Recently, I looked around my yard and realized that the lemon balm we planted a few years ago keeps coming back more prolific every year. It’s such an easy herb to grow and it smells great. Sometimes when I’m out perusing the garden I will pick off a leaf, rub it between my fingers and […]
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“Earth knows no desolation. She smells regeneration in the moist breath of decay”– George Meredith Why go out and buy compost when you can make your own? I started composting years ago, to keep kitchen waste from ending up in the landfill. I was already recycling packaging, so why not food. I never actually used
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Dandelion Taraxacum officinale “Some see a weed, some see a wish.” – Unknown Last year I worked at one of those big box home improvement stores for about two months. My station was the outdoor lawn and garden department. I thought it would be a great side job until it turned into more than a
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“Wherever you are, be totally there”- Eckhart Tolle author of The Power of Now We hear the term mindfulness all the time. It’s thrown around in the health and wellness communities a lot. But what does it mean? And, how do you create a mindfulness practice? I’ll begin with a story. A couple of months
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Purple dead nettle (or red dead nettle), referred to by its Latin name, Lamium purpureum is an edible “weed.” It is a weed that we all have seen without actually seeing it. There is a significant chance purple dead nettle is growing in your backyard as we speak. It’s all over mine! In Greek, Lamium
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