What Got Me Interested? Lately, I’ve been devouring anything health-related. Everything from podcasts, books, and webinars. There’s so much information out there to be learned about our individual bodies, and how we can better care for them! One podcaster I’ve really enjoyed listening to this past year has been Wellness Mama host, Katie Wells. I...
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Daylight Savings—How to Adjust
Getting Up— How has your body been adjusting to daylight savings? I have to be honest, the day before the time change, I almost forgot about it, and then ended up staying up late! So, you can just imagine how it felt when I woke up the next morning for 8:30am church…which had now become…7:30am…which...
3/6-19 Seed Starting
Cabbage Tomatoes -Seed germination requires65°-70°F+ (you can place them on top of your fridge foradded heat, or on a heatingpad)-Soil pH between 6.5.-6.8-Loamy, sandy soil-Harden off 10 days beforetransplanting-Transplant 2 to 3 weeks before the last spring frost date-Full sun -Seed germination requires70°-80°F+ (you can place them on top of your fridge foradded heat, or on...
2/28-3/4 Seed Starting
Bell Peppers Eggplants Celery -Seed germination requires 70°F+ (you can place them on top of your fridge for added heat, or on a heating pad)-Soil pH between 5.5.-6.5-For quick germination, you can place seeds in between two wet paper towels and in a Ziploc bag -Organically rich, well-draining soil-Plant seeds 1/4″ deep after germination-Bell peppers are...
Kratky Hydroponic Gardening
Kratky—The no-stress, cost-efficient way to garden! This post contains affiliate links to organic herb garden products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. How I Found Out About The Kratky Method I first started hearing about Kratky hydroponics during my intensive gardening studies (all of last spring/summer) and was really intrigued....
Herb Garden—My Very First Aero Garden
The hydroponic herb garden system that’s fool-proof and easy to set-up. Wishlist I’ve had an on-going Amazon wishlist of indoor gardening tools, raised beds, seeds, etc etc–it’s a pretty long list! But I kind of hinted to my husband that since I’ve been wanting to do more gardening, I’d like something similar to what was...
Holiday Gift Guide
Check out our holiday gift guide! Finding gifts for the people you love can be really hard! Here are some books/products I’ve really loved and that cover a variety of gardening levels (for any fellow plant lovers!) DISCLOSURE: This post contains affiliate links to organic garden products. We may receive a commission for purchases made...
Soba Noodles
Nutrition Info/Ingredient 2 bundles of soba noodles, or 2 servings (580 calories) 4 cups water 1/3 cup soy sauce (60 calories) 1 teaspoon dashi (10 calories) about 1/2 cup of chopped green onions (16 cal) 1/8 sheet of seaweed (3 cal) Recipe Just purchase a package of soba noodles at your local grocery and heat...
Blood Orange Salad
Nutritional Info/Ingredients 1 blood orange (70 cal) 1 cup raw spinach (7 cal) 1/4 oz nut/dried fruit/seed mixture (36 cal) 1.5 tablespoons Balsamic vinegarette (53 cal) Vitamin K Vitamin C Sugars Vitamin A 158 mcg 75 mg 17 g 213 mcg Dietary Fiber Potassium Total Fat Sodium 4 g 482 mg 7 g 243 mg...
Is my indoor plant getting enough sun?
This post contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. Getting it right with indoor plant lighting is a real challenge. There are tons of variables that can affect whether a plant grows healthy and strong, or sickly and small. Many times I’ve thought a plant needed...