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Nurture a Nature Connection Through Food: FOOD AS MEDICINE
Food is medicine. The power of plants is incredible. Our ancestors were well aware of this, as they didn't have pharmacies on every...
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Liberated By a Jar of Pickles
The whole family made dinner tonight. Because sometimes it's the little things. Cooking more for starters. Relying less on processed...
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D.I.Y. Backyard Bird Feeders
We are working on turning our backyard into a bird sanctuary...one bird feeder at a time. Okay, so I use the word "sanctuary" loosely as...
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Our Advent Sun Calendar
To tap into the natural rhythms associated with Christmas this year I am creating an advent calendar for the kids that ties everything...
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A Grandparent's Guide to Getting Kids Outside
Although I am writing these posts now from the vantage point of a stay at home mom, this was not always the case. During the first two...
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A Natural Gratitude
With my three year old son's Christmas list growing a mile long and the ever present pressure to consume hanging over our heads around...
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Should Children Wield Sticks?
There are a lot of things currently seen as taboo that used to be second nature. Children have been running barefoot with sticks for as...