Different local authorities throughout the USA have been harassing homeowners for growing veggies or herbs in their front lawns. But in the small town of Todmorden, England, a grass-roots food movement has been started by one woman who grew veggies in her front yard and let neighbors pick them free.
Organic gardening avoids the use of chemicals to make plants grow or protect them from insects, relying instead on natural gardening principles used for thousands of years. Permaculture organic gardening goes a step further and also emphasizes growing plants sustainably, working with rather than against the grain of the natural environment. Permaculture organic gardening is growing in popularity as more people realize that it offers an inexpensive and relatively low-maintenance way to grow their own fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers.
Are you aware of the Arctic Circle Seed Vault? Technically it’s the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The media has hailed it as an attempt to create a doomsday ark containing a wide variety of seeds to ensure the future of agriculture in the event of widespread crop disasters. After we discuss a bit more about theses
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Most people don’t like to think about preparing for horrible situations because in doing so they have to think about them. Well, believe it or not they can and will happen and more and more people from all continents are becoming “Preppers”. When I speak to people about preparedness I reinforce the fact that prepping
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Frequently asked questions are: “I have some old Bentonite clay that has been sitting in the garage and now it smells like gasoline. Can I still use it?” “I ordered clay hastily and got the cheap clay that turned out to be gritty and non-effective. What can I do with it now?” Don’t throw that clay away!There are many other good uses available to salvage your investment and have Bentonite clay work for you other than as a wellness product. Be creative; think home and garden clay uses.
One of the most nutritious foods on the traditional Thanksgiving menu is the sweet potato. These orange-skinned root vegetables offer a host of health benefits (especially when cooked without the unnecessary sugar and marshmallows). If you want to raise health consciousness around the dinner table this holiday season, try throwing some of these six sweet potato facts into the conversation:
The cool soothing, calming sensation that overcame me as my mother rubbed aloe on my 2nd degree sunburn is a memory I will never forget. Soothing cuts and burns is why the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans all praised aloe vera. Its ability to heal sores and soothe itchy skin is why modern science has followed their
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I enjoy going out to the garden and harvesting fresh fruits and vegetables for the meal I am preparing, or just pull a peach of the tree, sit in the sun and enjoy what Mother Nature has given me. I also fell a little less stress as I shop. I do not need to buy tomatoes or basil for pasta tonight. Why? because I grow it.
Earlier this year, I received a free packet of Echinacea (Purple Coneflower) fromwintersown.org (by the way, if you’re into gardening check them out; they’ll send you 10 packets of free seeds for the cost of a SASE). When I saw the seed packet, I remembered that Echinacea is used to reduce the duration of colds and flu.
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Healthy Eating Simplified by Sue Becker (c) 2010 Used with permission. In the realm of eating I see two extremes happening in America. On the one hand, meal time has been reduced to a drive through window or something from a box, that’s “ready in minutes”. Families just “don’t have time to cook anymore” On
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