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Organic eggs in your backyard

Organic Eggs in Your Backyard

Find out how getting chickens in your backyard can mean saving money and eating healthier!

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Natural pest control

4 Tips for Easy Organic Pest Control in the Garden

It happens to every gardener.  Pests are bound to come around and can wreak havoc on your plants and vegetables.  Never fear, there are ways to discourage these pesky critters and persistent fungi from damaging your garden.  Using organic pest control practices means turning to natural methods and leaving those harmful chemicals behind. 1. Plant [...]

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Flying plastic bag

Ways to shrink your plastic footprint – or rather, bagprint

Plastic Bags Despite my zeal for reusable bags, I know getting plastic bags every now and then is a necessary evil. Sometimes I forget my reusable bags or I don’t bring enough to hold everything I buy. Luckily, there are ways to rise to the occasion and reduce your plastic footprint. At the grocery store [...]

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Green Reusable Bag

It’s in the bag: why reusables rock

Plastic bags are a way of life. Growing up, I would run errands with my mom, and we’d come home with a trunk full of packed plastic bags. Everywhere you went, your pack of gum or greeting card were carefully ferried home in their own protective plasticized sheath. It seemed like the good times would [...]

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Colorful herb garden

Starting your own organic herb garden

I love my herb garden and simply can’t live without it. I eagerly wait for its return to glory as the winter slowly melts into spring. The taste, smell and sight of the fine blend of plants is a sensory paradise. Every home should have an herb plant or two. After all we have to [...]

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Natural Organic Farmers Market

Sustainable Eating – Eating With The Changing Seasons

One of the more enjoyable ways to help reduce your carbon footprint is to eat sustainably. What does this mean? Well, quite simply – eat seasonally. Eat the foods that are naturally available in your area WHEN they’re available in your area. Not only will you be supporting local businesses and farms, but you will [...]

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Enjoying the sun

Living Green, Healthy, and Frugal

Many people believe that in order to live a green, eco-friendly, or healthy lifestyle, you have to spend a lot of extra money, which simply isn’t true. In fact, green and frugal lifestyles should often go hand in hand! Here’s some valuable information to help you get started! Buy used as often as possible. These [...]

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An organic garden with fresh compost

Composting – You Can Do It!

Simply put: compost is decomposed organic material.  It’s a natural process that occurs without any assistance!  With that said here are a few simple guidelines. It’s important to remember composting is good for two reasons; one it’s nourishment for your garden to produce healthier, happier plants.  Two, it’s environmentally responsible by reducing the amount of [...]

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A backyard organic garden

Six Simple Steps for Starting an Organic Garden

Starting an Organic garden doesn’t have to be intimidating. Nowadays with the current awareness of the importance of organic gardening, many supplies are readily available at your local garden center. Here are six simple tips! 1. Most importantly start with good organic soil Soil is the foundation of a great garden.  “Feed the soil and [...]

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