Tag: Backyard Gardening

Anti-aging Tips To Help You Become A Strong, Healthy Adult

Anti-aging Tips To Help You Become A Strong, Healthy Adult

Anti-aging Tips You’ll Need To Know If You Want To Live To Be 100 Do you know any centenarians so you can ask them their anti-aging tips? (And no, that’s not a mythical creature.)  I bet you don’t. It’s a… 0 Shares | | Posted in Farming, Food, Gardening, GMOs, Health, Home, Lifestyle, Medicine, Nutritional Medicine, Personal Care
Austin: Get Paid To Keep Backyard Chickens

Austin: Get Paid To Keep Backyard Chickens

In some places keeping chickens in your backyard is prohibited within the city limits. Having chickens in places with limits could mean fines and court costs, similar to what happened to Jennifer-Webb of Lorain City, Ohio, who paid $10 for… 0 Shares | | Posted in Backyard Chickens, Food
Edible Landscaping Ideas For Small Spaces

Edible Landscaping Ideas For Small Spaces

Food fresh from the garden is a delight that even those of us with small yards can enjoy. Even the tiniest of yards can produce a considerable bounty of fruits and vegetables to enjoy all summer long. With proper planning,… 0 Shares | | Posted in Farming, Food, Gardening, Home, Lifestyle, Nutrition
70 Medicinal Herbal Plants You Should Grow In Your Organic Garden

70 Medicinal Herbal Plants You Should Grow In Your Organic Garden

Herbal plants have played an important rule in medicine for many years. Some common herbal plants such as ginger, peppermint, lavender, thyme, chamomile, dandelion and garlic are well known for us, they made great remedies that support your health and… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Food, Gardening, Health, Health, Herbal Medicine, Home, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine
Garden Your Way to Better Health

Garden Your Way to Better Health

Spring is just around the corner and what better way to meet it than with your lush beautiful garden. No wonder April is ‘National Garden Month’. A well-manicured garden is the pride and joy of every homeowner. Apart from bragging… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Home
Building Better Soil with Woodchips

Building Better Soil with Woodchips

When I came to Florida 4 months ago to start Laulima Farm, I did not realize just how little soil there was. I started my garden and planted some seeds and they sprouted, did nothing, and died a few days… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Gardening
16 Plants That Repel Mosquitoes

16 Plants That Repel Mosquitoes

The truth is, DEET and other similar products are the most effective tools to repel mosquitoes, while there is no doubt that there are serious toxic effects of them, especially dangerous for children, as the harmful chemicals are absorbed into… 0 Shares | | Posted in Backyard Chickens, Chemicals, Environment, Farming, Gardening, Health, Herbal Medicine, Home, Lifestyle, Personal Care, Pets and Animals
8 Highly Medicinal Plants You Can Grow at Home

8 Highly Medicinal Plants You Can Grow at Home

Grow medicinal herbs in your home garden can provide convenient access to many natural home remedies, and you can save money at the same time. Following are some highly medicinal herbs you can grow at home: Aloe Vera – Because… 0 Shares | | Posted in Gardening, Home, Lifestyle
How to Make a Natural Homemade Bug Repellent Cream

How to Make a Natural Homemade Bug Repellent Cream

According to Green Your Body: “ One of the most widely used ingredients in store-bought conventional bug sprays for personal use is N,N-Diethyl-m-toluamide, or DEET, as it’s commonly known. DEET, which is designed to repel, rather than kill, insects. DEET… 0 Shares | | Posted in Farming, Gardening, Health, Health, Home, Recipes
Baking Soda Uses in the Garden – Trading a 50¢ Box of Baking Soda For a $5 Plant

Baking Soda Uses in the Garden – Trading a 50¢ Box of Baking Soda For a $5 Plant

Listen to your elders. We’ve all heard that phrase at one time or another, usually from someone with a few laugh lines around their eyes. When it comes to gardening, I’ve tried quite a few “old school” garden tips and… 0 Shares | | Posted in Backyard Chickens, Farming, Food, Gardening, Health, Home, Recipes