Posted inGardening
What is a Victory Garden? Do We Need Them Now?
I am kind of fascinated with the idea of victory gardens. They are vegetable, fruit and herb gardens planted during world wars l & ll to ensure adequate food supply…
Posted inSocial Good
BlackFish – An Important Documentary About the Captivity of Killer Whales
My intro to this movie came via Bill Maher last week. He interviewed former Sea World trainer John Hargrove about a new movie he is featured in called Blackfish. It touches…
Posted inEnvironment
America’s Most Endangered River
I spotted this video (below) over the weekend and I got a little teary eyed. It is true that I was born in the Midwest (Ohio) and live there currently…
Posted inSelf Sufficiency
The Power of Reclaiming Domesticity
Over the weekend I read a great article on The Washington Post about the fact that women are reclaiming domestic activities...ala cooking, canning, knitting and such, and it asks whether…
Posted inFrugal Green
Helping Each Other During a Recession
The word recession is getting thrown around in the media a lot lately. We are told that we may be in for some very difficult times and truthfully I am…