Why pick blueberries (or any other fruits or vegetables) together? The answers will surprise you.

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By L.L. Barkat Filed Under: 30 Days 30 Poems Challenge, Agriculture, Books, Climate, Earth Care, Food, Fruits, Gardens, Health, Personal Change, Poems, Poetry on the Menu, Poetry Prompt, Self Care, Vegetarian Life
Why pick blueberries (or any other fruits or vegetables) together? The answers will surprise you.
By L.L. Barkat Filed Under: 30 Days 30 Poems Challenge, Articles, Climate, Earth Care, Food, Personal Change, Poems, Poetry on the Menu, Poetry Prompt, Vegetarian Life
What has a mango delivery got to do with curbing food waste? Everything, if you talk about timing.
By L.L. Barkat Filed Under: 30 Days 30 Poems Challenge, Articles, Climate, Food, Personal Change, Poems, Poetry on the Menu, Poetry Prompt, Vegetarian Life
What’s the secret of a food’s sell-by date? It might not be what you think. (Plus, there are creative things you can do with “old” food.)
By L.L. Barkat Filed Under: 30 Days 30 Poems Challenge, Articles, Creative Writing Exercises, Food, Personal Change, Poems, Poetry on the Menu, Poetry Prompt, Vegetarian Life
Shopping with a plan saves money and curbs food waste. And developing a 30-Day Meal plan can be the first step to creating your weekly shopping plan.
By L.L. Barkat Filed Under: 30 Days 30 Poems Challenge, Articles, Food, Health, Personal Change, Poems, Poetry on the Menu, Poetry Prompt, Vegetarian Life
Feed your brain today for a brighter mental future tomorrow. (Or even just this afternoon.)
By L.L. Barkat Filed Under: 30 Days 30 Poems Challenge, Articles, Climate, Creative Writing Exercises, Earth Care, Energy Use, Food, Personal Change, Poems, Poetry on the Menu, Poetry Prompt, Self Care, Vegetarian Life
Cooking our food has its complications. What to do? Explore the glories of eating raw, and learn about how you can help women and girls around the world preserve their health while at the stove.
By L.L. Barkat Filed Under: 30 Days 30 Poems Challenge, Abundance, Articles, Earth Care, Education, Food, Home, Personal Change, Poems, Poetry on the Menu, Poetry Prompt, Self Care, Transcendence, Vegetarian Life
One aspect of being a household is doing things at home, for ourselves, instead of relying so heavily on others to do things for us. It could be just the thing, for our own health and the health of the planet!
By L.L. Barkat Filed Under: 30 Days 30 Poems Challenge, Agriculture, Articles, Childhood Memories, Climate, Creative Writing Exercises, Earth Care, Food, Gardens, Love for Others, Personal Change, Plants, Poems, Poetry on the Menu, Poetry Prompt, Vegetarian Life
From cherry pie to pigeon peas, berry bushes to fruit trees, there’s something for everyone where perennial staple foods are concerned. Plant yours in a memory poem!
By L.L. Barkat Filed Under: 30 Days 30 Poems Challenge, Agriculture, Articles, Climate, Food, Nature Prompt, Personal Change, Plants, Poems, Poetry on the Menu, Poetry Prompt, Vegetarian Life, Wild Edibles
There’s an abundance of beautiful, free, nutritious food, just outside the door. Step out and see?
By L.L. Barkat Filed Under: 30 Days 30 Poems Challenge, Articles, Creative Writing Exercises, Food, Personal Change, Poems, Poetry on the Menu, Poetry Prompt, Vegetarian Life
Learn one of the best-kept secrets of cooking anything and making it taste better. And, write a delicious 5-star poem.
By L.L. Barkat Filed Under: 30 Days 30 Poems Challenge, Agriculture, Food, Fruits, Personal Change, Poems, Poetry on the Menu, Poetry Prompt, Self Care, Vegetarian Life
I have found, over the years, that having some simple go-to foods is important for keeping on with a healthy food lifestyle.
By L.L. Barkat Filed Under: 30 Days 30 Poems Challenge, Beauty, Creative Writing Exercises, Food, Love Poem, Poems, Poetry on the Menu, Poetry Prompt, Vegetarian Life
Food is such a vital part of our lives. It’s important that it not become fraught with complication. Enjoy this simple strawberry poem and prompt.
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