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Vegetable Garden Tips and a Gardening Cookbook to Boot

Spring is still calling… very softly for those of us up north, but when that warm sun teases me through the window I start to get in the mood to play in some dirt and try my hand at growing some nice healthy weeds along with my spinach and basil. Last year I had discovered Square Foot Gardening one of the best selling garden books on Amazon and at the time had noticed … Continue Reading »

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EarthBox VS Square Foot Gardening – And the Winner Is?

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Ok it’s official EarthBoxes beat out Square Foot Gardening in a tag team cage match, okay I don’t know where that came from I don’t even watch wrestling but if I did the EarthBox container gardening method would be the Hulk Hogan of small space gardening. EarthBox vs Square Foot Gardening, and the Winner Is? When you compare EarthBoxes vs Square Foot Gardening you have to take into consideration what you are looking … Continue Reading »

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Fair Trade Handmade Gift Basket with Organic Coffee and Chocolates

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If you are looking for a unique handmade gift that is both a splash of art for the eyes and a tasty treat for the palate take a look at this fair trade gift basket. This simple yet beautiful handmade beaded basket is chock full of fair trade organic goodies. Includes organic fair trade coffee, three organic fair trade chocolate bars and is rounded off with a box of fair trade chocolate-covered Brazil … Continue Reading »

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Rodelle Gourmet Vanilla Extract: Free Warm and Fuzzies

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As the first snow fall of the season blows and blusters about outside and the tinkling bells of snow plow back-up signals set the mood for the coming holidays I was hit by a rather warm comforting surprise. I was staring blankly in my spice cupboard while forging for an early morning snack when my gaze fell on the back of a bottle of Rodelle vanilla extract. I had splurged a bit on … Continue Reading »

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Healthy Banana Bread Recipe with a Mango Ginger Twist

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A Healthy Whole Wheat Banana Bread Recipe with a Mango Twist and Ginger Surprise Sometimes the best recipe experiments are a result of ingredients that have to be used up before they go bad – that works especially well for a banana bread recipe since you need well ripe bananas – what better way to use up those brown skin beauties. Well this time I not only had a few very ripe bananas … Continue Reading »

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To-Go Ware Bamboo Utensils and Eco-Friendly Utensil Holder

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Do you have a pile of unused plastic utensils at home from various take out restaurants? Are you sick of the excess waste from all these pretty much worthless plastic utensils? To-Go Ware’s founder, Stephanie Bernstein sure was and she had the inspiration to start To-Go Ware and the To-Go line of Bamboo utensils with the clever campaign Reduce Your Forkprint. Well, we recently discovered these Bamboo To-Go Ware utensil sets and fell … Continue Reading »

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BPA Free Dishes for Kids – Unbreakable and Tough as Nails

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Every time I look in the cupboard to grab a plate or cup for our kids I am reminded that we really need to find non plastic BPA free dishes, preferably unbreakable dishes for kids. With all the warnings about BPA leaching into our food (especially when microwaved) I really don’t want that stuff any where near my kids. So I usually gamble and give them our quite breakable good dishes… and face … Continue Reading »

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Organic Old Fashioned Oatmeal Slow Cooker Recipe

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If you are looking for a tasty treat on these cold Autumn mornings (or afternoons and evenings) perhaps a bowl of organic old fashioned oatmeal would hit the spot. I was recently flipping through my “Fix it and Forget-It Cookbook: Feasting with your Slow Cooker” and happened to see a recipe for making oatmeal in the slow cooker. Well, my creative kitchen gremlin tapped me on the shoulder and said “hey buddy let’s … Continue Reading »