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Dandelion: Much More than a Lawn Menace

October 7, 2009 Factory-Free Food
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Many wild plants and “weeds” are some of the most nutrient-dense greens you can eat. It is only in the past 100 or so years, as our food system became more and more industrialized, that wild superfoods dropped out of our diet. So I try to include them in mine when I can. This past [...]

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10 Advanced Ways to Be Green, Part 1

July 27, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living
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Several weeks ago, I posted on 10 Easy Ways to Be Green, introducing some simple ways to save money by living more lightly on the planet. Now that you’ve mastered them, here are ten advanced ways of living an eco-friendly life that will save you even more money, and continue to improve the health of [...]

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Keeping Cool with Lavender Lemonade

July 22, 2009 Factory-Free Food
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Lavender is blooming now in my garden, not only looking and smelling beautiful, but attracting bees and other pollinators to the rest of my plants. Lavender is easy to grow in any well-drained soil, and is a relatively drought tolerant, perennial plant that adds interest to any garden with its grey leaves and tall, purple [...]

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A New Garden

April 5, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living
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Today I planted a ring of onion seeds around each of my four tomato plants to help protect them from pests. Then I transplanted my baby kale plants to a sunnier place in the garden. This is my first Southern California garden, though I have been gardening both as a hobby and as a professional [...]

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