Raising Healthy Families: Natural Living in a Normal Family

Welcome back to the Raising Health Families series, join us each week as we take a look at different ways to keep your family healthy and vibrant in a not-so-healthy world. Continue reading

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12 Great Ways to Use Mint and Tips for Growing It

12 Great Ways to Use Mint and Tips for Growing It @learningandyearning

Mint is a member of the genus Mentha – plants with a strong menthol flavor. There are a number of varieties including spearmint, peppermint, apple mint, orange mint and even chocolate mint. Mint is a perennial which spreads rapidly and can be invasive. Continue reading

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Giveaway: 7 Piece Bamboo Measuring Spoon Set – $20 Value

Giveaway: 7 Piece Bamboo Measuring Spoon Set $20 Value

Welcome! I’ve hosted giveaways here and there, but I’d like to begin to do them on a more regular basis. Right now, the value of the giveaway won’t be much, but I hope to choose items that you’ll enjoy. And as my blog grows, the giveaway items will be able to grow as well. Thanks for being here! Continue reading

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Raising Healthy Families: Stocking Your Natural First Aid Kit for Summer

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Welcome back to the Raising Healthy Families series! Join us each week as we take a look at different ways to keep your family healthy and vibrant in a not-so-healthy world. Continue reading

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Grilled Chicken Fajitas

Grilled Chicken Fajitas @learningandyearning

We have lots of company at our summer cottage and we love to cook out on the charcoal grill. Burgers are great, but sometimes we want something a little more fun. That’s when we make Chicken Fajitas! Continue reading

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Go Play in the Dirt! It’s Good for your Health

Go Play in the Dirt. It's Good for your Health! @learningandyearning

Our health is intimately connected to “dirt”. Soil Scientist William A. Albrect (1888 – 1974) believed that the chemistry of each of our bodies provides a picture of the soil in which the food we eat is grown. The importance of maintaining healthy soils so that our food is nutrient dense is of supreme importance. Continue reading

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