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Wildcrafting: #3 Dandelions, Curly Dock, Jewelweed & Making flower essences.

Posted in community, nature, plant identification, sustainability, tagged , , , , , , on August 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Find it – Dandelion – Id it Know it The name dandelion is a corruption of the French dent de lion meaning lions tooth which refers to the shape of the leaves. Dandelions are  little power houses.  You can use all parts, flowers, leaves, roots even the seed heads, which automatically prompts you to make [...]

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WILDCRAFTING: MUGWORT, (bonus plant Wormwood), YARROW AND RED CLOVER. And a little conversation with God and St. Francis on Lawns.

Posted in community, diy, health & beauty, nature, organic, organic gardening, plant identification, tagged , , , , on August 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Find it-MUGWORT-ID it Know it http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/m/mugwor61.html I have to tell you Mugwort and Wormwood are very close. They are related and they are both good herbs to wildcraft. So here is a pic and description of Wormwood. Two for the price of one. Find it-WORMWOOD-ID it Know it http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/w/wormwo37.html The leaves on the wormwood are [...]

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For the Record – Quick update on GMO rulings 08/13/10 – HOT DAMN!

Posted in GE, GM, Genetically Modified Organism, community, gmo, tagged , , , on August 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Judge Revokes USDA Approval Of Monsanto’s Genetically Modified Sugar Beets, Orders Review This is by Huffington Press http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_21416.cfm This is by Organic Consumer Association.

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Wildcrafting

Posted in community, health & beauty, nature, plant identification, sustainability, sustainable lifestyle, tagged , , , , , , , on August 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Wildcrafting: Starter guide Introduction Wildcrafting is the ancient art of taking care of yourself by taking care of Mother Nature.  A tried and true method of not only survival and sustainability, but also a way of promoting abundance, diversity and showing gratitude to dear old MOM who is always looking to shower us with blessings. [...]

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Declaration of Independence. Read it and Weep.

Posted in community, tagged , , on July 3, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Happy 4th of July. Though, I am not exactly sure what we are celebrating.  This announcement just released July 3, 2010:  Obama has suspended the First Amendment rights in coverage of the Oil Spill.  http://www.examiner.com/x-34929-Manhattan-Conservative-Examiner~y2010m7d3-White-House-suspends-First-Amendment-rights-in-covering-damage-from-oil-spill To me this  is just one more nail in the coffin of our democracy.  Every grievance listed in the Declaration [...]

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Green Eggs and Ham Try it Series. How to Make Mayo in a Blender Part 1 of as many as it takes

Posted in community, tagged , , on June 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

How to Make Mayo in a Blender.  (Why?) Over the past year or so we have blogged about sustainability and how to make a transition to a more practical and healthy lifestyle. We have talked about GMO’s, dirt, worms, native plants, container gardening, companion gardening, safe sex in the garden, GMO’s, clotheslines vs. clothes dryers, [...]

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UPDATE ON STARTING A MOVEMENT AND GMO’S

Posted in community, tagged , , , on June 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

UPDATE!!!!!! June 24 ,2010 Who in Congress is a Monsanto lover and opposes labeling GMO’s?  Find out here and take action. http://www.organicconsumers.org/bytes/ob230.htm#SEC3 Also Dennis Kucinich has 3 bills in Congress related to labeling GMO’s. Here in California Feinstein is a Monsanto lover. But Barbara Boxer is co-sponsoring labeling legislation with Kucinich.  Barbara’s got my vote. [...]

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6 Tricks to Growing Great Tomatoes

Posted in community, tagged , , , , , , , on June 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Tomatoes are America’s most popular home-grown crop. 6 Things You Need to Know to Grow Great Tomatoes. First: Know your tomatoes. Vining tomatoes are indeterminate which means they produce all season, need staking.  Some indeterminate vining tomatoes are Early Cascade, Early Girl, Quick Pick, Better Boy, Big Girl, Delicious, Beefmaster, Brandywine most cherry types and [...]

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What a mess. What to do.

Posted in community, tagged , , , , , , , , , on June 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

So much tension in the world today.  The torpedo incident between North and South Korea. The unprecedented BP disaster in the Gulf. The Israeli attack on an aid ship to the Gaza. German President resigns over remarks on the Military. 1500 Indian Farmers Commit Mass I am trying to make sense out of all this.  [...]

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Gulf Coast Oil Spill – Sioux Prayer Request

Posted in community, tagged , on May 23, 2010 | 2 Comments »

The Gulf Coast Oil Spill is an unprecedented disaster.  I feel so helpless. I want to do something  but I don’t know what.  I  do so love and honor Mother Nature. This hurts so deeply. I am not a particularly religious person. This recently came to me from another Nature Lover. It is heartfelt. I [...]

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