Dear Dot is here to answer all your sustainable living questions from her perch on the porch. Got a question for Dot? Send her a note for a chance to be featured in an upcoming issue.
Dear Dot,
Do I need to purchase a special wash for fruits and vegetables, or is it enough to give them a good rinse with water?
Will
Chilmark
Dear Will,
For many years, I made my own fruit and veggie...
Dear Dot,
I am feeling hopeful. I've dispensed with plastic baggies to preserve food, and upped my game on recycling. I buy organic, and try to get out of the market without too much plastic, and...
Dear Dot,
What is the difference between pasture-raised hens (and therefore eggs), cage-free, or free-run? I want eggs only from the happiest of hens.
Rona
West Tisbury
Dear Rona,
Oh, my hen-loving friend … your innocent question has opened up...
Dear Dot,
I can’t afford a new electric vehicle. Is there a way to make my internal combustion engine more energy-efficient? Does it matter what grade fuel I use?
Poppy MacCormack
Oak Bluffs
Dear Poppy,
For too long, the notion...
Dot tackles your thorniest questions from a perch on her porch.
Dear Dot,
Where do I start?
–Overwhelmed in Edgartown
My dear Overwhelmed,
In 2004, I had three young children and a nascent awareness that their future on earth, this...
Dot tackles your thorniest questions from a perch on her porch.
Dear Dot,
I was told that monarch butterfly cocoons were developing in the bottlebrush near my house, but this year there were fewer than last year....
Dot tackles your thorniest questions from a perch on her porch.
Dear Dot,
Ads for laundry strips have been showing up in my Facebook feed, touting their eco-friendliness. Do they work? Also … what are laundry strips?
–The...
Dot tackles your thorniest questions from a perch on her porch.
Dear Dot,
Someone told me that used coffee grounds are really good for my backyard compost. Is that true? Where can I get some?
–Tea Drinker, Tisbury
Dear...
Dot tackles your thorniest questions from a perch on her porch.
Dear Dot,
I’ve been reading about the volume of microplastics in our oceans and waterways, and am concerned about what can be done to reduce my...
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