Adventures in Slow Cooking: Vegetarian Split Pea or Lentil Soup Recipe

I have made about a dozen recipes in our stoneware Crock-Pot, and by far, our favorite is this vegetarian soup recipe that can be made with either split peas or lentils and is equally delicious! Vegetarian Split Pea or Lentil Soup Add to your slow cooker the following … [Read more...]

Seaweed and Iodine: How to Protect Your Pets from Radiation

Now that radiation from the Japanese Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has reached the United States and officials assure us that "does not pose a public safety risk to people outside of the disaster area", I still it is prudent to protect your family by ensuring they are … [Read more...]

5 “Green” Products: RuMe, Mighty Nest/Tree Hopper, O’bon, SmartyPants, PlanetBox

1. RuMe Reusable Bags I have finally integrated reusable bags into all of my shopping trips! Once I started remembering, I couldn't stop! RuMe Bags are designed in Denver, Colorado and made in a fair trade factory in South Korea. RuMe's premier product, the reusable RuMe … [Read more...]

5 Green Parent Posts: Insteading, SafeMama, Hippie Housewife, Midwifery Today, & Medscape

Don't forget to click on the titles for links to the original, full length posts. 1. Insteading: Herb Gardening With Kids “Mummy! It smells just like sunshine!” said my 5 year old son, Cameron, his face split wide open with a grin. He was standing knee deep in the middle of … [Read more...]

Hank D and the Bee: Hank gets egged

More on Backyard Chickens From Ecolutionist: Free-Range Eggs: What’s the Price for Freedom? From Planet Green: Choosing a Heritage Breed Chicken From NaturalPapa: The first Hank D cartoon with Wendy the Chicken Show the Twitterverse you're a Hankhead. Say "@GreenCartoons, … [Read more...]