Environment

  • Garden Guide Series: What to Plant and When

    Garden Guide Series: What to Plant and When

    Garden Basics Gardening, in my experience, is something that you need to get your hands dirty doing in order to fully understand it. I read so much on gardening before I took the leap. Reading helped immensely, but experiencing it is what taught me most. This is my second year gardening, and I have finalized… Continue reading

  • Home Rhythm

    Home Rhythm

    I noticed from a young age that my daughter really thrived when our home had a certain rhythm. I worked hard to incorporate consistency in our days, to make them flow as best I could, and to incorporate a lot of Montessori methods into our home. I’d never classify us as a Montessori family, because… Continue reading

  • How We Started Vermicomposting

    How We Started Vermicomposting

    What in the world is vermicomposting? Every time I type the word I get an ugly red line under it. We know what composting is (the breaking down of food scraps and biodegradable products) so an extension of that is simply using worms in the process. I’m sure you’ve seen the big vats people use… Continue reading

  • 4 Simple Tricks to Boost Immunity

    It’s that time of year again: post-holiday blues. I did some reading on why we feel this way after the holiday season. Is it January? Is it winter? Is it no longer having anything to look forward to? Is it financial stress? The simple answer is: yes. All of the above. During this time of… Continue reading