Recipes, crafts, fitness, and inspiration for living a healthy, natural lifestyle.
It has long been said that birds are barometers for the health of the environment. When bird migration patterns are off, it could mean rising temperatures or a change in the ecosystem. On a smaller scale, birds are also indicators for the health of your backyard. Believe it or not, if you actually create a [...]
The expensive prices at the grocery stores are misleading: asparagus is actually extremely easy to grow. And to forage (for free!) In addition to the small patch that we have growing in our yard, there are wild asparagus patches along the street we live on. So me and the kids went for the walk yesterday [...]
Okay green thumbs! Have you been enjoying all of our fun ideas for gardening (like this, this, or this)? Whether you’re a seasoned homesteader or just keeping your hands busy while you get some fresh air, we’ve got a lil something to please everyone. What have you been growing? What fun outdoor projects are you currently working on? [...]
This weekend Rick and I decided to move our compost bin. Rick built it last year out of seven pallets he was able to scavenge. I looked through all my old photos and posts and can only find a few random pictures with it in the background and no photos of its construction. But that’s [...]
Our raised-bed vegetable garden! We threw some river rock down to cover up some of the bare earth. Once the sides were built up we filled it with dirt from the local landscape supply, added some 2×4′s to create a frame for our plant net, and finally added some starter plants. I thought about staining [...]
I know that by now I’ve already sent out the message loud and clear: I am excited about Spring. I mean, really freaking excited. I’m back in the country, surrounded by acres of land and a sky full of fresh air. We’ve got chickens and worms and I can hear the bees beckoning to me. [...]
Is it Spring time yet where you live? Have you finished your garden preparations– have you started? Don’t fear if you’re lagging behind. We’re here to help. Homegrown & Healthy is collaborating with Mary’s Heirloom Seeds–an eco-friendly, non-GMO, heirloom seed company–to get your garden growing right. Yup, you guessed it, it’s a giveaway (I can’t [...]
The Year of Mud offers a range of natural building workshops at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage in Missouri for folks who want to get hands-on experience learning about building, and living a more sustainable lifestyle. Check out their 10 day Timber Frame Workshop this August, and their 3 day Cob Oven Building Workshop weekends later in [...]
Have you ever been seduced by those gorgeous gardening catalogs or the bright photographs on the seed packages? Perhaps you’ve filled your garden beds with tomatoes and lettuce and all the standard crops because that’s what is available at your local nursery. Sometimes when we plan our vegetable garden, we get stuck in the mindset [...]
Some people garden to provide their family with better quality food than they could afford to purchase. Some garden because they feel a responsibility to the care of the environment. Some garden as a political statement. And some garden for the sheer enjoyment of it. So begins the introduction to my newest Ebook, the Gardening [...]
