Be Like a Weed

Be like a 🌿weed🌿 and never ever give up.

Nothing will get in the way of the journey of a weed. Always reaching towards the light for sustenance and pushing through all resistance with gusto and might. Inspiring little green friends they are. There’s so much to learn from nature. Are you listening in Earth School?

Weedy

photo: ©Marisa Calderon/Lady Greenthumbs

Understanding Earth

It’s best when growing is to have a consciousness about what is being done. This is essential to tap into the needs of your grow, be it everything from soil to water to nourishment.

Connecting with Earth and understanding your “soil type” can determine which vegetables grow best for you. Knowing your soil type enables you to overcome problems since you can prepare the ground accordingly. Both the texture and pH of the soil are worth knowing and these can vary throughout your garden or plot.

PS. After a while, say the word soil enough it starts to sound weird. Perhaps it’s just me. 🙂

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Earth Day

Everyday is Earth Day. Let us honor and praise our spaceship always, all ways.

“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.” – Native American Proverb

Today is Earth Day in the U.S. Isn’t everyday Earth Day? Isn’t everyday an opportunity to be more sustainable, conscious and responsible in how we treat Mother Earth? There are so many ways we can make a difference… and while one person cannot fix the “eek/ick factor” humans have caused over the last century, we can all chip in and make a huge difference! Please respect Pachamama… Because she is speaking to us… You can hear her cries in the shifting of the weather, colony collapse disorder and a slew of other ‘red flags’.

I have found that by being conscious and careful of my consumption I can be an integral ally in a greener and more sustainable world. I began by going back to the basics. That means everything from organic gardening, buying local, educating myself on alternatives, skipping the bottled water, borrowing, sharing and recycling clothing with friends, making cleaning and beauty products and by eliminating plastic bags, paper towels from my life. Plus, I cycle instead of gas guzzle. When we act on a grass-roots level we have the capacity to make great global changes.

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