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How to thrive in social isolation

How to Thrive in Social Isolation

Social isolation has been part of our life for a long time and for different reasons. Now that it also has become a global thing to do, it's time to share some insights. I actually started this blog post in spring, but it never got published, mainly because we did not want to be misunderstood. Now ...

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Create a better world

Why we are not prepping

Survivalists or preppers who actively prepare for an emergency, disaster, end of the world, or the coming of zombies seem to like our blog. We are sometimes asked about prepping, or what we think about it. In our world, it would seem that everyone should be prepared. However, we do not consider ...

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My house may be a mess, but you should see my garden

FlyLady System for Homesteading

"My house may be a mess, but you should see my garden" - can you relate? As a homesteader, we could add "but you should see my pantry, or my barn, or my cellar". It seems there are always more important things to do than cleaning and organizing the house. The FlyLady system comes to the rescue for ...

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Cookbooks to Start a Plant-Based Diet

Cookbooks to Start a Plant-Based Diet

‘Make America Healthy Again’ - is the slogan of the Million Dollar Vegan campaign, telling the world why being vegan is the kindest, coolest, healthiest way to live. We switched to a plant-based diet a few years ago and have never looked back. Eating healthy tastes good, feels good and is good ...

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Making Progress on One Thing a Day

Making Progress on One Thing a Day

You know the feeling when there are not enough hours in a day, you are always behind trying to keep up with personal, job and home chores. If you would need a single management tip that was to help you to accomplish more and feel great at the same time, here it is: Making progress on one thing a ...

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Successful Gardening is not Depending on a Green Thumb

Successful Gardening is not Depending on a Green Thumb

It is a common assumption that successful gardening is depending on a green thumb. Some people have the ability to grow a great garden, and some don't.  People with a green thumb can grow almost anything in any climate. If you don't have a green thumb, you might be able to develop one if you study ...

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Our thoughts on the whole-food plant-based diet, what is it, why eat healthily, and the challenges that come with a vegan diet.

Thoughts on the whole-food plant-based diet

If you follow us on social media you might have noticed that we talk about the whole-food plant-based diet more often. I thought it was time to share our thoughts on the whole-food plant-based diet, what is it, why eat healthily, and the challenges that come with it. What is a whole-food ...

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Hoar Frost and Rime Ice Beauty

Hoar Frost and Rime Ice Beauty

A blogging friend from Texas was sharing her December garden update. Greens and herbs along with some tomatoes are happily growing there. Really!? I mean it looks great, just like our garden in - July! I am trying hard not to be jealous. Our garden is covered in hoar frost. I told her that. She ...

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"And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed." Genesis 2.8

The Fun of Gardening

A fellow gardener sent me this story and I just loved it. It shows so much of the FUN of gardening - how gardening can even change a person. Enjoy the read! Yes, gardening IS fun. I have a friend in Michigan who said she could not be LESS interested in gardening and actually starts laughing when I ...

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Northern Spring

Northern Spring

Spring is one of my favorite times of the year. I like all seasons, but the celebration of new life is just so special. The problem I have with the northern spring though is that it feels more like a second winter, not spring. Frost almost every night till late May, snow every now and then, overcast ...

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We share how we build things and use alternative energies. Building a greenhouse is almost a must in a northern climate to overcome cold and frost.

Growing

Growing your own food year round using organic methods. Here you will find many proven gardening tips and ideas.

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Under Preserving we share how we preserve food. With only about 100 frost free days, we want to preserve and store our summer bounties as much as we can to have homegrown food all throughout the long winter

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