Grow Poppy Seeds For A Healthy Harvest

There is something so undeniably artsy beautiful about poppy flowers. Delicate and bold. Bent but not broken. They just seem hopeful and bright, but also like they can hear some special kind of music I haven't heard yet. I love the lines and shapes and how the light shifts through the layered petals in the …

Reasons to Eat Dragon Fruit

What a strange and wonderful thing it is that dragon fruit is on the planet. It's like a little tropical Pokemon fire ball that you actually get to consume and it's healthy. A slightly crunchy cross between kiwi and pear, it has a very mild flavor and little black speckled seeds inside. Perhaps ripe off …

The Glorious Hubbard Squash

This past fall was my first time seeing a hubbard squash. You really can't miss it. It's almost two times the size of a regular pumpkin in a dinosaur shade of blue green and bumpy and stange looking AF. It's actually really exciting to see! "Can you eat it? What is it?" immediately came out …

Spirulina: Miracle Food

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 …

How To Grow Mushrooms

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 …

Fun Thing: Colorful Mason Jars

My latest pick-me-up item are these happiness inducing colorful mason jars. You guys already know I'm obsessed with mason jars (like these twinkling solar light mason jars) and all the many, many different ways to use them and feel like you're on a farm house at all times. I'm using mine lately to sip on …

How to Have a Greener BBQ

The plastic free July challenge made me aware of just how many little plastic items are constantly a part of our lives, especially at a cookout. These are just a few examples of items that could be "greenified" at your next BBQ. The more you let your friends know, the more they'll start doing it …

Kelp Noodles Will Save The World

I always get excited to try new foods, especially when they are in noodle form. Kelp noodles, like the name should imply, are made from the giant kelp plants growing in the ocean. They are actually frequently called kelp forests because the grow so thick and dense. They are wonderful for the ocean and the …

A Tiny Way To Help Sleepy Bees

Bees a buzzing are a summer staple. While we may scream in fright of getting stung when they are near by, it would be much more scary to live in a world without them. The lovely little honey bee runs around flying from flower to flower collecting nectar and spreading pollen. This pollinates the tree …

Purslane: The Most Delicious Weed

This incredible little beauty called purslane is a wild and underappreciated gem of a plant. Sprouting up on it's own, it is as common as dandelions and also edible and power packed with nutrition. Unlike the dandelion which is quite bitter, purslane is just very mildly tangy and peppery. It's dense rounded leaves add an …