It really is a struggle trying to keep up on school work, have a social life, and eat healthily. Recently, one of my best friends in college introduced me to her original recipe of green power smoothies. I was stunned--it was so good. In fact, it’s also healthy and super easy to make, not to…
I have been working on a window box project for a friend and thought these tips would help you too, so I added a video on my YouTube Channel for you to see our progress. Window boxes can seem intimidating because they don't always last, and can look tattered and worn quickly. So these are…
In this episode of #ModernPioneering, I’m going to show you how to make your own homemade tea bags, it is the perfect DIY homemade gift, and you can use it to brew your favorite medicinal teas. Remember if you like these videos to please be sure to subscribe to my channel.
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Today our guest contributor Thad is sharing a wonderful DIY design for your gardening adventures--make this garden tool caddy for yourself or a friend this season!
Have you ever spilled your seed packets when planting the garden? Me, check. Do you grab a bowl out of the kitchen to collect your harvest? Yup. Do you…
The title of this post may seem simple, but there is a great difference between making a fruit platter and making a fruit platter. There is a bowl of strawberries and then there is a series of colors and layers and textures and shapes that provoke conversation and a gathering of people around it chattering and…
I live for figs, and August is the peak of fig season. As I write this I'm on my way out the door to meet an urban farmer who has an oasis of figs for me to pick. I heard about him and knew I had to meet him. I've been looking through my fig…
Nothing is better than fresh, sweet, delicious fruit straight out of the fridge (mmm). But there are some "tricky" fruits that are hard to tell whether or not they are ripe enough, especially without having to cut them open. Here is the ultimate cheat sheet on how to tell if these fruits are ripe and…
When I was a child and well into my teenage years, I used to proclaim myself the wild raspberry queen, battling the birds every late July so that I'd have enough berries to make jam. Eventually my dad began growing domestic raspberry bushes as well as blueberry bushes so it became a berry wonderland at…
One of my favorite things to do in summer is pick flowers and make bouquets. I sometimes find them growing wild in parking strips and random lots and really go to town. You don't have to have a lot of land around you to make it work. You also don't even need to have glass…