Wednesday July 27, 2011
and the winner is…
Congratulations to Barbara McGouran for correctly guessing July’s green ally: Burdock (Arctium lappa)!
Burdock is a biennial plant and in the second year of growth, he/she grows very tall (sometimes up to 8 feet!) and develops flowers.
Categories: blog Tags: contests herbalism herbs plants
Sunday July 24, 2011
july’s green ally contest
Last month I introduced a new feature – the Green Ally Contest. For June, the green ally was Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris), and the prize was a set of To-Go Ware. This month…
Prize: Sunflower, Comfrey & Lavender Facial
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Wednesday June 22, 2011
contest: who is this green ally?
DEADLINE EXTENDED! See below for details…
I’m starting a new monthly feature where you’ll get to learn a little something about commonly found green allies (ie, medicinal plants) and have the chance to be rewarded for your
Categories: blog news Tags: contest herbalism plants
Sunday December 5, 2010
expounding on hot grease
In a shipping container in the backyard of Roberta’s restaurant in Bushwick, Brooklyn is the home of Heritage Radio Network – an internet radio station dedicated to spreading the good food gospel. My friend Nicole Taylor
Categories: blog environment health news Tags: air quality books compost permaculture plants
Tuesday June 1, 2010
UPDATE! ecological living workshop series
We’re offering this workshop again, mark your calendars! This time, the class includes 30 minutes of asana (yoga). See you there!
I’ll be leading a series of workshops starting in June that focus on ecological living skills,
Categories: blog health home news Tags: cleaning ecology lifestyle permaculture plants
Thursday January 14, 2010
from one product, many
When I set out today to disassemble our holiday wreath, I was only thinking of the beautiful dried flowers and how I could put them in a jar or vase as decoration. But as I tackled
Categories: art/craft blog holidays home recycling Tags: plants upcycle
Thursday December 3, 2009
more great gifts
While I’m at it, I may as well tell you about some of the other gifts I appreciated getting for my birthday that I think would make great presents for your nearest and dearest this holiday
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