This is Day 207 of the Green in 365 series! Guest Post by Amanda of Ninth Street Notions: Camping is one of my family's favorite activities. We go often, and over the years Erik and I have been together, we've slowly been trying to transform our camping style. Once a year, we go on a big camping trip with about 100 of our friends, and it amazes me how different other people camp. This year I was shocked at what was produced by our campsite. The average family produced way … [Read more...]
Life Lessons from My Yard and Garden {Green in 365: Outdoors}
This is Day 181 of the Green in 365 series! Do you ever have great ideas and plans in your mind, but they don't play out in your life the way that you want or expect? Or you look at your life and think, "This isn't quite what I had in mind!" I do this a lot in my life. In the big, overall picture of my life. And also in the small projects that I just don't have the time and energy to complete the way I would like to. Take our front yard and garden for instance. When … [Read more...]
Preventing Mosquitoes Naturally {Green in 365: Outdoors}
This is Day 169 of the Green in 365 series! By Hilary Kimes Bernstein of Accidentally Green For years I thought that commercial mosquito sprays and citronella candles were the only ways to deter mosquitoes. Then I discovered a host of natural ways to prevent the pesky bloodsuckers. My family tried these techniques last summer. While we don’t live in the deep woods, I did notice that we weren’t bothered by mosquitoes. So we’re repeating the same methods this summer with hope that they’ll … [Read more...]
Composting 101: 21 Things to Put in Your Compost {Green in 365}
This is Day 127 of the Green in 365 series! By Kim from The Soulicious Life I hate to waste, I love to garden, and yet I only started composting last spring. I can't honestly say what took me so long to join the revolution, but now that I'm on board, I'm hooked! It's easier than you might think, and with the abundance of fruit and vegetable scraps hitting your kitchen these days, there is no better time to start. Composting is a completely natural process in which organic … [Read more...]
Ideas for Repurposed Garden Containers {Green in 365: Garden}
This is Day 113 of the Green in 365 series! By Sara from Your Thriving Family I love growing our own food! But we all have challenges when it comes to space, pests and finances. We've been through the gamut here . . . Our current challenge is the latter two, we are fortunate to have the space that we need! But we've got gophers galore. Last year I had a beautiful, full garden going, but then I watched 4 thriving tomato plants disappear. This year, we are … [Read more...]
Planning an Herb Garden {Green in 365: Spring}
This is Day 70 of the Green in 365 series! Last year, while reading a post about how to make an echinacea tincture, I realized that we have echinacea, or what I thought were called cone flowers, growing all over our flower beds in our front yard.They were here when we moved in, and they're a perennial plant that keeps coming back and expanding year after year. I had no idea that I had such a wealth of healing growing in my yard all this time. I didn't end up making the … [Read more...]
