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Last Updated: Friday, May 7, 2010
Corn Dodger Zen & The Tao of Hardtack

Corn Dodger Zen Crouched around a campfire with a growling belly was no fine place to find yourself in the pioneer days of America. But, though the fare might be lean and bordering on bland, a well-supplied traveler on a long trek would probably have eaten corn dodgers along the

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
10 Steps to Zen [Part 5]: Simplify Your Diet

Healthy eating is a topic that gets a lot of attention on [re]evolver. A healthy, sustainable diet is at the core of what it means to [re]evolve in the first place. Bear in mind that there are multiple definitions of the word diet, and when I use the term here I’m referring not

Last Updated: Monday, April 5, 2010
10 Ways to Avoid Obesogens and their Fat-Boosting Ways

There’s never been a better argument for sustainability than this one: the plastic that encases the food you eat and drink, as well as the pesticides that taint your fruits and vegetables, and even the cosmetics you use may well be contributing to your heightened potential for

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 16, 2010
6 Alternatives to Fast Food [The Fast Food Rebellion]

Shout it from the rooftops! Yes! Fast food is healthy and even wholesome! Not in America, mind you. American fast food is like the Empire, always building a better Death Star. So what do we do? We join the Rebellion. Alternatives to Fast Food When you find yourself in a rush and

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Herbal Sun Tea [Brew Your Own]

Right off the bat, let me say that I realize herbal tea is technically not tea at all. But it’s called herbal tea and for me that’s good enough. I realize they’re referring to the process more than the ingredients when referring to tea. Anyway… According to

Last Updated: Thursday, March 11, 2010
How To Use A Charcoal Chimney Starter [The 10 Step Method]

Toss aside that squirt bottle of lighter fluid, my friend, you don’t need it any more. That slight tang of gasoline your 10 oz. filet once had? It’s a thing of the past. And no longer do you have to smell chemicals while you grill. No, the chimney starter has solved that

Last Updated: Sunday, February 7, 2010
Homemade Butter – without a churn

Don’t be scared by this quest. It’s really one of the easiest–and most rewarding–quests of all. Rewarding because fresh homemade butter is soooooo good. You’re going to love this. Now, you could go and get your own milk, as in, milk a cow. Once you’ve

Last Updated: Sunday, February 7, 2010
The Ultimate Picnic Checklist

First things first: no plastic anything (except possibly garbage bags. And that only grudgingly and if I don’t have paper handy). At least not disposable plastic. There’s nothing wrong with packing some metalware, or at the very least reusable plasticware. I don’t