Looking for the healthiest, most comfortable pillows? Check out my youtube video about buckwheat pillows.
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Living green
In the ideal world, when you plant your bean seeds and tomato seedlings as you start your garden, the soil is so healthy that pests want nothing to do with your crops. But the fact is, despite your best efforts, pests will show up. Which ones and how many will depend on such things as [...]
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If you were to take out every kind of insurance there is, you would end up in debt up to your eyeballs trying to pay all the monthly premiums. If you’re serious about saving money, some kinds of insurance will be beneficial to that goal, while others would likely end up being a total waste [...]
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Green cleaning has become all the rage. (Forget baking soda for colds; how about for cleaning almost anything?) Even conventional grocery stores and Big Box discount department stores carry well-known brands that have gone “green”. But there are two big problems with buying household cleaners that claim to be good for the environment. First, those [...]
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I believe in simple living. I believe that the complexity of our modern world not only takes a toll on both our mental and physical health, but also distracts us from our priorities – spending time with family and friends, searching for that dream career, having time to do something just for fun. While I [...]
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An ant invasion is not usually welcomed in your living space, whether inside or out. But knowing the cumulative effects of toxins in the body, you want to avoid using chemicals of any kind. Are there any natural insect repellents or pesticides that really work? Because believe me, there are some that just plain don’t, [...]
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For the moment, I live in a suburb that does not allow its residents to have backyard hens. Even though across the street from our subdivision there is a house with a donkey, a cow, and several other farm animals. It’s a one-acre lot in another city. And the suburb to our south also allows [...]
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Having experimented with vegetable gardening the past several years, there are perhaps a couple dozen organic vegetable gardening tips I could throw out there to help you get your own successful garden started. But when it comes down to it, after you’ve learned the basics of growing your own food, there are three vital principles [...]
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