Do you ever feel like you’re living a simple living life but life doesn’t feel simple? Are you overwhelmed with house and family and garden and projects? Isn’t it supposed to feel better when you stop running around and keeping up with the Joneses? Maybe you’ve cut down your obligations and your spending and started …
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Spring has sprung and summer is on the way. Sunny yellow dandelions are everywhere, and the bees are busy buzzing from one golden orb to the next. It’s time to break out the family favorite dandelion recipes and take it up to eleven with some of the best and most creative dandelion concoctions to be …
This year it feels like a bit much to think about how to reduce your carbon footprint in the midst of a pandemic. People have life and livelihood concerns in front of them. A lot of people can’t think about climate change right now. At the same time, the theme of last moth’s Earth Day …
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Growing garlic indoors is a good idea for a lot of reasons. If you planted garlic in the fall it won’t be ready until summer. Or maybe you don’t have access to a garden plot at all. No problem. You can grow garlic indoors in pots anytime, even if you don’t have an outside space. …
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You’re probably sheltering in place, or preparing to do so or at least staying home a lot more. I am too. Whether you’re in quarantine or self-isolating, or just hunkering down inside until it’s all over, people all over the globe are doing the same. Here are some shelter in place tips to help you …
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How many times have you peeled an Easter egg to find it all mottled bright pink and green inside? Kinda nasty. Dying Easter eggs is a lot of fun but eggs filled with chemical dyes—not so much. Natural egg dye stays where it’s supposed to stay. The grocery store dye that’s supposed to stay on …
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It’s so disappointing when you have to throw away food that went bad. Mold in the pasta sauce. Slimy lettuce. Herbs for that special dish, shriveled up and sad. Find your food waste solution in this one week plan. Every bit of good food that goes bad represents healthy intentions, food budget and resources, wasted. …
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Microgreens are everywhere—on fancy dishes at fancy restaurants, on fancy cooking shows, and now, you can learn how to grow microgreens for your own fancy kitchen. Imagine elevating a winter dish with some micro basil you grew yourself, or being able to keep your family in colorful and nutritious salads no matter the weather outside. …
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Because it’s fun to think about mortality, but in a wholesome, New Year’s resolution kind of way. Are you worried that your family will need to deal with a great big steaming pile of hoarded household crap someday? Do you dream of going somewhere, but can’t, because you’re trapped by your stuff? Maybe you already …
Swedish Death Cleaning in 15 minutes a day: Clear the clutter for good Read More »
Waxed amaryllis bulbs are a perfect gift idea to bring to holiday parties or to use as little Christmas presents. Ready for some giant bright blooms to counteract the grey of winter? Try making some waxed amaryllis bulbs as an easy DIY project. About now, when the outside garden is put to bed, the days …
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