For years, I bought organic seed potatoes to grow my potatoes. But last year, these huge Yukon potatoes dared me to cut them up to make my own “seed” potatoes. I don’t back down from a challenge. Well, my harvest last year was about the same as the year before. So, why spend the […]
Do You Have Leaky Gut? Could your Stomach Issue and Exhaustion Be Related?
For years, I am always hungry, wake up tired after sleeping 9 hours, and feel gassy and bloated along with a long list of other complaints. Honestly, I feel like I am dragging through life. My integrative doctor, found that I wasn’t absorbing my food through a culmination of tests. She diagnosed my symptoms as […]
Non-Toxic Sunscreen Goddess Garden. Halt Sun Damage.
Over the years, I have abused my skin from over exposure to the sun. How many of us have baked in the sun in the name of the ultimate tan, forgot to put on sunscreen thinking we will never get burned, or just hated the white look from the new slew of nontoxic sunscreens? I […]
12 Spring Gardening Maintenance Tips You Must Do Now
Although I love Spring, it is the hardest gardening time period of the year. When spring rolls around, my raised beds look like a weed haven. Dandelions, wild garlic, and general all purpose weeds have usually taken over my beds. I have no idea how they got there despite my meticulous fall maintenance routine. […]
How to Make Hard Boiled Eggs in the Oven
I love any hack that makes my life easier. When I spotted Eating on a Dime’s post on how to make hard boiled eggs in the oven, I squealed with glee. I hate making hard boiled eggs.
Grow Tea. Interview with Homegrown Tea Author Cassie Liversidge.
Have you ever looked at your herbs and said I wonder if I could use them for tea? Or simply love tea and would love to grow tea? I had the pleasure of interviewing Cassie Liversidge, author of Homegrown Tea: An Illustrated Guide to Planting, Harvesting, and Blending Teas and Tisanes about her new book how to […]
Carbon Monoxide Effects. Deadly But Preventable
We are constantly bombarded by news of toxins in our food and personal care products. But there is one deadly toxin in our homes that we should pay special attention to–carbon monoxide, a colorless and odorless gas. According to the Center of Disease Control, 400 people die and more than 20,000 people visit the emergency […]
Sustainable Fitness: more than long-term exercise
What is fitness? The most common definition of fitness used today comes from the medical world. It is defined as a human’s state of physical health as a result of proper nutrition and exercise. Given this definition, a fit person would have excellent endurance, cardiovascular fitness, strength and flexibility. A body builder, figure competitor, marathon […]
