About Us
20th July, 2009 - Posted by shawn - No Comments
This website is written by a family of five in Pennsylvania who are trying to live as sustainably as possible, often using the principles of permaculture as a base to build our decisions on. We have the usual problems of most families – not enough time, picky eaters and a shortage of funds, but we also have many blessings such as good friends, a little bit of land and a desire to learn how to do things.
We’ve often read magazines such as Mother Earth News, Urban Farming and Hobby Home Farm and loved the articles and ideas but felt they weren’t geared to a family with small children living in a 1970′s split level on a very limited budget. So what we’ve begun to do is glean the info presented by these magazines and the current glut of books on homesteading, organic living and all that stuff and take the things the fit best into our lives and make use of them.
You may not be able to move “off the grid” or eat entirely by the seasons, but there are a ton of small things you CAN do to better use our earth’s resources and your time and money. That is what this blog is about, making the best choices you can with the resources you have.
We’re trying things out and recording our findings – if you’ve ever read The Tightwad Gazette and seen the breakdown of topics in there, you may find similar things in here – just with a very eco-friendly bent.
We hope you enjoy reading Earth to Eats. Our comments are moderated so feel free to ask us questions on anything – we’ll be glad to answer if you leave your email address. You can also send email to Shawn at apmom@amusementparkmom.com.