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On Sunday I planted tomatoes, jalapenos, onions and potatoes. This is my first attempt at a small garden. If all goes well, we will expand it next year.

I had collected seeds last year and let them over-winter outside in a protected container. I had some bee balm seeds that I planted in a new area where I dug up some of the lawn to extend my wildflower garden. I hope to see hundreds of buzzing bees on the new plants in a month or two!

This Earth Day, why I conserve is that others may enjoy a crisp cold morning outside among the trees. That's what I did this past weekend.

I live next to the national forest where many people come to recreate. Unfortunately, there is often trash left behind. I spend one day every month cleaning up the forest.

I love the idea of cover crops after the year's harvest is done. I will do more research into this idea to see what might be right for our latitude. I love to watch things grow at all times of the year and any cover crops that are good for the pollinators is exciting to me!

Happy Earth Day! 🌎 Celebrated by making a donate to our fundraiser. Anyone else celebrating in a fun way?

Sunday morning, early, with my husband and Elsa (our young cockerpoo) Woodthorpe Park. It was a sunny crisp morning and hardly anyone else about. It was so peaceful and beautiful, it made me feel super greatful to be able to do this and happy

I have met my personal goal of taking stock of all waste I make, not just single use plastic, and findingat least 7 replacements so that I make less waste overall. To replace swiffer handheld dusters, I bought reusable fleece ones. I go through a lot of paper towels, so I bought swedish dishcloths; one of those cloths equals 17 paper towel...

I learned that I am doing better on my water footprint than average, but there are a few things I intend on doing to make it even less. I plan to get a rain barrel and replace my faucets as well as changing up how I wash my dishes so that I don't waste as much water.

I was shocked that we would need 4.7 Earths if everyone lived like me. And I thought I was doing pretty good by eating meat maybe twice a week and driving short distances and making an effort to recycle (though this month I have been learning that there is progress to be made there). I make the most carbon with my home. My appliances are all...