Making some updates to these lists! New sources have been added that we have discovered since last compiling these, enjoy! I am going to spend some time working on additional lists for other areas and continue to separate things further to make these easier to use. 🙂 Natural Cleaning Products Organic Seeds and Plants
Our Favorite Things
Sharing our favorite sources for all things organic and green! This list will be updated over time. Organic Plants and Seeds: pantrygardenherbs.com www.horizonherbs.com www.groworganic.com www.theorganicharvest.com www.seedsnow.com www.highmowingseeds.com Whole Foods – surprisingly good prices for vegetable and herb plants! Herbs, Spices and Oils www.frontiercoop.com www.mountainroseherbs.com
Organic and Naturally Grown Farms Near Chicago
Every year our family makes our annual apple picking trip – typically to southwest Michigan. Since apples are one of those crops that can be rather pesticide heavy, I have compiled a list of farms within driving distance of Chicago that are either Organic or Naturally Grown. So far, I have limited our search to…
Countertop Reverse Osmosis Filter
Since we plan to be moving in the (hopefully) near future, we didn’t want to invest too much in a reverse osmosis filter for this house. That is something we will definitely do in our new home, but for now we found a portable countertop reverse osmosis filter that we can use both in this…
The Health and Lifestyle Connection
Cancer is Curable Now – The Documentary I found this while doing some research and found it to be quite the wake up call (no pun intended). I am not a doctor, and while I don’t agree with all of the advice in the documentary, some of what they say strikes a chord with me.…
GMOs and Food Allergies
The above video is of Robyn O’ Brien at TEDx discussing the link between genetically modified foods, food allergies, and other diseases. I consider myself rather well educated in this area, but there were a few things she mentions that I wasn’t yet aware of. What a great lecture!
Container Garden Update
Our container garden is doing quite well this year! After an early on loss of most of our seedlings (I have not yet mastered the art of transplanting seedlings), I ordered organic vegetable plants online and replanted our garden. I would say things are going quite well with our garden tower and our second batch…
Caprese Style Tomato and Goat Cheese Salad
Ingredients: Organic Tomatoes Organic Chevre Organic Basil Slice the tomatoes evenly and arrange on a platter. Mold the chevre into flat circular pieces and place on top of each tomato slice. If your chevre is too crumbly to cooperate, warming it slightly may make it more workable. Arrange basil leaves on the sides…
GMO’s and Gluten Sensitivity
Jeffrey Smith and Tom Malterre, MS, CN Discuss GMOs and Gluten from Whole Life Nutrition on Vimeo. Very insightful! Infuriating as well. We need to take back control of the foods we eat, starting with growing our own.
Pesticides On Your Conventional Produce
It is good to know that even washing your fruit and veggies will not remove all of the pesticides. This makes me want to learn how to make my own hot sauce… because I am pretty sure my favorite brand isn’t organic. Image by ecomom.com