The Joy of Growing Your Veggies in a Community
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After years of living sustainably and teaching others how to do it also, we've boiled it down to three simple steps to ensure a fun and successful eco-lifestyle, and it all starts with fostering a connection with nature.
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- Jun 15, 2020
- 6 min
Connecting with nature is easier than you'd think
If you follow us on Instagram, it won't take you long to notice that we post about nature... a lot! We don't just do that because we love...
- Sep 30, 2019
- 2 min
Feed your plants with organic fertilizer
But the more we started learning about organic fertilizers and seeing their results, we became convinced there is only one way to go...
- Sep 27, 2019
- 2 min
As fall rolls around, leave your leaves!
Autumn is one of our favorite times of the year to garden. The temperatures start cooling off...
- Sep 24, 2019
- 8 min
Build your own veggie beds
I know this tip is a bit harder than most of the ones we share and y'all are probably thinking, "there's no way I'm going to build...
- Sep 16, 2019
- 2 min
Participate in your local library's seed swap
Books aren't the only things at your local library that contain information. Seeds also contain a host of genetic information...
- Sep 12, 2019
- 2 min
Bring some sustainable art into your life
A few months ago we went to a local artist event, and as we were walking around and visiting with some of the creative men and women there
- Sep 9, 2019
- 3 min
Help save our bees
We've seen bees buzzing around our plants and flowers all our lives, but the past decade has been really tough on our busy, bee friends.
- Aug 27, 2019
- 2 min
Turn your grass monoculture into a native oasis
The native plants in our yard add so much to our quality of life. The house was originally bought by our parents/grandparents in 1975...
- Aug 23, 2019
- 2 min
Exercise your flower power!
Who doesn’t love having some fresh flowers around their home? A vase of flowers is such a simple and happy way to bring nature indoors...
- Aug 20, 2019
- 3 min
Be hands-on with your sprinkler system
Many people think you set your sprinkler system once, and it is set until you sell your home years later.
- Aug 13, 2019
- 3 min
Rain, rain, go... into a barrel for later!
t's been so hot and dry here in Dallas for the past few weeks, we thought it was a perfect time to talk about one of our favorite DIY...
- Aug 11, 2019
- 2 min
Landscape water-wisely
Many cities in the United States are rapidly growing. We've seen dramatic changes in the Dallas Fort Worth area in the past few decades...
- Aug 10, 2019
- 2 min
Protect your insects
We were at our home the other day, when a gentleman rang the doorbell and he informed us he was with an exterminating company that was...
- Aug 7, 2019
- 3 min
If you can't grow veggies at home, join a community garden
Growing our own vegetables has been a life changing experience for us and is now one of our favorite sustainable practices.
- Jul 27, 2019
- 3 min
It doesn't matter how, just compost
Composting is awesome! You're taking something that would have unnecessarily ended up in the landfill and creating nutrient-rich soil...
- Jul 21, 2019
- 3 min
Purify your air with some indoor plants
You're probably thinking that there couldn't possibly be any toxins in the air at your home... well, we hate to break it to you...
- Jul 14, 2019
- 2 min
Electrify your lawn equipment
We LOVE our battery-operated, electric lawn equipment. We've been using them for a few years now, and we'll never go back...
- Jul 12, 2019
- 2 min
Eat your weeds!
When you think about it, a weed really is a human concept -- they're just plants that are growing somewhere we don't want...
- Jul 10, 2019
- 2 min
Swap Ziplocks for Stashers
I’m going to come out and say it... one of my decades-long secrets is that I've been washing and reusing my plastic storage bags.
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