Remember when I shared with you 5 spots to start a garden? One of the spots was a hedge we removed. It was small and manageable and the results were so great, guess what? I talked my husband (read: nubbed him into it) into digging out 30-feet of hedges! It has taken me years to… Continue reading How to Remove a Hedge and Grow Food Instead
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Simple Living and Joyful Work
Consumer products, cleaning supplies, ready to eat processed food, household items, and ready to wear clothing - everything is done. All we have to do is buy these items with the money we've earned from working. But what if our work was growing and making these items? What if we traded convenience for sowing seeds… Continue reading Simple Living and Joyful Work
Summer Entertaining Goes Green
I love summer. Picking fresh vegetables and cooking straight from the garden. Having informal get togethers with friends in the backyard. Summertime means entertaining and keeping it green outside - and enjoying longer evenings spent outdoors. Here's how we entertain outdoors while keeping our guests happy and go green with waste at a minimum. Use… Continue reading Summer Entertaining Goes Green
Use Fewer Chemicals in the Dishwasher
You know when you open your dishwasher after it's run and it’s all steamy and smells like cleaner? What you smell are very strong chemicals. Sure the dishes are clean, but at what cost to our health? That's what we asked ourselves. The changing of all of our cleaning, laundry, and consumer products has opened… Continue reading Use Fewer Chemicals in the Dishwasher
Clean Eating and Clean Living: a Winning Combination
Have you ever done something because you thought it was good for you and then later realized there was an actual term for it? If you're nodding yes - you know what I'm talking about. For me, it was understanding what the term 'clean eating' meant. When I first heard the phrase, I envisioned a… Continue reading Clean Eating and Clean Living: a Winning Combination
Green Living Tip 30 {Share and Borrow Resources}
Today's green living tip: share and borrow resources. Whether it's utilizing the library, borrowing your neighbor's power tool or passing on your previously read magazines, we should share and borrow resources more often. We all don't need to be buying these things ourselves. Everyone remembers "hand me down" clothing, right? Now the internet has opened… Continue reading Green Living Tip 30 {Share and Borrow Resources}
Green Living Tip 29 {Make Your Own Liquid Hand Soap}
Today's green living tip: make your own liquid hand soap. This is surprisingly easy and it's gentler on the environment - and your skin! Think about how many containers - pumpers, jugs, containers - of liquid hand soap, there are for sale. That's a lot of plastic! This recipe is easy and makes 1-gallon of… Continue reading Green Living Tip 29 {Make Your Own Liquid Hand Soap}
Green Living Tip 28 {Bring a Bag Along}
Today's green living tip: bring a bag along. Wherever you go, just have one handy - car, purse, backpack, or bicycle - and tucked away so that you can say "no thanks" when offered a plastic or paper bag at the store. Or be like my stylish sister-in-law who brings a basket with her when… Continue reading Green Living Tip 28 {Bring a Bag Along}
Green Living Tip 27 {Eat Whole and Real Foods}
Today's green living tip: eat whole and real foods - unprocessed - and it will be good for you and good for the environment. Mother Nature's packaging is the best! Most whole foods - vegetables, fruit, fish, etc. - don't come with a bunch of packaging that needs to be disposed of. Fresh fruit and… Continue reading Green Living Tip 27 {Eat Whole and Real Foods}
Green Living Tip 26 {Clean with Baking Soda}
Today's green living tip: clean with baking soda. Baking soda can be used for everyday household cleaning and in the laundry. It can replace numerous harsher, chemical filled products and has much less packaging. It also costs a lot less! Clean dirty dishes, ceramic cook tops, and sinks - in all the places you would… Continue reading Green Living Tip 26 {Clean with Baking Soda}
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