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29 Oct 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Here are the steps I outlined in this episode. Growing your own herbs is a great way to start growing your own food. It's easy and herbs add depth and flavor to all your recipes.+ READ MORE
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25 Sep 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Modern day farm girls coming together with old fashioned ideas for a sustainable world. Join the Farmgirl chatter.+ READ MORE
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18 Sep 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Adding charcoal to your compost heap can stop odors and boost plant growth - but could it also save the planet? + READ MORE
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24 Aug 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
How do you get the most bang for your buck when it comes to gardening for fall? A few tips can truly improve this harvest season.+ READ MORE
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23 Jun 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Micro greens are a delicate green that work really well when you're looking to a make an artistic statement in the form of a salad.For example, top tomato basil soup with micro basil or garnish a fresh made pasta with oregano micro greens.+ READ MORE
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20 Jun 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
Being "stressed" seems to be as trendy as being "on a diet." Everyone's doing it, throwing the terms around as if it's an excuse for a bad mood or short fuse. Problem is: stress has some serious side-effects that can be detrimental to your health and happiness if it isn't addressed. Of course there...+ READ MORE
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16 Jun 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
People are just so gosh-darn proud of their lawns. Lawn-lovers are often seen cavorting about on their grass, mowing it, weeding it, measuring it. That's cool. A lawn is the public face of the home. Therefore, those who would like to impress their neighbors may do it via their immaculate and...+ READ MORE
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15 Jun 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Planting a tree is a great way to help the environment. A tree will remove about 2,000 lbs of CO2 from the atmosphere in its lifetime. That’s the same amount of CO2 saved by going vegetarian or skipping a cross-country flight. A tree can also be used to filter over 2,000 gallons of runoff, cleaning...+ READ MORE
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8 Jun 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
290 million tires are discarded every year in America. We've all seen those giant tire piles on the outskirts of town, and let's not forget the infamous, ever-burning Springfield tire fire on the Simpsons.+ READ MORE
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3 Jun 2009 IN FASHION & BEAUTY | COMMENTS
You may grow marigolds in you garden for a number of reasons. You may like the way they look or you could like the way they smell. If you have an avid green thumb, you may use marigolds in your garden as a companion plant. Pot marigolds, the kind you use for massage oil, don't have the...+ READ MORE
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2 Jun 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Personally, I've never understood why people freak out about weeds like dandelions, Creeping Charlie, or clover. What’s the big deal? I think they look nice. A yard or garden that is well-kept, but still a little wild looking is more aesthetically pleasing to any nature lover, I'd say.+ READ MORE
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2 Jun 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
I felt the need to write this post in the response to the ten people this week I've seen install sod in my neighborhood. More and more people are installing lawns like you would install carpet using sod. Literally unrolling sod and in about two hours they suddenly have a green lawn.+ READ MORE
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28 May 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
The problem with gardening is that it takes a lot of work. There is some digging involved and some bending over. You might also have to oversee some crow-scaring. There may even come a time when you have to make labels for the different plants. That could take all day if you get slightly...+ READ MORE
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21 May 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Every time it rains in the city, a great majority of that falling water lands on cement or asphalt. At first the rainwater puddles, then it begins to trickle out of parking lots and streets until its gushing down the storm drain in a rushing torrent. When the water dribbles across the asphalt and...+ READ MORE
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19 May 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
I'm not sure how I bumped into this Web site, but I'm sure glad that I did.Check out these other great tools that World Food Garden Network provides: Seed swaps, which allows you to find people with seeds that you need or to find those in need of the seeds that you don't.+ READ MORE
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