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How to Use Plants and More to Repel Mosquitoes

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It is the worst when pesky mosquitoes keep you from enjoying the outdoors, especially your own backyard. Some of us with harsh winters don't want to let even one summer night go to waste, so what can be done to keep those blood suckers away?? Well, your garden can actually be used as mosquito control headquarters if you plant strategically! Just be aware that none of the plants I am going to mention can keep mosquitos simply by growing them in a garden or inside a container. I think many … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardening Tagged With: Bacillus thuringiensis, Birds, BTI, Catnip, dunks, garden, Lemon Balm, Lemon Thyme, Mosquitos, Plants, repel, repellant, water, yard

Get Rid of Slugs in Your Garden Naturally

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For the first time in my gardening career I am facing a slug invasion. Slugs can be a problem when it comes to plants and vegetables. Many gardeners have been reduced to near tears after seeing the fruits of their labor eaten by slugs. If you’re gardening organically this makes the task of getting rid of slugs that much harder. This is my first year gardening at our new homestead so it would appear that slugs may be a problem in our new location but so far I am having success keeping them … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardening Tagged With: beer, corn meal, Egg Shells, garden, hair, Homestead, natural, naturally, organic, Plants, Slugs, trap, Vegetables

Herb Fairies – Herbal Learning Adventure for Kids

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Each and every year I sing the praises of the Wildcraft Game from Herbal Learning. We have had our game for 4-5 years years now and love it still. It takes an educational topic (in this case medicinal herbs) and puts into a format that kids will not only enjoy, but adore...a board game. They have fun and play a great game while they learn about a very important subject that seems to be generally ignored nowadays. I think it is incredibly valuable to teach our children that plants can help us … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Children Tagged With: Audio Versions, Background Material, Board Game, Coloring Pages, Educational Topic, Fairies, Fairy, Few Days, Free Subscription, Great Game, Herb Magic, Herbal Roots, Homeschool Curriculum, Lemon Balm, Mainstream, Medicinal Herbs, Plants, Praises, Recipe Cards, Short Time, Storytelling, Wisdom

Does Your Child Have Zombie Mouth???!

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Every parent probably worries just a little about how much candy their kids are eating at Halloween. This is especially true since it seems to get stretched out beyond just the one day...parties at school, community parties, and of course the night you all go Trick or Treating and you literally go door to door begging for candy. Add it all up and they consume tons of candy this time of year. We can of course get creative and come up with alternatives and I have many of these tricks in my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Green Holidays Tagged With: Ada, Arsenal, Candy, Community Parties, Favorite Video Games, Free Game, Game Code, Game Coupons, Halloween, Loot, Mac Edition, Pc Mac, Plants, Popcap Games, Psyched, Sweets, Time Of Year, Trading Cards, Zombie, Zombies

Green School Supplies Letter to Teacher

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When I wrote about a Green Back to School I received a question about how to handle supply lists you get from the school with specific product requests that are not so green. I am all too familiar with these lists and yes many do request specific products or brands that are not so great for green people. So I have written a sample letter you can send along with your student to explain why you have deviated from their recommendations. Feel free to use it, edit at will,  and it pass it along to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Children, Eco Tips Tagged With: Back To School, Bacteria, Beautiful, Choices, Consumer Choice, Deviations, Earth, Environmental Impact, Essential Oils, Generations, Hand Sanitizer, Harsh Chemicals, Household, No Doubt, Plants, Product Requests, School Supplies, School Teacher, Specific Products, Vote

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My name is Tiffany and I am the blogger behind Naturemoms. I live on an urban homestead in Ohio with my husband, three children, and assorted furry friends. When I am not blogging I am usually thrift store shopping, gardening, wildcrafting and food foraging, or otherwise enjoying nature. Enjoy! Read More…

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