Plan Ahead in Style
The best thing you can do for yourself is make organization work for you.
Reducing Your Pet’s Carbon Paw Print
Our dogs and cats deserve the same thoughtful decisions that we make for ourselves, both for their health and the overall health of the planet.
Garden Cucumbers In Hand: Cold Cucumber Walnut Soup
This week it’s cucumbers and lots of them. I attempted a cold cucumber and avocado soup recipe last week and just wasn’t happy with the results. The soup was a bit too thick and to be honest downright bland. I’ll try this soup out again in the future but until then, I went with this delicious cucumber walnut soup. I’m a big fan because the walnuts add protein and a punch of vitamins including high levels of vitamin E and Omega 3 fatty acids.
Upping Your Workout
Recycling may be good for the environment, but wringing a little more life out of (mostly) un-recyclable items is even better!
Going au Naturale in the Vegetable Garden
This year, ditch the chemicals and grow some lettuce that’s really green.
Up on Fickle Creek
When I signed on for a weekend at Fickle Creek Farm, a 61-acre sustainable farm in rural Efland, NC, I imagined idyllic farm chores like bottle-feeding lambs and collecting eggs in a wicker basket; the possibility of being trampled by cattle never entered my mind.
Green Time and Me Time
Life seems busier these days, doesn’t it? It sometimes feels like we’re always on the go, with no time to stop, relax and just breathe. With these packed schedules, some of our best green intentions may slip to the side. After all, going green takes too much time, right? Not necessarily. Here are a few …
Honey Do – The buzz on backyard beekeeping
Beekeeping is a great hobby for honey-lovers, but working with bees has benefits for gardeners, foodies, and most importantly, for the honeybees themselves.
