Biochar and how it helps our world

Have you heard of biochar? It’s an ancient technique that uses our own resources to better our soil for planting and help with our environment and I was pleased to read more about it this month in Mother Earth News. The article was by Barbara Pleasant. You can make biochar by burning woody material plus [...]

Avocados and Guacamole

If you are looking for a tasty food that can help lower cholesterol, regulate blood pressure, and protect against heart disease and stroke, reach for an avocado. This versatile fruit (botanically, it’s actually a large berry), can be used in everything from guacamole to ice cream to soup. It’s a good source of vitamin K, [...]

Free Winter Survival Kit – Watkins Free Shipping

Hi everyone! Watkins customers receive free shipping on orders over $50! All customers who place a Watkins order over $50 by phone, mail, fax or online February 16, 2009 through March 1, 2009 receive free shipping! So don’t delay save on shipping today! Ask friends and relatives to order with you! Please use my associate ID#335001 [...]

The New Golden Rule

When I was little, I remember being in Sunday school, and having golden cut out keys everywhere.  On the key were the words, “Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you.”  I believe I was taught this principle (the Golden Rule) before any of the other things I learned about God. Don’t [...]

Natural Cocoa or Dutch Processed cocoa

I’ve seen recipes calling for cocoa and recipes calling for Dutch-processed cocoa. I began to wonder if there was a difference between these two recipe ingredients so I decided to find out more. This is what I found. There are two types of cocoa, natural and Dutch processed. Natural cocoa is slightly acidic. Dutch processed [...]

End of the Day Whining

Guest Post Submitted by Sharon Silver The economy has everyone stressed and working harder than usual. The end of the day finds you exhausted and saturated with the events of the adult world. All you want to do is decompress yet your child wants 100% of your attention, and the evening collision begins. Mom needs [...]

Ham and Cheese Loaf and Veggie Tuna Burgers – Serve a Warm Lunch on a Cold Winter Day

  I made this Ham and Cheese Loaf today for lunch. Refrigerated dough stuffed with ham and cheese makes a delicious hot sandwich. There were three of us for lunch and we ate the whole loaf! The recipe says it servers 4 to 6 people. Ham and Cheese Loaf 1 tube (13.8 ounces) refrigerated pizza [...]

Mucking About with Joe Gardener

Green mom meets up with Joe Gardener

Wild Boy: A Book Review

First off, I need to thank my friend Matt at Addicted to Vinyl for lending me this book to read. He and I were chatting a while back about the Duran Duran concert I went to last December and he sent this book along for me to read. I’ll be honest, while I’m a big [...]

Fear Not…Names Can Change You

Sticks and stones may break my bones; but names will never hurt me. We teach our children that simple rhyme to wash away the pain of the names that will be thrown at them throughout their lives. Some names will stick and others won’t. Some names will teach us about ourselves. Once while teaching a [...]

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