Well kudos to you, Shannon Hayes, for being concerned about your low-impact carbon footprint! The cookbook writer, wife and mother of two has dropped out of the rat race for an alternative maelstrom ("Our family has settled for a life of radical domestic imperfection."). According to The New York Times, this means "she has stopped mowing the lawn (it saves gas), weeding the garden, cleaning the drippings at the bottom of the fridge and folding the laundry." Apparently, between milking cows, sheering sheep and conducting mold experiments in the refrigerator, she still finds time to advise Sen. Hillary Clinton's staff.

On the Farm, a Rat Race in Sheep's Clothing [NY Times]