Category: Blog
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Creamy, Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting What’s Cooking From the CSA This Week. October 24, 2025. — Susan Greene As fall settles in, the CSA brings us those hearty squash varieties to fill the…
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Are Smart Thermostats Really Smart for the Environment?
October 22, 2025 — Susan Greene Smart thermostats have been hailed as a simple, high-tech swap for sustainability—learning your habits, cutting energy use, and slashing utility bills. But like many “smart” solutions, the story isn’t quite that simple. The Promise of Smart Thermostats In theory, smart thermostats optimize heating and cooling by adjusting temperatures based…
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End of an Era:
New England’s Final Coal Plant Powers Down Two Years Early
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Perfectly, Imperfect:
Why Real Sustainability Isn’t About Virtue Signaling
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Salsa Verde
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting What’s Cooking From the CSA This Week. October 16, 2025. — Susan Greene For the past few weeks, my Theo’s Market Gardens CSA shares have come with a…
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From Coral Reefs to Glaciers:
What Traveling Taught Me About Protecting the Places We Love
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Slow-Cooker Applesauce/Apple Butter
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting What’s Cooking From the CSA This Week. October 9, 2025. — Susan Greene This week’s CSA apples and cider from the farmstand inspired my most requested recipe: homemade…
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Hot City, Cool Roofs:
Atlanta’s Bright Idea for Beating the Heat
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When Hurricanes Miss
What 2025’s Storms Reveal About a Changing Atlantic
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The Science of Cleaning
Safer Alternatives That Shine
