problems.

Published on July 9, 2008

Just when you thought it was safe to serve your kids food on picnic plates this summer… along comes this news….. melamine may not be safe either!! TheĀ Green Guide has more information but here’s a tasty (?!) snippet:
Aside from sippy cups, most kidware isn’t made of polycarbonate but of durable, colorful melamine. Melamine is a [...]