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Get Crafty to Avoid GMO Foods
This week Lori told us about the new Monsanto Protection Act which basically lets Monsanto do anything they want to do and protects them from any sort of legal punishment. This is very scary news for...
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Save the Bees!
When you think about animals vital to human survival, bees and their fellow pollinators are right at the top of the list. Without bees, crops don’t grow, and we don’t get to eat real food. For a few...
View ArticleA Wholesome Oasis in the Food Desert
Two weeks ago, my local farmer’s market opened for the year with it’s usual crowds of people hungry for good, locally grown produce. For me, this is a sight which almost always brings me to tears. As...
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Buycott. An app to help you know who makes that product on the shelf.
Recently, I was stunned to learn that one of my favorite cereal manufacturers was one of a few “organic” manufacturers behind a lobbying effort to ban labeling of GMOs. I’ll admit, it was really...
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Backyard Party Eating
For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s pretty much officially backyard party, outdoor eating season. In celebration of that here are a few seasonal recipes for you to enjoy on these glorious...
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Grow your own… eggs!
I’ve been wanting to get some backyard chickens for a few years now, but there were other things needing to be done first. Now, I’m just about ready to plunge in, and I thought I’d share a post that a...
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Gardens Growing Everywhere!
It’s officially summertime and there are gardens growing everywhere! It’s beautiful to see them popping up at motels, churches, apartment complexes, rec centers, schools, front yards, backyards, all...
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Private Companies Labeling GMOs When Washington Won’t
Ask and you shall receive! While Washington drags its feet on the issue of GMO labeling (and no wonder given the bipartisan incest between Monsanto and the government), Americans are nearly unanimous...
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Bacalao with Vianda and Rice {Recipe}
When Myra and I posted tandem tutorials – how to make disposable bowl with banana leaves and my recycled picnic blanket – I saw her eating lunch in her banana leaf bowl and it looked delicious. And I...
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Korean Kimchi Recipe by ecokaren
Fermented food is all the rage these days. Fermented tea (kombucha), fermented pseudo non-dairy yogurt, Kefir, sauerkraut, cucumbers, and….kimchi. For those who never watched M*A*S*H*, Kimchi is a...
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DIY The Art of Seed Saving
Seed saving is an ancient tradition that stretches back to the end of the last ice age at the beginning of agricultural communities. There are many reasons WHY this ancient art has regained popularity...
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DIY The Art of Wildcrafted Persimmon Pudding, gluten free
Many folk have never eaten a persimmon. Some of us may not even know what a persimmon is. So, just in case, now you’ll have some idea about what a persimmon is. This is a basketful full of persimmons...
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DIY Valentine. A Box of Chocolate
Valentines Day is a holiday of mixed meaning for most people. Perhaps the personal attitude a person correlates with this day is directly related to relationship status. I have experienced my own...
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DIY Springtime Seedling Garden Starts
dirt for gardening Springtime is exciting. With the return of the birds and the bees to our neighborhoods, so too is the sun warmer and the day stretching longer. Here in California, our Daylight...
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How to do a mini greenhouse with no budget?
I would like to thank Tamara of Tlala for her wonderful post on how to start seeds indoors. Click here to read how to start seeds in egg cartons here. This post is a little different.I am actually...
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DIY Wild-crafted Homemade Herbal Healing Salve
Happy Earth Day! What a wonderful reason to get out and about into Nature and see what wonderful gifts our Mother Earth has to share. Spring has Sprung. With the season changes, the fresh grasses and...
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DIY Make your own Paper Tutorial
Making paper is a fun way to reuse old newspapers to create a unique piece of art for a gift. Not only are you reusing items that would otherwise be wasted, but you are eliminating additional waste...
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My School Garden Story
Before construction of garden March 26 2014 March 26 2014Woodchips delivery March 26 2014Around the magnolia tree CREATION OF OUR SCHOOL GARDEN This school has been a fantastic year for our...
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How to teach compost to children ?
Back to school…garden! This fall with my school garden project, our focus will be compost. We are going to start with one classroom (pre-K) in Fall. WHAT IS COMPOST? Compost is basically how nature...
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DIY sundried cherry tomatoes
I actually didn’t grow a garden this year. It is the largest drought recorded in Californian history. Since there are a large selection of small, organic farms to shop from in the area, I decided to...
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