Local Food and the Full Moon... Local food finds: Homemade bread, tomatoes, and Greek Yogurt w/herbs Vegetarian Egg Drop soup with local, pastured eggs Local organic foods delivered to our door... sweet corn, milk, zucchini, garlic, and pastured eggs Full Moon Rituals **************************************************** Recommended Reading: Full Moon Feast: Food and the Hunger for Connection … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2010
10 Household Items You Can Reuse Before Tossing
A big part of green living that gets overlooked in favor of recycling is the simple concept of reusing. Yet the slogan is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. The first step in greener living is to reduce the amount of stuff we buy and consume in the first place. The second is to find clever ways to make those initial items last longer or find new uses for them.. aka reusing them. Then AFTER those first two steps we try to find a way to recycle the things we can't use any longer. Here are ten things you can … [Read more...]
A Magical and Green Halloween
My favorite holiday is just around the corner... Halloween! Every year I see more and more retailers offering products that are reusable and natural instead of the disposable plastic Halloween junk at big box stores. This year has been no exception. Of course my BEST tip for a green Halloween is to buy used. Thrift stores are packed this time of year with trick or treat baskets, Halloween decor, and second hand costumes. We use the same stuff again and again to decorate and celebrate … [Read more...]
Healthier Blueberry Pie
When the weather gets a bit cooler the desire to bake comes on with a vengeance. I always like to bake things that incorporate recognizable "healthy" ingredients. I guess I don't want my kids to automatically associate dessert with chocolate, frosting, or sprinkles. So of course I favor things like banana nut bread, zucchini muffins, pumpkin bars, and pies that put fruit front and center. Blueberries are big favorite here and they are a healthy, antioxidant-rich fruit, so a pie made from them … [Read more...]
Simple & Clean Beauty Products
I am very opinionated about what goes on my skin or in my hair. It has to have simple and clean ingredients, preferably with no fragrance or smell. Yeah, occasionally I might like to wash my hair with peppermint shampoo bars but for the most part, fragrance makes me nauseous. Add to that the fact that I am totally a bar of soap gal. I don't like lotions, creams, oils, perfumes, body washes, and all that fancy, smelly stuff that the beauty industry cranks out each year. If I were to go into a … [Read more...]
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