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Vegetable Garden Tips and a Gardening Cookbook to Boot

All New Square Foot Gardening Cookbook

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?

Earthbox VS Square Foot Gardening

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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Healthy Banana Bread Recipe with a Mango Ginger Twist

mango ginger banana bread recipe

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 super 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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BPA Free Dishes for Kids – Unbreakable Dishes that are Tough as Nails

If you have children I’m sure you wish you could find unbreakable dishes for kids (and even us big kids could use some dishes that don’t break when they slip out of our slippery post dish washing fingers). Sure there are those ugly plastic dishes but every time I grab a plate or cup for our kids I think we really need to find non plastic BPA free dishes for kids. With all … Continue Reading »

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No More Headaches with Natura Zero-VOC Paint

Benjamin Moore Natura Waterborne Interior Paint: an Environmentally Friendly Paint with Style While some people might like that new paint smell it turns out that smell, or the chemicals that cause that smell are pretty harmful. Volatile organic compounds or VOC’s are basically chemical compounds that are small enough to vaporize or become airborne. The VOC’s in paints, air fresheners and household cleaning products build up in a home and can cause allergies, … Continue Reading »

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Naturally Nora Cookie Cookie Cake Mix Super Sale

A Cyber Monday sensation to sink your teeth into, this natural cake mix is due for a huge discount in Amazon’s Cyber Monday promotion. (Keep your clicking fingers nice and limber around 12pm PST to snatch up the best price) This 100% natural cake mix has no artificial ingredients, colors, preservatives, hydrogenated oils, dairy or soy, and is completely kosher. I did notice that it is manufactured in a facility that also handles … Continue Reading »

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Bye Bye Siggy BPA Free ThinkSport Bottle Giveaway

Did you miss out on the free Sigg return program for their bottles containing BPA like I did? Well, don’t fret you have the chance to win an even better water bottle from ThinkSport. (plus BPA Sigg’s make a great vase for flowers) I’ve been reading about the thinksport bottles made by thinkbaby and they sound like a much better product. First off they are double walled and vacuum sealed stainless steel – … Continue Reading »

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Organic Slow Cooker Oatmeal Recipe the Old Fashioned Way

organic slow cooker oatmeal recipe

If you are looking for a tasty treat on a chilly morning (or afternoons and evenings) perhaps a bowl of organic old fashioned slow cooker 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 slow cooker oatmeal. Well, my creative kitchen gremlin tapped me on the shoulder and said “hey buddy let’s experiment with … Continue Reading »

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