As you may know, I eat predominantly raw foods -- especially in the summer.
Over the past few years, I've been attempting to grow most of my own food, with mixed results. The shorter Massachusetts growing season combined with less-than-ideal soil and a lot of trees make it a little bit of a challenge.
As a result, I've been doing a lot of container gardening (easy to move around my sunny deck) and planting things against the deck (holds the warmth longer than out in the open).
I came across manual on www.HowToGrowOrganicVeggies.com and am LOVING the results I'm getting!
It's full of everything from best watering techniques to saving money on groceries, protecting your plants from bugs without using pesticides and what to do if you have limited space (think "deck" in my case despite the acre of land I own). It even includes the easiest veggies to grow (important when you have dogs who trample everything in their path).
The best part -- many of the tips and techniques are low cost, easy to implement and you know those are my FAVORITES!
Here's to an amazing garden!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Have you ever had that feeling that you must have done something to warrant all the bad luck you were having?
Well, I'm there.
After spending a week of my life "on the couch" with the flu and strept throat, I'm not fully recovered and have somehow sprained my hip. It's either that or something in my lower back and, based on symptoms, my doctor feels it's a hip sprain.
The issue...I can barely move. While the doc has given me some strong meds, I don't like to take medication. I prefer a more natural, holistic approach.
So today I'm sitting on the downstairs recliner/couch, fully propped up with pillows and a jug of water and my laptop (after all, there's only so much time a girl can spend lying down in bed). :-)
On the positive side, I was able to fully set up my smoothie/juicing station (my primary source of food during the warmer months) the other day so that everything is a quick turnaround and step from the fridge and sink.
While it sounds so obvious, it's amazing to me how people often make things more difficult for themselves by not setting up for success. I've noticed how I don't juice or blend as often when my glass (I use a huge crystal wine glass as a way of pampering myself), Jack LaLane power juicer (or Wolfgang Puck immersion blender), and room temperature (apples, oranges, cucumbers, green foods, hemp protein powder, etc.) ingredients aren't right at hand.
By creating a juicing/smoothie bar, I'm ready to go at any time.
Well, I'm there.
After spending a week of my life "on the couch" with the flu and strept throat, I'm not fully recovered and have somehow sprained my hip. It's either that or something in my lower back and, based on symptoms, my doctor feels it's a hip sprain.
The issue...I can barely move. While the doc has given me some strong meds, I don't like to take medication. I prefer a more natural, holistic approach.
So today I'm sitting on the downstairs recliner/couch, fully propped up with pillows and a jug of water and my laptop (after all, there's only so much time a girl can spend lying down in bed). :-)
On the positive side, I was able to fully set up my smoothie/juicing station (my primary source of food during the warmer months) the other day so that everything is a quick turnaround and step from the fridge and sink.
While it sounds so obvious, it's amazing to me how people often make things more difficult for themselves by not setting up for success. I've noticed how I don't juice or blend as often when my glass (I use a huge crystal wine glass as a way of pampering myself), Jack LaLane power juicer (or Wolfgang Puck immersion blender), and room temperature (apples, oranges, cucumbers, green foods, hemp protein powder, etc.) ingredients aren't right at hand.
By creating a juicing/smoothie bar, I'm ready to go at any time.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Blogging again...
I can't believe it's been so long since I've posted to this blog...I started a journal and have been posting my ramblings there instead.
Guess what I discovered?!?!?
Quite frankly, I am more accountable when I post here instead of in my journal. The reason, I think is simply because others find inspiration in my words here whereas my journal inspires only me.
So get used to seeing more frequent posts... :-)
Guess what I discovered?!?!?
Quite frankly, I am more accountable when I post here instead of in my journal. The reason, I think is simply because others find inspiration in my words here whereas my journal inspires only me.
So get used to seeing more frequent posts... :-)
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