Gardening can be expensive. Every year, when we used to start a summer container garden we would spend lots of money buying two or three bags of potting soil, a
How To Germinating Seeds For Planting It’s spring and us gardeners are sitting with the seed catalog, planning this season’s garden. It’s finally time to start seeds indoors and I
Beans, the Climate, Smart Food, and Why You Should Grow Beans As homesteading vegans, we
March 12th is National Plant A Flower Day and it’s a day dedicated to the planting
Here in grow zone 10A where we live, our garden is in full swing but
We had a huge rainstorm last week, and the next day, most of the trees
I love fall for many reasons but one major reason is that’s it’s prime apple
Many of us carefully cultivate our gardens during the spring and summer, only to ignore
We’re getting our garden ready for winter vegetables. Planning and plotting out what we will
I love using kale to make pesto. Kale tastes great with lemon, salt, garlic and
When we grow tomatoes, they tend to ripen all at once so taking care of
The last couple of years I have been growing herbs not just for cooking or
Is breaking up with plastic hard to do? Once alternatives have been sought and people
Tomatoes, I would say, are the most popular vegetable (or fruit if you’re going to
I have to say that the kitchen is the easiest place to reduce waste by replacing disposables with reusable. This is where I journey began with mason jars, refillable soap and reusable kitchen paper towels.
Come one share your favorite kitchen zero waste swap 💚
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#lifequotes #lifequotestoliveby #bethechangeyouwanttoseeintheworld #love #quotestoliveby #quotesaboutlife #benicetopeople repost from @becomingminimalists
Taking care of our planet does not mean we have to sacrifice caring for ourselves. Self-care is an essential part of living a healthful life, but often self-care items are packaged with single-use plastic.
The good news is that there are plenty of ways to make self-care part of your daily routine and live a zero waste lifestyle at the same time.
What are your favorite zero waste self-care products, store bought or homemade?
In my book, a practical guide to zero waste for families I have a whole chapter on zero waste personal care with tips for zero waste products and recipes for homemade ones.
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It’s that time of the year, when herbs are drying all over the kitchen. Guess how nice my kitchen smells right now 😃
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Gardening day and I’m harvesting broad beans among other things. Broad beans are our favorite bean to grow because they are pretty hardy and adaptable – they grow in most soils and climates. They're a great source of protein.
What beans are you growing?
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Happy world baking day!
Here is my vegan cardamom pear cake recipe.
1 /12 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cardamom
1 tsp ground ginger
¼ tsp salt
I cup almond milk
1/3 cup coconut oil
2 medium pears, peeled and diced
Preheat oven to F350. Mix all dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Mix milk and oil in a separate bowl. Stir in wet ingredients to dry. Pour batter into a greased cake pan and arrange pears on top. Bake for about 50 minutes.
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Chemical free oral care tips and DIY mouth wash recipe.
Most plastic toothbrushes will end up in the trash eventually. These plastic items represent more than 50 million pounds of waste that ends up in landfills every year. Since they are made from plastic and are not biodegradable, they will remain indefinitely in landfills or — worse — in our oceans, nature or beaches, where they will add to greenhouse gasses and cause more global warming.
My favorite plastic free and compostable toothbrush is @bite
THIEVES MOUTHWASH
INGREDIENTS
* 1 cup filtered water
* 1 Tbsp baking soda
* 20 drops Thieves oil
Directions
Mix everything in a clean bottle or mason jar with a lid. Since the baking soda will settle, be sure to shake the jar before each use of the product. This mouth wash can be kept at room temperature.
The best brand tooth paste sold in stores are:
The Dirt – All Natural Tooth Powder(my favorite)
Primal Life: Dirty Mouth Organic Toothpowder
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Finally California is suppose to get curbside composting so in our latest YouTube video, we address any questions and concerns regarding curbside compost.
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Repost from• @nedanews Congratulations to the @zero.waste.family for your new book! What perfect timing to get to visit you at your beautiful home for your book-signing. I just found out last night that the story we did about your waste-free lifestyle was nominated for an Emmy by @nataspsw . So much to celebrate and so much hope for our planet thanks to families like yours!! THANK YOU for sharing your important messages and for teaching Roya how to make homemade soap scrub. #earth #zerowaste #zerowasteliving #sandiego #news
Local FREE events in San Diego today! (Saturday May 14th)
Join us from 10:00-12:00 at 4565 Estrella Ave for the Garden Party!
& come to the book signing and shopping at @themightybin from 2:00-4:00 pm today!
@zero.waste.family @themightybin @youngliving @locallywell @amai.earth
#sandiegoweekend #sandiegoevents #todayinsandiego #eventsSD #sandiegosustainability #sandiegocommunity
Grow food not lawns!
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Forget fashion, cars or jewelry, no I’m a break the bank buying things for garden kind of girl 😂
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Let’s stay in touch so we can take this journey together!
