Tomato :)

I have my first tomatoes on my tomato plant! And the cucumbers and lettuce are thriving.

For my birthday, which is in July, Seth will be making my raised garden bed. So I will officially be rocking.

I just finished a book last week and have been recommending it to everyone... 'The Conscious Kitchen' (http://www.amazon.com/Conscious-Kitchen-Protect-Improve-Deliciously/dp/0307461408). As with every book I read on how to be more green, you have to pick and choose what you want to actually follow from it. The writer is a bit of an extremist in my eyes. Although the inside lining of a metal can is not the best thing for you, it is impractical to avoid cans for most households. And picking the best fish to eat? You have to have a big wallet to buy what you should actually eat. Unless you have the income and time to stay home and prepare your family's meals from scratch from your own yard, I don't see it possible to follow it to a T. But... it does have some wonderful advice and I felt more informed after reading it. It is a small book and you can browse thru it skipping what you already know. It does have some recipes including one from Michael Pollan (writer of Omnivore's Dilemma and Food Matters). So I would suggest it to anyone. I am personally trying to reduce the amount of plastics in my house and probably will take their advice on where to get dishes, utensils, and bibs for my children when I have some. Happy reading ;)