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The Day After (Cute Pet Pics)

Healthy & Green Living Editors — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:03:38 +0000

Christmas is over — so now the real fun can start for your pets: they can play in the leftover gift wrap! These next four featured pets are involved in wrapping paper, bows, and boxes — celebrating their own version of Boxing Day! This is Bunny sitting in a box enjoying the crinkle of wrapping paper. ==PAGE== This [...]

Healthy Hedonism

Megan, selected from Experience Life — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:01:11 +0000

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, Experience Life I knew things had reached a low point the day my husband offered to pour me a bowl of cereal for breakfast and, while peering into the cupboard, asked: “Do you want sticks and twigs, sticks and berries, or just sticks?” I decided to take a pass on [...]

2 Winter Solstice Projects

Cait Johnson — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:08:11 +0000

How to Make a Native American Solstice Prayer Stick - and - Discover the Power of Stones.

Fighters to Farmers: Helping Out Veterans and Farms

Judi Gerber — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:05:19 +0000

In honor of Veteran’s Day, (Wednesday, November 11) I’m writing about a great program that works to train returning Iraq and Afghanistan veterans as farmers: The Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC). The FVC, whose motto reads “Farmers Helping Veterans…Veterans Helping Farmers,” aims to create a mutually beneficial service to both farmers and veterans. “The mission of the [...]

Grilled Portobello Burgers Recipe for Memorial Day

Annie B. Bond — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:53:30 +0000

This is the quickest and easiest way to make a healthful burger that we�ve ever run across. Portobello mushrooms are just the right size for burger rolls, they grill up beautifully, and their meaty texture and rich taste will have everyone asking for seconds.

Includes some great, unusual topping ideas to make your cook-out really special. And if you don�t feel like grilling, the recipe works just fine in a pan on the stove. Create your own quick and easy signature burger!

DIY: Making a Maypole for a Maypole Dance

Hilary Stamper — Sat, 02 May 2009 00:05:51 +0000

These days, I’m all about celebrating and finding joy in the turning seasons without buying lots of stuff. For May Day, and May Day Weekend celebrations, I created a Maypole from a salvaged branch to serve as the focal point of a casual gathering with children ages two years-old to six years-old and their parents. [...]

Affordable Gifts for Mother’s Day - Win a Present for Mom!

Veronica Peterson — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:21:56 +0000

� Mother’s Day is just around the corner and you’re stumped for creative (and ahem, wallet-friendly) gift ideas? Fret not! We’ve compiled a gift guide that celebrates your Mama and Mama Earth with eco-conscious gifts that say “I love you and the planet too.” CONGRATULATIONS: Allison Sharpe Juhli T. Joy M. Please contact me at veronicap@earth.care2.com and we’ll get these gifts [...]

5 Ways to Show Trees the Love

Melissa Breyer — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:00:17 +0000

A holiday devoted to trees, now isn’t that the best? The idea of Arbor Day started on January 4, 1872, when J. Sterling Morton, then a member of the Nebraska Board of Agriculture, introduced a resolution that: “Wednesday, the tenth day of April, 1872, be and the same is hereby especially set apart and consecrated [...]

Happy Earth Day!

Terri Hall-Jackson — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:12:09 +0000

Holidays are so interesting to me. Valentine�s Day is the day to show love. Thanksgiving is the day to give thanks. Easter is the day to � paint eggs? Obviously, most holidays are an opportunity to bring into focus values and attitudes that, hopefully, we are learning to express year-round, not just a [...]

How To Say You’re Sorry

Melissa Breyer — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:55:42 +0000

We all mess up from time to time. Lord knows I’ve pulled some doozies in my day (I’m taking the Fifth here)–and I’ve had a few whammies placed on my plate as well. Ann Landers came up with a holiday for people like me, for people like all of us, who have ever needed to [...]