This is almost a Spark post, however I’ve got two from over at Groovy Green.

Why Higher Gas Prices Should Make You Smile, at least if you believe that the only way we’re going to get out of this crisis is by switching to “alternative” (to fossil fuels) forms of energy. I have often said that $4 was the price point at which I would stop driving and I’ve been trying to live up to that. I’ve been better about biking to work (I have my husband poke me in the back when my alarm goes off each morning to get me out of bed) and I’ve actually done so twice a week for the last three weeks. Yay me It means getting up & getting ready earlier than I’m used to, it means more exercise than I’m used to, and it means being more organized (like figuring out what’s for dinner the evening before I have to go shopping); but it also means a certain smugness that makes me feel warm inside (or maybe that’s just the exercise) when I pass gas stations, and an even better smugness when I pass cars because I’m actually going faster than they are in traffic.

Grow your own grain in Massachusetts. This is an awesome story about *ahem* grassroots sustainability. I’m so envious of Jana and her veggie garden, but I’ve never even considered growing my own wheat. Having such a relationship with a local bakery/miller is truly awesome. I can only hope that more such ingenious schemes come around. This is what’s going to help when the zombies attack.