The food we are growing in the world today is not as nutrient dense as it was 30 years ago and according to some researchers, it is declining at a rapid rate. This is due to our growing conditions. We are trying to grow more food per acreage to feed more people. Our soils…
Tag: sustainable garden
Create a Garden this Year for help with Stress in your Life
I had goals in 2017 to post each week ( which I plan on doing) but got side tracked due to some health issues. My health issues are not something that is life threatening. They are something many people deal with in life. I have often written on here about my “anxiety” attacks. They are…
Did you ever suffer from a garden slump?
I have this summer; I just couldn’t get myself motivated to get out in the garden and take pictures or get excited about anything. It started in early spring with the repairing of our flat roof. It was supposed to be a simple job but turned into the “never-ending story” of home repair. We are…
If you need a steril medium I suggest using coir to germinate seed
In the early days of learning how to grow organic food, I would purchase most of my seedlings in the spring at the local garden center. I did that a few times until I realized they spray a lot of chemicals on the seedlings in the big box stores. As I searched for seedlings in…
Do you know about battling stress with Lemon Balm Tea?
After I had been diagnosed with cancer in 2000, I started having issues with “stress and anxiety” in my life. I mentioned this to my doctor years ago, and she prescribed a drug called Zoloft. I tried it for a few weeks, and it did make me feel better, but the thought of having to…
Grow your own from seed
When you learn to grow from seed your plants, you are no longer dependent on what the local nursery/garden center sells each season. A whole new variety of annual/perennial edible foods can be grown right where you live in the city. I grow all my annual vegetables, herbs and flowers from seed and do not…
Spring without strawberries can you imagine?
I can’t! We are now into summer, and our strawberries are starting to wane.They are one of the first plants in spring to leaf out and fill their bed. I can hardly wait when I see the strawberry plants spreading across the ground. Here, is my first strawberry patch that was inspired by others in…
Do you still purchase your annuals from the big box store? I no longer do + it is well worth all the mistakes along the way!
I no longer purchase any annuals for our garden. I remember the days, I would go to the store and purchase trays of annuals to put in my garden. I grow all mine from seed since I learned how simple it is to grow your annuals at home. I can’t imagine doing it any other…
All My life’s A Circle…yes, Harry it is…All my life’s a circle..season’s spinning round again..the years keep rollin’ by……
I just got back from a family reunion and this song is in my head again….my husband and I saw Harry Chapin in the 70’s at the University of Illinois.We had just started dating and it was my first time to hear Harry Chapin I was lucky since I got to see him live for…
A sea of cement + grass is not healing our bodies or feeding our pollinators and mother nature is waving a red flag, do you see it???
I reblogged a post last week about the hardship bees are having in nature. I am working every day to create a “bee friendly” or “pollinator friendly” city lot on the street with so few people that plant flowers ( for pollinators) or grow food. This morning as I watered some of my new plants I…
