Archive for April, 2009

10 Steps Closer To . . .

April 17th, 2009 - posted under: Furthermore » Inspiration

    1. Buy Your Food From Bulk Bins.    Most natural food stores, and many supermarkets, offer a variety of loose goods like flours, powders, pastas, beans, nuts, dried fruit, coffee, tea, and spices – and there are awesome advantages to buying these items bulk.  Firstly, you don’t pay for anything other than the [...]

It’s Time! – Tips For Transplanting Seedlings

April 16th, 2009 - posted under: The Farm » Flora

  Whether you’ve started out from seed or just purchased your spring starts, we’re finally (!) entering the arena of actual planting.  Yay!  Final frost will vary by region, but no matter where you are, all that planning and digging and weeding and waiting will soon begin to pay off.  By now you should have [...]

RAW Revisited: ~10 Days Later

April 14th, 2009 - posted under: The Food » Food Styles

March 31st marked the fabulous finale to my official RAW experiment, but my actual experience didn’t just end there!  After 31 days of ~99% RAW, I felt better than I had in ages. So even though I was excited to nibble on some of my old cooked-food favorites, I was also eager to eke out [...]

The Friday Feedback Forum

April 10th, 2009 - posted under: Furthermore » Feedback

Oi there! Time to tell me what you think! This blog is about community, so this is your weekly space for your comments, critiques, thoughts, support, and suggestions. What did you like this past week?  What were you less than enthused about? Which section would you like to see worked on?(the food? the fashion? the [...]

Simple Solutions For A Shared Garden: A ‘Twine Web’ Wall

April 10th, 2009 - posted under: The Farm » Flora

  I’ve gotta admit: I’m a total tech-head.  My husband is a web designer and Apple specialist (we call him the iDoctor), and he’s quite the technophile.  Here at HQ, computers control the show: multiple synced wireless devices integrate with airport speakers on three floors, a Mac Mini runs the television, and there are hourly, [...]