Green smoothie time! These things are not just a trend, they are a great way to enhance your life by developing a habit of enjoying them on a regular basis. A lot of green smoothies got that way because they had handfuls of spinach or kale added to them, but another easy and wonderful way … Continue reading Spirulina: Miracle Food
There are LITERALLY zillions of different mushrooms out there. Some are edible and some inedible. Some are easy to grow and some are ridiculously hard to cultivate. This is just a quick and very dirty overview of how to get started with some basics. Growing mushrooms has been sparking heaps of joy for me over … Continue reading How To Grow Mushrooms
I was following the production of this burger way before it hit the market, so finally giving it a try was a much-anticipated, exciting day for me. They can be found in the meat section, un-frozen, side by side with regular old beef burgers at most major chain super markets like Wholefoods. They also have … Continue reading Food Review: Beyond Meat Burger
This an easy do-it-yourself face mask that uses a very simple house hold ingredients to give you spa quality results at a fraction of a fraction of the price (not a typo). All you do is crack an egg and separate out the whites. You can save the yolk and eat it later if you … Continue reading Egg White Face Mask
Mason jars are so farmy and sweet. They can do everything (everything) it's unbelievable. SO now they can even provide clean, green outdoor lighting and an ever so lovely ambiance. Oh how I wish it were a breezy summer night right now! SO, the set of eight includes these cool little solar screw on tops … Continue reading Solar Mason Jar Lights
It still chilly out there, and while I can't wait for Spring to spring, enjoying those last for weeks of cold temps with a warm bowl of creamy soup is bliss. Here is a lovely and ever so tasty one made out of sweet potatoes and coconut milk. Ingredients olive oil, as needed 2 shallots, … Continue reading Thai Coconut Sweet Potato Soup
Okay, time to talk about one of my least favorite subjects: periods. Much like pooping it's pretty gross that our bodies do that, but it's even grosser to not take care of it the right way. So, let's talk for a minute. It's obviously pretty nuts that in some countries women are actually shamed … Continue reading How To Have Greener Period
I fist learned how to oil pull about a year ago even though I'd heard the phrase much, much earlier than that. For some reason it sounded strange, technical, and maybe expensive like something you'd read about in Goop and only do at a high end zen spa. It's actually not that technical and strange … Continue reading What The Heck Is Oil Pulling?
I'm always on the hunt for easy, fun ways to be a slightly better human. One such way is cutting back on single use plastic. It just ends up in the trash a few days later and is trashing the planet for basically ever - totally not awesome. Cling wrap makes life convenient by covering … Continue reading Mind Your Own Bee’s Wrap
Most of us already know how taxing ocean plastic is on our ecosystem. Not only does it hurt the adorable ocean critters we see heart-wrenching photos of, but it completely circles right back around and up into our food chain. Pollution becomes our air, water, and food - stagnating or crippling all life. So, coming … Continue reading Lush: Making Use of Ocean Plastic
