(about a 6 to 8 minute read)
This post is all about how we built a pond for tadpoles and frogs that will also grow food-producing water plants and edge plants. It's our first attempt, so it's very small. If it works, we'll make more, or make this one bigger. Or both.
(about a 6 minute read)
There are three core skill sets that I believe can help us be more effective in holding space for more compassionate, just, sustainable, and enjoyable ways of living and doing business.
Until I think of better names for them, I’m calling them: Internal Self-parenting Skills, Sustainable Living Skills, and Relationship Skills. In this article I summarize each of them.
Text: about a 1 minute read. Lots of pictures.
Long, flexible mulberry branches + pieces of old veggie net = caterpillar-proofed veggies.
Text: about a 1 minute read. Lots of pictures.
This article (and the one to follow) describes our latest ideas for growing the kinds of veggies that caterpillars love as much as we do.
(about a 2 to 3 minute read)
Most of us, most of the time, do the things we do for stick, carrot, or avoidance reasons. The problem is that these forms of motivation do not satisfy us. To really thrive, we need to do things for gift reasons.
(about a 12 minute read)
Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni1) is a small subtropical shrub with very sweet leaves and a complicated history. Here is some of what you might want to know before choosing if and how you'll use stevia-based sweeteners, along with tips on growing and using your own stevia plants.
(a 4 to 5 minute read)
The history books in our schools tell us that scientific and technological advancement have freed us from boredom, ignorance and oppression; from drudgery and repetition; from dirt, disease and malnutrition.
Let’s briefly examine these assumptions about what “progress” has achieved, and consider where we go from here.
(a 3 to 4 minute read)
This is a short, simple article for what should be known as an easy, accessible practice: that of using humble, common plants in basic preparations to support health.
It's not a how-to article, but it does link to resources that will help you with the how-to. Here are 9 quotes from herbalists about the oldest and simplest medicine in the world — so simple, a child can do it.
(4 - 5 minute read)
Switching from synthetic personal care products to simple, natural alternatives means giving up superficial attributes like foam, fragrance, and texture, which are achieved using toxic ingredients. This article explores how we got so dependent on these products and shares 3 ideas we can rely on in our efforts to get back to natural.
(4 - 5 minute read)
People tend to think that because they come from plants, essential oils are always safe and beneficial to use. But essential oils are highly concentrated and extremely powerful, are harvested and processed on an industrial scale, have big impacts on plants and communities, and should be used sparingly, with caution and respect.