Day 10 – Four MORE Movies That Might Change Your Life

January 11, 2013

Oops! I swear I was NOT goofing off. This post didn’t go live yesterday on Day 10 and I am sorry about that. It was a technical error. No…really! The post for day 11 will post later today.  A few days ago, I listed several “Food” movies that might change your life. As promised, I [...]

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Day 9 – The Lexicon Of Sustainability

January 9, 2013

“We are the first generation to realize, ours is not a world of infinite resources. And if we are not careful, we will lose what we do have forever. But people now have …a deeper commitment to lessen their impact on the world around them. It is a time of new solutions…and the building blocks [...]

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Day 8: Important “Food” Movies That Just Might Change Your Life – Part 1

January 8, 2013

Day 8: This post is part of the 31 Days of Living Homegrown. Sign up for my newsletter (weekly or monthly) so you don’t miss any of the inspiration and resources I will be sharing for living local, fresh and homegrown! Life Changing Movies: The other day, I was discussing farmer’s markets with a fellow mom. When she [...]

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Day 7: BPA-Free Canning with Weck Jars – GIVEAWAY!

January 7, 2013

Day 7: Weck Jars I have canned all my life, but I first learned about Weck jars about 18 years ago. They were the sexy European jars with cool shapes and these interesting clips. But back then, they were unattainable for me due to their high cost and the fact that you had to order [...]

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Day 6: Random Acts of “Garden” Kindness

January 6, 2013

Day 6: Life is a Gift I have never mentioned this on my blog before, but recently I had a very serious health issue and by that I mean it was a life or death situation. Obviously I came out okay. I’m not going to go into detail here, except to say that the entire [...]

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Welcome!

January 5, 2013

New here? To celebrate the new year, I am doing a series of posts called: The 31 Days of Living Homegrown Inspiration & resources to help us live local, fresh and homegrown! Author Interviews, Inspiring Ideas, Giveaways & Reliable Resources. You can learn more about the series HERE which includes a listing of all the posts so [...]

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Day 5: Sharing the Harvest with Others

January 5, 2013

1 out of 6 Americans need food assistance, but can’t get fresh produce from the local food pantry. And each year, millions of Americans grow more food in their backyards than they can possibly use…We have the opportunity here to allow gardeners to reach into their backyards rather than their back pockets help their neighbors [...]

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Day 4: The Victory Garden of Tomorrow

January 4, 2013

“There is ground all around us that can and should be cultivated. It’s in empty city lots, on rooftops, in window boxes, and other surprising nooks and crannies.” – Joe Wirtheim, designer of The Victory Garden of Tomorrow Day 4: Joe Wirtheim is an artist who promotes everything we love here at Living Homegrown. In a [...]

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Day 3: Inspired by HoneyLove Bees

January 3, 2013

This post is part of the 31 Days of Living Homegrown. Sign up for my newsletter (weekly or monthly) so you don’t miss any of the inspiration and resources I will be sharing for living local, fresh and homegrown! Day 3: I think as gardeners we sometimes forget that the general non-gardening public doesn’t always fully understand the [...]

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Day 2: Finding Local Food

January 2, 2013

This post is part of the 31 Days of Living Homegrown. Sign up for my newsletter (weekly or monthly) so you don’t miss any of the inspiration and resources I will be sharing for living local, fresh and homegrown! Day 2: So many of us want to eat more locally grown food because of its many benefits, right? [...]

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