Making natural living easy.
This post may include affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I’ll earn a small fee at no extra cost to you.Gardening season is still going strong! These fifteen vegetables can handle the late-summer heat and will give you a tasty harvest this fall and winter. Includes recommended varieties and planting tips. So many people give up on their garden once September rolls around. It’s true that some of the
This is a sponsored post written on behalf of StarKist Selects E.V.O.O.® Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to meet up with fellow bloggers to enjoy a lovely meal featuring StarKist Selects E.V.O.O.®. Since most of us spend our time working behind our computers, it was fun to get together in real life. Photo credit: Kim Baile for Sway Group When you’re dining with bloggers, it’s OK to
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #EasyNaturalSmithfield #CollectiveBias #AllNaturalPork #GuaranteedTender These Asian-style wraps feature tender, juicy pork and crunchy cabbage slaw with a splash of ginger dressing. Also makes a delicious bowl for low-carb folks. A perfect dinner on-the-go! Now that school has started, figuring out our family’s schedule for the week is something like drawing up battle
It’s important to choose the right soil for your container garden, so your vegetables will grow well. Because the plants are growing in a confined space, you want to be sure the soil is the very best it can be. Here are tips on choosing the best soil for your container garden, and what to avoid. Who has gone to the garden center to start a veggie garden, and been
Does this sound familiar? It’s 1970-something. You’re outside, riding your awesome new bike with the banana seat. No helmet, no nothin’…just you and the open road. 😉 Your mom calls you in for an afternoon snack, and you have a big glass of neon-colored Kool Aid and a frozen Twinkie. Right? That was the snack combo of choice back in the day. What a sugar overload, though! My teeth hurt
An easy recipe for basil and garlic pesto with a secret ingredient that cuts the cost in half! Includes bonus recipes and freezing tips too. Do you have tons of basil growing in your garden? We sure do, especially since I figured out how to grow endless amounts of basil from just one plant. We use basil in tons of our favorite recipes–Crock Pot Spaghetti Sauce, on pizza, in Spicy
Do you find that you never have enough thyme? That thyme is just running through your hands? Great news, my friends. You can make more thyme without any special equipment or tools. Soon, you’ll have more thyme than you know what to do with! All puns aside, it truly is easy to propagate thyme from cuttings—whether you’re growing it in your garden, in raised beds, or indoors in pots. You
There are lots of vegetables you can plant in August! Even though it’s hot outside, these twelve vegetables can handle the heat and will give you a tasty harvest this fall and winter. Includes recommended varieties and planting tips. It’s August already…where has the summer gone? If you’re in the middle of canning up your garden’s bounty, you might not be thinking about what you can plant this month. Good
Replace those expensive, toxic air freshener sprays with this natural, homemade Febreze recipe. It’s easy to make with 3 simple ingredients (without the fabric softener in many other DIYs)! When I see the junk that advertisers try to pass off on us as “pure” or “natural,” I have a fit. Since those terms are not regulated, any manufacturer can slap those words on a package and fool the public into
This planting guide for Zone 9 has 10 vegetables you can plant in July for a huge harvest this fall. Includes recommended varieties and growing tips. Ahhh, July…everyone else is basking in the sun, swimming and eating homemade fudgesicles, and us gardeners are worried about mulch and aphids. You might think that it’s too hot to plant vegetables in July, but that’s not the case! In most parts of the
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and Mission Cooling. All opinions are mine alone. #DoMoreWithMission #CollectiveBias It’s easy to plant an herb garden, either in containers or directly in the soil. You can grow a lot of herbs in a small space and enjoy their delicious, fresh flavors in all your favorite recipes. Our swimming pool fills up most of our backyard, and my primary garden space
Sometimes the bugs bite you, in spite of your best efforts. This easy, natural bug bite remedy relieves the itch, speeds healing, and is safe for kids. Well, it’s official. I’ve lost any faint hope of getting the “Mom of the Year” award. We’re careful to use homemade bug spray whenever we go outside, check for ticks after hiking–the works. And what happens? Little Peanut (2) got a bunch of
