Sustainability

FREE Gardening and Homesteading Kindle Books

May 14, 2013

Today I discovered that not only can you look at the list of the Top 100 Free Kindle books, but you can also browse around and find more free Kindle books that haven’t made that list yet! I found some great gardening and homesteading Kindle books that I had to share with you! Just click [...]

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Is Your Family Prepared for an Emergency?

May 14, 2013

Welcome to the May 2013 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Emergency Preparedness This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have shared their plans to keep their families safe. Please read to the end to find a list of [...]

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12 Steps to Breeding Mealworms for Chicken Food

May 6, 2013

When we decided to get chickens, I knew I wanted to make it as easy and affordable as possible. The costs of non-GMO feed can really add up (we don’t have a big enough property for the chickens to get all of their nutrition by foraging). I started looking into ways to feed our chickens [...]

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Our Baby Chicks are Growing Fast!

May 2, 2013

I last posted pics of our baby chicks that we got from McMurray Hatchery when they were just a few days old. They have grown so much! Here’s what they looks like now: Here’s what they looked like just over 2 weeks ago:

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We Got Baby Chicks!

April 18, 2013

I have been dreaming of having chickens for quite some time now. We had them when I was a kid and it was great. Now that Spring is here, we decided to go for it! We received 15 baby chicks from McMurray Hatchery. I loved that we got to pick out a variety of breeds. [...]

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7 Green Changes We Haven’t Made Yet (and Some We Might Not Make)

April 10, 2013

While we try to make eco-conscious decisions in our household, we’re definitely not perfectly green. Some things are too inconvenient for us right now, and some things just don’t really fit with our lifestyle. Cloth Diapers I previously admitted that we didn’t cloth diaper our daughters. Fortunately they are both out of diapers, so we’re [...]

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Smart Pots Smart Wall Pouch Giveaway

April 8, 2013

Welcome to the Honor the Earth Giveaway Hop, hosted by Happy Mothering and Brittleby’s Corner. Members of the Green Moms Network are excited to bring you great prizes to celebrate Earth Day, all valued at $25+ . After entering my giveaway, be sure to visit the other blogs listed under the Rafflecopter form to enter [...]

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Our First Steps to Living a Green, Natural Lifestyle

April 8, 2013

Whenever someone asks me about going green, I always tell them to take it one step at a time. It’s really easy to overwhelm yourself if you try to change everything about your lifestyle all at once. Our journey to going green began in 2008 and we’re still making changes all the time. I’m not [...]

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My Definition of Being Green

April 7, 2013

Today’s topic for the Green Moms Network April blog challenge is, “What Being Green Means to Me.” Merriam Webster lists many definitions for green, two of which resonate with what being green means to me: Concerned with or supporting environmentalism Tending to preserve environmental quality (as by being recyclable, biodegradable, or nonpolluting) I tend to [...]

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Solar Enlightenment – Creating Your Eco-Friendly Garden

March 25, 2013

Solar lights are the perfect garden ornament for those individuals who are environmentally conscious. This green alternative to power relies on daylight and the use of solar panel technology, which is much more cost effective than traditional lighting methods. Despite being very popular outside properties, solar lights can also be useful inside your house, as [...]

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