This post is in cooperation with Stonyfield, where I am proud to be a #StonyfieldBlogger! Can a cow save a penguin? I asked my youngest to #ImagineHow when we visited Zoo Knoxville recently. Since they were tiny, I’ve brought my kids to visit the penguins at our local zoo, where they wait to see them […]
Could certain insecticides be threatening the bees we need to keep agriculture flourishing and put food on our dinner tables? The latest information from the Environmental Protection Agency confirms what researchers and conservationists have been warning about. The EPA has announced that its preliminary risk assessment shows the neonicotinoid insecticide named imidacloprid can pose a […]
Saturdays in the Garden: Managing Leaf Scorch Organically in the Strawberry Patch Our family takes pride in showing you the best picks of each gardening season, including the juicy strawberries we’ve been enjoying in May! Sometimes, we need to share with you the ugly side of organic gardening, to show you how we’ve been managing […]
Saturdays in the garden picking strawberries with the kids remind me of all the years my folks grew strawberries back at home in the Ozarks. Mom and Dad always kept a patch of berries, either on the hill behind the house or across the road in the vegetable garden. Dad was proficient at strawberry farming […]
*ad) Scroll down for entry form for Naturepedic giveaway below! “No more monkeys jumping on the bed!” My kids used to love reciting that rhyme over and over. They still love being silly and jumping on the bed. I had to laugh when I came to the line in the 20-year limited warranty for Naturepedic […]
Have you heard the latest news about that popular product you may be putting on your lawn right now? How about efforts to clear the air for kids’ health? Or what you could say to your local store manager today that would forever change the way you look at shopping? Let’s look at these things […]
Did you realize that without bees we wouldn’t have most of the freshly grown food we enjoy? Everything from field crops like clover and alfalfa to melons, tomatoes, beans, berries and almonds are produced thanks to the hard working efforts of bees. Unfortunately, well meaning gardeners may have been duped into buying what seem to […]
A special Saturdays in the Garden report… Adrienne Gibson is very particular about choosing only organic seeds for her gardens at A Place of the Heart Farm in East Tennessee. “I’m personally committed to organic,” Gibson told us. Yet, her two and half acre farm run by family and friends is not anywhere near the […]
Do you pick organic foods at least some of the time for your shopping cart? Grow your own heirloom tomatoes or visit the farmer in your hometown who does? You are undoubtedly part of the movement embracing real, organically grown food without toxic pesticides or suspect additives. Concerned about health and your children’s health in […]
Have you picked an organic food option for you or your family at least once in a while? Chances are, you have. You’re part of the growing consumer demand for organics, as a wellness-focused lifestyle you may or may not consider “green” is going more mainstream. Leaders in the organic movement have been discussing this […]
Anne is a mother, wife and independent journalist blogging about carrying on the best of Grandma’s traditions while improving on what we know better.