Last week, I discovered that one of my hibiscus plants, a small and struggling little thing, was covered with aphids. Well, no wonder it looked so unhealthy, I thought, with its puny buds and shriveled leaves, offering little promise of a lush display. What next? My options Idea #1. I could try a natural […]
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I’ve been dabbling in this Spread Good Stuff business for years. Its focus has always been to contribute to the sustainable living movement, in particular; I strive to come up with and detail simple changes that are easy to accomplish… because living sustainably is not always easy, not when you’ve grown, learned, and live […]
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My girlfriend Leanna sent me a link to a YouTube video about a gardening technique called Polyculture. It’s a broad term, but this particular rendition of the theory never occurred to me, and it’s brilliant. In a small area, thickly sow seeds that leverage different soil depths and come into fruit at a different speed. […]
Continue readingForest Bathing with Anne Bailey
As I dug through my purse for my car keys, the smell of mint inspired an immediate, good-feeling response. I’d hurriedly stashed the sprig there after the service at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham. Anne had given a presentation on the practice of Forest Bathing that morning and had passed a supply around to […]
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