Finding Space to Meditate When life is busy and you have a family, it can be difficult just to find a space to meditate. It’s important that you find a place where you can have a few minutes of uninterrupted time to meditate. It’s difficult to free your mind when someone is talking to you and distracting you. Truly, any space can be turned into a meditation space if you take the time to prepare. You may want to use your bedroom as a space for meditation. I have done this, with a corner for ... Read the Post
Creating Time and Space for Meditation
7 Tips to Naturally Keep Indoor Plants Healthy
The needs and requirements of our indoor plants differ from the needs of our outdoor ones. Receiving light through our windows, rather than from direct outdoor sunlight, creates a different scenario for houseplant maintenance. Here, I have gathered some tips together for keeping our indoor plants healthy and happy, along with some ideas for imparting natural solutions to some common problems we may encounter while tending to our plants. 1) First of all, be sure to fertilize ... Read the Post
How To Create a Living Green Roof
There are so many people and businesses in my community that are transforming previously open space and lawns into areas for growing food and flowers. I love seeing this happen - for so many, the combination of expensive food prices, and the growing lack of food quality and GMO introduction has driven them to self-educate on how to grow their own. Some friends of mine in a nearby city are also in the process of creating a "Living Roof". Everything about this very term caught my attention, ... Read the Post
How to Break the Electronics Habit and Fall in Love With Books Again
I recently took myself on a mini retreat with my children, and I left my laptop behind. Scary, I know... but we just brought books. The level to which we enjoyed each others company was incredible, we had so much fun diving in to new worlds together, and I made a vow to myself that we will continue to grow our book collections. My oldest daughter loves spending time in the library, and will happily read her evening away. If you have been struggling to pull yourself away from your ... Read the Post
How to Make Your Own Fairtrade Mango Chutney
Mango chutney is a tangy condiment that goes well with Indian curries and other dishes. Making your own can be very satisfying as well as tasty, and if you use fair trade ingredients, it can be even more satisfying. You can give this as a Christmas or housewarming gift, too. For 4 cups of fair trade mango chutney, you will need the following ingredients, fair trade certified: 4 pounds fresh, ripe mangoes (about 4) 1/4 cup candied ginger, chopped (use fresh, peeled ginger if ... Read the Post
Eliot Coleman’s Guide to Great Compost
Compost is the key to a lush, abundant garden. Do you know how to turn kitchen scraps and yard waste into fragrant, crumbly, plant food? If not, your garden is missing out, and you are missing out on one of the most exciting and profound lessons organic gardening has to teach: the simple fact that in the circle of life, all waste is food. Learn the basics of making compost from four-season gardening guru Eliot Coleman, and open a new door into the joy of growing your own food. Keep checking ... Read the Post
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