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5 Creative, Original Ways to Connect with Nature

5 Creative, Original Ways to Reconnect with Nature

Are you looking for creative ways to connect with nature? In 2005, Richard Louv coined the term “Nature Deficit Disorder” to describe the effects of a lack of access or contact with Nature on people, particularly children. Research since then has identified connections between time in Nature and improved problem-solving skills, self-esteem, mental health, and […]

Quick, Creamy Vegetarian Green Tomato Curry (in a hurry)

Green Tomato Lentil Curry

When it’s 5 p.m., and I’m only just then starting to think about what I’ll be eating for dinner in a mere hour or so, this green tomato curry is a typical plant-based meal that I make. I love quick curries and stir-fries, which are often just a mishmash of whatever vegetables I happen to […]

How to Plant Garlic (with a small yard or a big one!)

Many people take it at the first sign of a cold or flu. Me? I like it because of its taste (and because it wards off vampires!) This time of year, when the weather is seesawing between late fall and early winter temperatures (and the sometimes crazy weather that falls in between – like sunny […]

How to Grow Fresh Superfood Sprouts… in the middle of winter for just pennies and a few minutes a day

Fresh sprouting seeds

I’m aware that the headline of this post reads like a direct marketing piece but it’s really not. Which is exactly why you should keep reading because fresh sprouts seem nearly too good to be true! In winter, one of my favourite ways to enjoy fresh superfood greens is to grow my own sprouts. They […]

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