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The Mvskokee Food Sovereignty Initiative has instituted an annual Food Sovereignty Symposium.

At this year’s event, Sally Auger and Diane Wilson presented Dream of Wild Health, a visionary program in Hugo, MN. On a ten-acre farm, youths and families are nurtured in body, mind, and spirit. Through three youth programs, kids and teens learn about responsibility, [...]

Auld Lang Syne is on my mind today, not only because it’s what is traditionally sung at midnight, but because of what it means.  Auld Lang Syne is sung at this time because it symbolizes endings and new beginnings.  The noise and bustle of the holidays is over and we are entering a hopeful new [...]

Here are five more easy actions to live more sustainably!
1. Stop phone book delivery.  YellowPagesGoesGreen.org is a movement against unsolicited phone book delivery.  Sign up to remove your home or office from receiving telephone directories (beware phony sites; you should see a photo of a mountain at the top of the correct page) .  If [...]

Last week I got to see an eye-opening program on PBS about the disappearance of bees worldwide. It was a very informative  show about a situation that everyone who’s gotten used to eating more than just a few kinds of grain should know about.

At the time of the production of this program, Silence of the [...]

Check out the timeline of tasks from the August/September issue of Mother Earth News. Look up the date of your first killing frost (FKF), if you don’t already know it, and you’re ready to go!

12 – 14 weeks before FKF:

Direct-sow last plantings of fast-maturing, warm-season vegetables such as snap beans, cucumbers, and summer squash. Also [...]

About a month ago I’ve purchased a rain barrel from clean air gardening, and here is the installation video - installing a rain barrel is really easy!
This 55 gallon rain barrel has been in use for about a month now, and has worked really well so far.. as long as there is rain : ). [...]

Here’s an innovative approach to ‘reduce, reuse, recycle.’ Hair stylist Phil McCrory noticed how quickly otters’ fur absorbed oil during the Exxon Valdez disaster. After testing how much oil clippings from his hair salon could absorb, he created the oil remediation mat, marketed as OttiMat. He discovered that a machine designed to make carpet pads [...]

Want to add some excitement to your salad without loading it up with fatty dressings, cheese and bacon? Try micro-greens.
What are micro-greens?
Any plant that can be eaten in it’s stage of full growth, can also be eaten as a micro-green. You can have micro-broccoli, micro-arugula, micro-basil, micro-cabbages, micro-beets.. and the list goes on.
Micro-greens are harvested [...]

Last year in winter my husband’s business partner in Amsterdam has sent him a box of tulip bulbs. (When I think of Amsterdam, tulips and bicycles are the two things that come to mind.. tulips are a huge part of their history and culture, but more on that later).
I’ve planted some bulbs, gave away some, [...]

In a previous blog post, and in a couple of articles I mentioned the many benefits of composting:

Reduce global warming
Help with nitrogen pollution
Save money on dirt and fertilizers

When walking by our compost pile the other day, I discovered yet another benefit of composting - free food!

Back in January I cooked some spaghetti squash and threw the squash [...]