Alright…Honesty Time. I have a fairly new addiction to coffee beverages purchased from coffee shops. Sometimes the beverages are purchased from our local coffee shop, but more often than not they’re purchased from Starbucks. I know, it’s a problem. A very expensive, chemical filled, bad for the environment problem. I think that part of the problem stems from the fact…
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Sprouts
Such great hope within such a tiny thing… Wishing you a hope-filled day! xoxo,M
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Expanding Ripples – Balloons Blow
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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Nature Journals are the perfect way to document all of your outdoor adventures! By writing down their observations, children process their experiences and get to utilize a different way of learning! By showing children the importance of keeping a journal (whether they be nature journals or any other kind of journal), we’re showing them that not only do their experiences…
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I’ve found myself in this pattern recently…walk outside, check the chickens, feed the chickens, water the chickens, collect the eggs, go back inside…Repeat as necessary. It’s cold outside and not appealing to my senses, so I haven’t been spending much time out there. I have found, though, that I’ve been missing the chickens. Actually missing them, their fluffy bottoms and…
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While the days are slowly getting longer, the suns rays gracing us for just a few short extra minutes each day, we are still… obviously…smack dab in the middle of winter and all of the cold she brings with her. Nothing is growing outside except a few (mostly) dormant greens in our lone hoop house this season and I find…
