Yompai musings
Wooden Salad Servers
From Slash and Burn to Sustainable Communities
What does it mean for something to be sustainable? Is it only an environmental issue or should sustainability encompass the people who live in that environment also.
The people of Baan Lek and surrounding villages have been developing a model for themselves where people and land work together.
Wooden Spatulas are incredibly versatile
Are there health benefits in using wooden utensils?
What are the advantages to Wooden Spatulas?
Why Wooden Spoons are Making a Comeback
Microplastics in plastic cutting boards
Microplastics are something we have become much more aware
of in recent years. Both in terms of where they are being generated and where they end up eg the oceans, in our foods and in our bodies.
Science and research are revealing many different places that we are creating microplastics and some are surprising.
One that I should have thought about, but never made the connection to, was plastic cutting boards.
Heuristic Play: Sparking Imagination and Learning
Heuristic play is a hands-on approach to learning that encourages children to explore and experiment with everyday objects. to encourage exploration and discovery. The focus is on the process rather than the end result, allowing children to develop their cognitive, physical, and social skills in a natural and self-directed way.
At its core, heuristic play is about providing children with opportunities to explore and make sense of the world around them. It encourages them to use their senses, experiment with cause and effect, and develop problem-solving skills. By engaging with a range of objects, children can learn about different textures, shapes, colors, and weights, while also honing their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
Why a wooden cup?
Why use a wooden cup? Won't they leak? Don't they taste funny?
There are a few questions around wooden cups. Yet throughout history people have been using wooden cups, for a long time because other materials were simply not available and then in more recent years, because people have been trying to go back to more natural, eco friendly materials.
Why use wooden toast tongs?
Why use Toast Tongs?
The primary reason is for safety. Metal tongs are like metal knives in your toaster, dangerous. Wooden Toast Tongs, if dry, are not good conductors of electricity and are safe to use to extract your piece of toast or bagel that has gotten bent out of shape in the toaster.
Sustainable model
Advantages of wooden kitchen utensils
Wood utensils do not scratch your cookware. Especially with non-stick pots and pans, wood is much gentler than metal or plastic.