Sidewalk Scenes June 2025

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*** First overview of the currently featured topic, “Reduce Waste” (June 2025–August 2025)*** Additional post at the end of June: Parsley-Lane Blog 101 x 2 *** Closing in on the second edition of 25: No post on Friday, July 4, next post on Friday, July 11 ***

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  1. At the end of June, I am giving you a short collection of the ideas that have been featured so far in the ‘Reduce Waste’ topic (see the tag cloud and the ‘Featured’ category).
    1. Use ingredients that you can use up completely, such as kohlrabi or Hokkaido pumpkin
      Ideas: [All in One], [Lickhob Rapraccio], [The Good Greens], [Pumpkin, My Love], and [Tella Peel Soup]
    2. Use ingredients where leftovers can easily be turned into other dishes.
      Ideas: [Candelaborous], [King of Spears].
    3. Give new use to cutting scraps from cleaning vegetables as ingredients for homemade broth.
      Ideas: [Any Broth], [Vegetable Broth]
    4. Keep track of your stored foods and expiration dates. Every once in a while, plan to experiment with whatever you have on hand.
      Ideas: [Seasonable], [Using Up the Flour], [Flying Lessons: ‘I’ll Just Wing It’]
    5. Reuse packaging that you cannot avoid and old everyday objects. Attend and participate in neighborhood swapping points.
      Ideas: [Another Angle], [Boxed Up for Good]

That’s just a brief overview. I will write a full post on the topic in August. By the way, all the ideas above will save you money. This is not just about reducing waste; it’s also about making better use of your food budget. You’ll lose less in waste and get more high-quality ingredients, and the idea will go full cycle.

  1. Breaking the usual pattern, there will be an additional post after this month’s Sidewalk Scenes. This is because we have cause to celebrate: At the end of June, we will not only be closing the current edition, but after exactly two and a half years on the Parsley-Lane Blog, I will be providing another peek inside or ‘behind the bushes’, if you will. Parsley-Lane Blog 101 x 2 brings you an exclusive interview with the main author of this blog for the second time. The editor put in extra hours to conduct the interview.
  2. As this quarter comes to a close, we will take a short break. As usual. The next post will be on Friday, July 11. There will also be technical and design improvements to the site. Therefore, there may be a brief interruption at the beginning of July.