Of Note

Sep 2023

The Stay-Healthy Care Package for College Students  It can be a tough transition, from the home you grew up in, to a dorm or an apartment.  From a fridge and a medicine chest that were always stocked,...

Jan 2023

Is Organic really Better for You? And here’s an answer you might not have expected from me: IT DEPENDS). It depends on what we mean when we say “organic,” and what we mean when we say...

Dec 2022

What Exactly is “Zero Waste”? What Exactly is “Zero Waste”at the Debra’s Refillery? …and is it Really, Literally “ZERO”? Let’s start with the simple answer: NO.    Not even when you roll up to the Refillery on your fixed gear bike,...

Nov 2022

Vendor Spotlight: Pecan Shop (McGregor, TX) These are first of all the nicest people! AND — their pecans are genuinely special. To begin with, they’re native pecans – the heirloom variety that has been growing wild...

Apr 2022

Gardening Tips from MJ Through more then 50 years of trial and error gardening at the Hugh Cargill Community Gardens in Concord, I have been delighted and thrilled at the discoveries that still amaze...

Nov 2020

How to Cook the Bird A thanksgiving tradition. A coming of age ritual. A joy. A chore. An intimidating task. We demystify the ritual, and streamline the process.

Oct 2020

“Science” is not a Perfect Science Certainty is hard to come by. COVID is no exception.

Sep 2020

Try. Organic. Food! Debra here: I get emails from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and often am startled how easy it is to make things better human and planet health-wise. A bit of...

Mar 2020

The Healthy Soils Bill: Get Involved! We received the below e-mail from Lincoln Fishman, Sawyer Farm, pictured above. Sawyer Farm grows and sells a variety of produce out of Worthington, MA; and cannabis for sales as...

Mar 2020

DIY Luv Ya Lotion Bars Lotion doesn’t need to be liquid. You can make a nourishing, moisturizing lotion as a bar. Fun shapes — great gifts… and easy to carry, too! Equipment: you’re going to...

Oct 2019

Notes from Expo East We just came back from a trade show!

Jul 2019

Debra’s Writes the Senate about CBD "Dear Senator Barrett, Thursday morning, June 13, 2019, we awoke to the news that a policy statement regarding the sale of CBD..."

Jun 2019

Goodbye, Stark Sisters Granola! It’s been 25 years. A quarter century. It’s been a good run. But we’re closing the doors on my Stark Sisters granola.

Mar 2019

Shiitake Mushrooms: Food of the Gods What are mushrooms anyway?  They’re not vegetables, they’re not fruits.  They don’t grow leaves, roots, flowers or make seeds.  They don’t require sunlight to grow, or produce chlorophyll.  They live...

Feb 2019

Tide Detergent, and Goodbye Simple Life It’s getting harder and harder to live a simple life.  I’m not talking about politics.  I’m talking about being able to take a walk without having to breathe in the...