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Hey, I'm Justyna, and I'm a reluctant cyclist. Many years ago, I was kidnapped by my bike-messenger husband-to-be, and turned into an urban bike commuter. Together, we peddle bike stuff and biking in Chicago. We also homeschool our kids, garden, and spend a lot of time with our laptops.

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This is what we look like. On a good day.

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These are the kids that we homeschool. When they let us. They were our winning lottery ticket: born on the same date, at the same time, same hospital, same midwife, four years apart.

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These are our cats Freddy and Fido. They are young, disrespectful, and full of themselves. We also have Phoebe, who is more mature and a bit of a prima donna about being photographed, but we got her here.

Here are some examples of our gardening: we've replaced our lawn with a more free-form arrangement. And here are some edible crops from our yard and our community garden plot:

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Move over, tomatoes. I've never had much luck with you anyway, you ingrates. Root crops (well, tubers, too) is where it's at. Nothing beats the thrill of pulling these babies out of the ground. (See how exciting my life is?)

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And here are our garden assistants. (Pssst... We have more at home...)

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This is where we peddle the bike stuff.

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Welcome to our amazing life.

Permanent Fixtures

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On My Mind

  • Barbara Kingsolver: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

    Barbara Kingsolver: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

  • McKibben Bill: Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future

    McKibben Bill: Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future

  • Heather Coburn Flores: Food Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden And Your Neighborhood into a Community

    Heather Coburn Flores: Food Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden And Your Neighborhood into a Community

  • Eliot Coleman: Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long

    Eliot Coleman: Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long

  • Kathrine Switzer: Running and Walking for Women Over 40 : The Road to Sanity and Vanity

    Kathrine Switzer: Running and Walking for Women Over 40 : The Road to Sanity and Vanity

  • Scott & Helen Nearing: The Good Life

    Scott & Helen Nearing: The Good Life

  • Ray Oldenburg: The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community

    Ray Oldenburg: The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community

  • Michael Pollan: The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

    Michael Pollan: The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

  • Grace Llewellyn: The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education

    Grace Llewellyn: The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education

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