Last month, Kermit’s Corner discussed the effects of plastics on the environment and communities. We promised to give you some suggestions on how you personally can help minimize the use of plastics in your own life. The first thing we can do is be aware of packaging which is plastic’s largest market. When purchasing goods […]
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What’s Wrong with Plastic? The answer is overwhelming and multifaceted so we cover just a small portion of them here. The real beginning of synthetic plastic on our planet was in 1907 with the creation of Bakelite by Belgian inventor Leo Baekeland. He used fossil fuels as a replacement for whale oil and other […]
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Recently I had a thoughtful conversation with Susan Cleveland about her current endeavor, sewing women’s hats. How does that fit into Kermit’s Corner? She is making Cloche hats, reusing men’s ties as her fabric! Obtaining neckties from secondhand stores, donations from friends, online purchases and rummage sales she has a colorful & diverse inventory of […]
Kermit’s Korner: Compost
All About CompostThis month the Green Team is following the lead of Energize Framinghamto promote composting—whether in a backyard pile, in your kitchen with a worm bin, or in a curbside container picked up by Black Earth Compost, the private compost pick-up service available in Framingham and many neighboring communities. In the US, we throw […]
Kermit’s Korner: Earth Day
Keep Framingham Beautifulkeepframinghambeautiful.org facebook.com/groups/keepframinghambeautiful “Keep Framingham Beautiful” is a community of folks who live or work in Framingham and want our city to be as beautiful as possible. Their mission is, “Taking action to make Framingham a cleaner, greener, litter-free place to live, work, and play.” Several church members participate in the group, including Joe Hudock who […]
Kermit’s Korner: Carbon Footprint
Making a Big Dent in Your Carbon Footprint—Some IdeasSo…you already hang out your clothes to dry. You shut off the lights when you’re not using them. You’re eating less meat and bringing your reusable grocery bags and so much more… having implemented many of our ideas from January’s Kermits Korner. But now what? If you’re […]
Kermit’s Korner: Gardening, now?
Icy, cold, bleak February days—time to think about a garden? February is a great time to start thinking about starting a vegetable garden, or even just a few vegetable plant containers, for the spring. You may want to start some seeds at home, and it’s not too early to do that or start planning for spring […]
Kermit’s Korner: New Year
This month’s Kermit’s Korner is a resource for your holiday celebrations, with examples of menu items that will tickle your tastebuds, while at the same time, protecting the planet and your health! I have included foods you can buy and simple “recipes”, which are tweaks to classics. All of my suggestions are vegan, many are […]
Kermit’s Korner: Holiday Celebrations
This month’s Kermit’s Korner is a resource for your holiday celebrations, with examples of menu items that will tickle your tastebuds, while at the same time, protecting the planet and your health! I have included foods you can buy and simple “recipes”, which are tweaks to classics. All of my suggestions are vegan, many are […]
Kermit’s Korner: World Vegetarian Day
October 1 is World Vegetarian Day. It was first established by the North American Vegetarian Society on October 1, 1977. According to their website, “World Vegetarian Day is designed to promote the joy, compassion and life-enhancing possibilities of veganism.” In fact, the whole month of October is World Vegetarian Month, followed by November 1, which […]