A couple of mornings ago I walked to the coop to give the Ladies some leftovers and noticed, out of the corner of my eye, one of our Ameraucanas on the outside of the coop, right by my feet! Thoroughly confused, I let her into the coop. I couldn’t, for the life of me, figure out how she escaped! Maybe…
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{this moment}
{this moment inspired by Soule Mama} If you’re inspired to do the same, please leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all of us to find and see. xoxo, M
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MATERIALS: Three one-liter plastic bottles (soda bottles will work perfectly) with their caps on, three smaller plastic bottles, potting soil, natural materials (wood chips, fallen leaves, small sticks, etc.), string, grass (or any other quick growing) seeds, an exact-o-knife or box cutter (be careful!), a piece of cardboard, duct tape TIME FRAME: 60 – 90 minutes + 2 – 4…
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Garlic Sprouts!
Look what starting peeking… WooHoo!!! We’re growing three brand new (to us) varieties of garlic this year, so I’m very curious to see how they do. I guess the peeking means that spring really is just around the corner! Which is a really, really good thing, because (as I’ve said before) I am itching to get my hands and some…
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Expanding Ripples – EcoFootprint
The social and environmental issues we are facing these days can feel incredibly overwhelming, big and unchangeable, despite our continued work to affect positive change in our own lives. This feature highlights individuals and organizations who are working for positive change…taking small (and large) steps to create positive change for our environment and in our communities. I firmly believe that…
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If you live outside of a metropolitan area, all you have to do to see the effects of erosion on the land is take a walk or a short drive after a heavy rainstorm. However, not everyone has that luxury, so creating your own experiment is the next best thing! PLaying with rocks, sticks, and dirt as a way to observe…
