November 2009

A Year of Herbs: Garlic

November 12, 2009

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In light of flu/cold season, garlic with all it's wondrous antibacterial properties seemed like the perfect herb for kicking off the real, official start of A Year of Herbs!
(Okay, I sort of started it already with Herbs for the New Mama and Herbs for the Fussy Baby. But this time, I'm actually studying [...]

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Forum Highlights- November

November 11, 2009

Wow, the forum is really hopping these days!
I have been so blessed by the way that so many of you have just jumped on board with the forum, starting new topics, answering other's questions, introducing yourselves... it's really phenomenal to me. It is creating exactly the type of community and resource that I had envisioned [...]

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Goals and Plans for a Slower Season

November 10, 2009

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There's something about fall and winter that makes me want to shift gears. To cozy up in my home and just slow down a little in general. Much as I absolutely adore summertime and warmth and sunshine, the change of pace can sometimes be a welcome thing to me.
After what has been a [...]

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Winner of the Excalibur Dehydrator!

November 9, 2009

Well, we all knew someone had to win it. :) I'm pretty sure there were about 500 women crossing their fingers (and toes) this weekend!
Just so you know, there were almost 1000 entries in this giveaway. Wow! There were 514 comments, plus 322 previous entries from those who completed the survey for our family's business, [...]

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One Mom’s Guide to Avoiding Swine Flu Naturally

November 9, 2009

I say one mom's, because we're all different. We each have different ideas of what natural prevention even looks like. I'm not trying to tell you that I totally understand everything about swine flu and that I know exactly what you should do to prevent it. I don't. What I do know is that I've [...]

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Simple Dinners: Making Meals that Work Together

November 6, 2009

I am all about simplicity in the kitchen. If there is a way that I can make my meals work together and save myself time, effort and dishes, I am all over it!
One of my favorite ways to do this lately has been to coordinate the meals within my weekly meal plan. By this, I [...]

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The Annual Organic Gardening Carnival 2009

November 4, 2009

I know of very few gardeners for whom everything comes easily. Certainly it didn't for me. Gardening, though something I've become passionate about and have learned to truly love, has required a lot of work, study, experimentation (and yes, both failure and success), and learning from others.
I don't think I'm alone in that. For most [...]

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Reflections on Another Year of Gardening

November 4, 2009

I love gardening, I really do.
This was a bit of a different year for me, though. I went into the spring already late in my 2nd trimester of pregnancy, and finished up the summer with a newborn baby (plus two other children under 5). Ambitious as I am, this proved a challenge for me!
I considered [...]

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The Carnival I Almost Missed and Other Important News

November 4, 2009

Well, I may be able to pull off a mean baking day but I'm still forgetful at heart. :)
In the midst of preparing for baking day and then spending all day yesterday actually doing it, guess who completely forgot that it was supposed to be the Organic Gardening Carnival today? Oh wait, that would be [...]

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Baking Day Comes to an End

November 3, 2009

**Mmmm... delicious granola bars I made this afternoon!**
Phew! I am tired after a looong day in the kitchen (not to mention being up late the night before, grinding grain and getting everything soaking!).
No energy or time to post up pictures, but just wanted to share the final outcome of the day.
This was my hopeful to-do [...]

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