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Today’s post comes from special guest Alicia Sparks, author of b5media’s Mental Health Notes. Alicia shares with Daily Tomorrow five great reasons why being green goes well with her mental health. Enjoy!
5 Reasons Being Green Is Good For My Mental Health
The summer of 2007 was a busy time for me. Not only did I become […]
More and more Americans are turning over their soil, planting a garden for the first time, resurrecting garden patches from summers past, taking advantage of their city’s community garden plots, literally putting the “local” in “eat locally” as close to their back doors as possible. Are you one of them?
Since I am an apartment dweller, […]
There is so much talk lately about localizing your food.
How often are you hearing “buy local,” “support your farmer’s markets,” “get to know the people who make your food and how they make it.” Because I’m hearing it a lot. My favorite magazines are filled with articles and recipes (some of which I’ll share here […]
Well, do you?
Because now that I have tuned into things like phtalates and parabens and tried to erase them from my beauty regime, I am having a very hard time figuring out whether or not some of my basic staples (like Clinique’s dramatically different moisturizer) is potentially doing me more harm than good. Ingredients aren’t […]
You say tomato, I say embargo.
Or at least that’s what they say in Santa Fe. The New Mexico Environment Department and the New Mexico Department of Health is mandating that “no one buy, eat, sell or serve food containing raw red plum, raw red Roma, or raw red round tomatoes grown and harvested in Mexico […]
Here it is! The first shipment from our local organic CSA (community supported agriculture) farm. We have a medium share, which is supposed to be good for 2 people (or one voracious vegetarian).
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In Chicago this weekend? Stop by Green Festival, a two-day event at the Chicago Navy Pier, which celebrates everything that’s working in our communities—for people, business and the environment. Here, green means safe, healthy communities and a strong local economy.
This the second year Green Festival has paid a visit to Chicago. This year, they are […]
A Michigan farmer has turned to pigs to help him control a beetle infestation in his organic apple orchard, according to the AP. Rather than spraying pesticides on his beetle problem, Jim Koan has employed hungry pigs to eat up fallen apples infested with plum curculio larvae, a particularly destructive insect that can wreak havoc […]
I love to find resources for green city living because urban life can be just as green as anywhere else. Garden Girl is a website devoted to Urban Sustainable Living and it’s great!
Patti the Garden Girl has the ultimate green thumb and an amazing collection of resources for anyone who wants to learn about living […]
This time of the year is actually my favorite time to scope out gifts because there’s not a lot of pressure. And there are plenty of upcoming springtime holidays to celebrate. Plus, gifts that say “spring is coming” are my favorite kind of present.
This product from Potting Shed Creations is just the kind of thing […]
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