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An Unusual Eco Gift Wrap Idea: Mermaid Bees-Wrap!
Check out this colorful twist on Bees Wrap, that doubles as a gorgeous giftwrap idea for the holidays!
Day 16: Bright Packages for Birds
Before we can think about sustainable farming (or gardening), we find ourselves thinking about who we are in relation to the world.
Day 15: Oh, Comfort Food
Making food lifestyle adjustments depends on buy-in from you and your loved-ones. Attention to comfort foods is key.
Wake Up! The World is Here.
Frog and Toad Are Friends is a book with something to teach all ages — in its stories, in its art, and even in its ability to make a little space for peace.
Live Beautiful, Free of Plastic
Why consider living free of plastic? Even the dolls know the answer to that question. (Out of the mouths of babes.)
From Film to Fable, On the Hill Above the Pond
What has film trailer editing got to do with the story of a farm? More than you might guess. Especially if you are Tom Deacon of Fable Foods.
What Can We Do Today?—Use Cloth Not Paper
Make your table more beautiful while easily reducing waste, by choosing cloth napkins over paper.
On Being a Daylily Broker in Pittsburgh
Says author Laura Lynn Brown, “Sometimes I think about quitting social media, but here’s a good reason to stay: Daylily brokering.”
Awaiting Arrival
From the preserved lemons and sesame crackers to the Walla Walla sweet onions, this poem about neighborliness inspires us to hospitality through food.
Day 11: Food as Love
Today’s writing prompt is based on the poem Awaiting Arrival Food is the center of hospitality in today’s poem, even though there is no particular guest expected on the horizon. Each improbable visit is anticipated even “after all these years of nothing coming down the road.” Like many of us, the people in the poem […]
