Be Green & Drink It Too: Grow Your Own Wheatgrass

It took awhile before I became okay with the idea of drinking wheatgrass juice. In realizing the benefits of wheatgrass it was something I didn't want to miss out on. Wheatgrass shots at your local health food store can be very pricey. So, last spring we started to grow our own … [Read more...]

Could the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 be the End to Farmers' Markets and Organic Farms?

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/epXNJNjYBvw&hl=en&fs=1] As spring is in the air (when the north wind does not blow), I have begun longing for the good times my children and I have at the local farmers' market and contemplating our participation as vendors this year. I … [Read more...]

Three Simple and Fun Ways to Garden with Children

1. Begin by downloading this Center for Ecoliteracy free visual guide which promotes nature as our teacher. The guide teaches that sustainable living is rooted in a deep knowledge of our natural world and that it is a community practice which can start with the family in the … [Read more...]

Go Native: Planting Backyard Habitats

I'm trying very hard to pretend that winter is over, and I'm eager to get outside with the kids and dig into the earth. I'm poring over the plant and seed catalogs that I've discovered in my mailbox these past few weeks. But things are a little different for me this year; while … [Read more...]

My 42 cent Soapbox is Sky High

I. Hate. Paper. Mail. I don't dislike it, I detest it. I don't need yet another bill from AT&T to sit on my desk. I pay it all online anyhow. I've signed up for internet only billing with a few companies, but for some I'm so panicked about not receiving the email (think … [Read more...]