Comments on: Winter Herbarium http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/10/23/winter-herbarium/ Life, Literature, and the Subversive Power of Living Small Thu, 10 May 2012 18:35:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jennifer http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/10/23/winter-herbarium/comment-page-1/#comment-10988 Jennifer Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:32:33 +0000 http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/10/23/winter-herbarium/#comment-10988 I read an article the other day about how the American household has gone from being a producer to being a consumer. It made me think. It's a kind of twist on the enviro do-not-consume mantra: rather than worrying about not-consuming, why not think about what we can produce at home? If I'm heating my house all day (well, not all day; but it never gets below 60 degrees in here), shouldn't I use the house to produce herbs or maybe lettuce through the winter? I was lamenting my lack of a greenhouse, but I have a big, south-facing window; isn't that, in effect, a greenhouse? I think I'll try it. I read an article the other day about how the American household has gone from being a producer to being a consumer. It made me think. It’s a kind of twist on the enviro do-not-consume mantra: rather than worrying about not-consuming, why not think about what we can produce at home?

If I’m heating my house all day (well, not all day; but it never gets below 60 degrees in here), shouldn’t I use the house to produce herbs or maybe lettuce through the winter? I was lamenting my lack of a greenhouse, but I have a big, south-facing window; isn’t that, in effect, a greenhouse? I think I’ll try it.

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