You’ve heard of the 100-mile diet, right?

Well, we’re on the .001-mile diet. Back to the Roots kits come with everything we need to grow our own pearl oyster mushrooms right in our kitchen. In 100% recycled coffee grinds, no less. It’s a green as gourmet gets. So how do we cook these tasty little morsels? Chef Mike Robbins of the Oakwood Canadian Bistro has whipped up a recipe for a pearl oyster mushroom sandwich on our Editor’s Diary.

It puts the fun in fungi. —Kelsey Dundon

$19.95 at Whole Foods, www.wholefoodsmarket.com

We’ll admit that when searching for eco-friendly goods, sometimes we don’t know our head from our Aspen. (AspenClean, that is.)

Which is why we’re thrilled with AspenClean Grapefruit and Lavender All-in-One Concentrate ($19.50). Professional grade and made-in-Vancouver, this ECOCERT wonder can make up to 40 batches of all-purpose cleaner that’s suitable for most scrub jobs (tubs, toilets, floors and countertops included).

It doesn’t take a green genius to see how smart that is—but we’ll take the credit anyways.

At Whole Foods and other retailers, www.aspenclean.com