Keeping backyard chickens is a wonderful experience. Chickens are sweet and low maintenance, with a few caveats which I’ll share below. I absolutely adore our chickens. They are my sweet girls. They are beautiful, and of the four that we have had since May, three…
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A Summer Flower CSA…
Hello, sweet friends! Happy 2020! I can hardly believe I’m typing that twenty-twenty (how!?), but so it is. Winter has recently started here which means freezing temperatures, snow, ice, rain, mud and little plant life for awhile. So I thought I would share a little…
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Sustainable Living Ideas for Families
Today’s post comes from my dear friend, Nicole. Nicole and I met in high school but it wasn’t until 2006, when we unknowingly signed up for a study abroad program in Kenya together, that our friendship truly blossomed. On that trip, I learned that Nicole…
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Green Living: In the Kitchen & Grocery Shopping
Hello and happy February, friends! Things are good around here. We’ve been going through lots of big changes… but what else is new, right? We’ve been through so much transition these last few years. I’m sure you’ve probably come to expect that from me at…
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Things We Love and USE // 05
Throughout the year, bloggers (myself included) often share gift guides. I tend to like these guides because they give me ideas; introduce me to new brands & products; and frankly, I’m a voyeur — I love to see what other people are buying. However, gift…
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How to Dye Easter Eggs Naturally
With Easter coming up this weekend, we decided to dye some eggs today. I have been wanting to try my hand at dyeing eggs naturally for a few years now and I was so grateful to finally have the space and opportunity to do it.…
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Fly Fishing & Sustainability
“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes…
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The Sustainability Project: A Capsule Wardrobe
The definition of a capsule wardrobe changes slightly depending on who you ask, but the basic principle is the same. A capsule wardrobe is about simplicity and practicality. Rather than having closets and dressers full of cheap clothing and shoes that you hardly wear, you…
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The Sustainability Project: An Introduction
What is Sustainability? Sustainability is the avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance. A sustainable lifestyle focuses on living a life that creates the smallest environmental impact possible. In other words: use less resources; create less waste; treat…