Earth Day is celebrated on Saturday April 22, 2023 and to me it’s a holiday, like many others. Even though this environmental movement has only been around since 1970, it has gained worldwide popularity with good reason. We only have one earth! I was honored when Boxed Water asked if I’d like to collaborate with them for an Earth Day giveaway.
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Cute and Eco-Friendly glassware you didn't know you wanted
in #AD, carbon-neutral, eco-friendly, gift ideas, glasses, green company, homeandgarden, homedecor, sustainable, by Linda A Kinsman, Friday, October 01, 2021
Happy October my friends! Are you ready for all the seasonal goodness that Autumn brings? I sure am. One of my favorite things to do when the seasons change is switching out my dishes and glassware along with my home decor I love using fun seasonal coffee mugs, festive dinner and serving plates and of course my glassware gets an update too. I was delighted when I was asked if I’d like to learn more about Neutrall, a woman led, Austin TX. Based company making cute and eco-friendly glassware you didn’t know you wanted until you saw them.
Cute and Eco-Friendly glassware:
Pan Seared Lemon Pepper Salmon Recipe
in #AD, dinners, mealsandmains, pan seared, Salmon, simple, sustainable, tasty food, wild Alaska, by Linda A Kinsman, Thursday, January 23, 2020
One of the best gifts I received over the holiday’s was a box of Sitka Wild Alaskan Coho Salmon and Wild Alaskan Pacific Cod straight from the fishermen in Sitka Alaska. To my delight, I opened the special cold delivery box to find beautiful pieces of flash frozen Salmon and Cod. My mouth watered, just thinking of all the ways I might cook these beauties. Since we’re back to busy work and school schedule’s I wanted to share a super simple Salmon recipe that will have you out of the kitchen fast. It is such a crowd pleaser here at my house, and I’m betting your family is going to love my Pan Seared Lemon Pepper Salmon too.
Winner, Winner, Salmon Dinner!
Make the switch to tree free sustainable paper products
in #AD, #grovepartner, cleaning, eco friendly, free products, paper products, sustainable, by Linda A Kinsman, Friday, October 05, 2018
Over the past few years, I've been working on transitioning my home to natural and environmentally friendly products. I love a clean and tidy home, and while I’m doing well with my cleaning products, there is one thing I've struggled with though, my continued use of paper products. Folks, not going to lie, I use a lot of paper towels and napkins! That's why I'm happy to partner with Grove Collabortive today to share a new eco-friendly product line with you.
Introducing: Seedling By Grove Collaborative
Fantastic hunger relief scholars program for teens
in #AD, FamilyLife, food, hunger, program, relief, scholar, sustainable, teen, water, by Linda A Kinsman, Monday, February 12, 2018
Food and water, two resources most of us in America; especially in suburbia, take for granted. I know that I do. Turning on the tap for clean water, or opening my pantry for food is something I’m so accustomed to doing; I’ve become spoiled. Sure, my family and I give to our local food pantries, Goodwill store, and local shelter and we do our best not to waste water by turning off taps and conserving water when gardening, but there is so much more we can and should do to help protect our natural resources and help end hunger. I’m thrilled to partner with General Mills on their hunger relief scholars program for teens today. I think it’s a fantastic program! If you have teens, please read on!
To say that it is an honor to review Barb Webb’s newest book
on sustainable living is an understatement.
As an avid reader of her blog Rural Mom, I grew to love Barb’s quick wit
and clever writing style years ago.
Simply put- Barb teaches without every
preaching. She is a pro-earth, sustainable living chick who is out to show all
us modern ladies that this lifestyle can be sexy in her newest book: Getting
Laid- Everything you need to know about raising chickens, gardening and
preserving. I received a digital copy of this book to share my thoughts with you today. All opinions are my own.
About Getting Laid from Amazon:
"Sustainable living boasts no boundaries. You don't need massive amounts of acreage or even a fenced-in backyard. We may not be 100 percent sustainable in our lifestyle, but we can become better in-tune with our environment and conscientious of our actions. Like all aspects of life, it's about balance, finding ways to live a greener, cleaner life within the parameters of your current lifestyle.
Top blogger for country living, Rural Mom, shows us the (actually very easy) way to live a sustainable lifestyle without making ourselves crazy in the process."
Top blogger for country living, Rural Mom, shows us the (actually very easy) way to live a sustainable lifestyle without making ourselves crazy in the process."
My thoughts:
Reading this book was fun, enlightening and motivating.
Barb says that sustainable living is not only practical, it’s doable! That our sustainable
living mission is of the utmost importance to ourselves, our environment and
future generations!
Excerpt from Getting Laid:
In this ten chapter book chock full of helpful guides and
tips Barb takes us by the hand and helps us understand:
How making one small change today and then another tomorrow
can lead to a lighter, greener, sexier lifestyle.
Choose the correct chicken for our personality (I got raise
chickens for eggs) and master the art of Chicken Zen by following Barb’s guides
to caring for your chickens.
What organic gardening means and how to get started with
step by step guides on choosing plants, caring/watering/harvesting and
preserving.
And so much more!
I spent a lot of time in Barb’s gardening chapters. I loved
her quick Chick Tips like this one:
"For sweeter tomatoes, sprinkle baking soda
around the base of the tomato plant once a week prior to watering. The baking
soda lowers acidity in the soil, which translates to plump, sweet tomatoes on
the vine."
I also found her Gardening Themes Guide helpful. She shows you how to plant and grow by
culinary themes like an Irish or Italian garden.
I’ve starred and highlighted so many sections of Getting
Laid for later reference! Chapters on, composting with worms and how to make an indoor
Vermicomposter and canning were of special interest to my husband (worms) and canning (me).
Dotted throughout this book are over 100 mouthwatering recipes!
Everything from an Old World Irish Mince
meat pies to a delightful sounding Cucumber and Green Bean Salad our showcased.
Excerpt from Getting Laid:
I couldn’t help but think of my parents and my grandparents
while reading and in some cases re-reading the pages of this guide book. I had
the privilege of growing up in a family that loves the earth and what it
provides us.
My family always had large gardens and one of my earliest and
fondest memories with my Dad was working in the garden until the Whippoorwills
called. That was my cue that dusk was at hand and it was time for me to put
down my hoe or spade and go in for the night.
Reading Barb’s words, feeling her sentiments, so aligned with mine- made me long
for a cup of tea at my Grandmothers table once more, where I could share this
book with her and listen to her stories and now, as an adult, share a few of my
own tales.
If
you’ve ever longed for simpler days, if you’ve ever wished you could have lived
like your grandparents did- gardening/hunting/preserving/thriving – this book
is for you!
You can purchase a copy for yourself by visiting Amazon. This book
would make a perfect gift for friends and family who have expressed a desire to
raise chickens, garden or live a more sustainable lifestyle.
You can learn more about the author, Barb Webb by visiting
her author’s website Sustainable Chick. You can also join us on our sustainable
living journey by visiting Rural Mom owned by the incomparable Barb Webb.
It
has been my privilege to work on Rural Mom for close to a year; first as a
regular columnist and now as the assistant editor. I’ll be joining the Rural
Mom team more often this summer so I hope to see you there.
Please share in comments: Do you raise, or want to raise chickens? If so, what
kind?
When I read the email from MomsMeet.com asking their bloggers if
we’d like to try some organic tea and nutrient –dense Moringa leaves, I happily
said yes because my daughters and I love drinking tea and I wanted to try
Moringa. Even though I got these products free for review
purposes, I feel like I got so much more than freebies. I got a glimpse into
farming in countries far away and how just one small purchase helps an entire
family. I can’t wait to share more about the Organic India Mission and some of
their products with you today. All opinions are my own.
I was expecting to receive a box
of tea and some Moringa powder so I was happily surprised when I received a
large box full of products to try. My
daughters and I tried the Tulsi
(Holy Basil) teas first.
We received a box of:
- Green Tea
- Cinnamon Rose
- Moringa
All of these teas are certified organic
and are reported to help relieve stress and protect the immune system.
My Thoughts:
We really enjoyed the green tea
and the cinnamon rose. I found no need to add sugar or any sweetener to either tea,
making it a perfect to go tea. Since my Organic India box included a tall
reusable to go cup, I found myself taking tea with the bag in more often than
coffee!
I also received 3 bottles of herbal supplements.
We received a bottle of:
- Joy! - To uplift moods.
- Turmeric- for healthy inflammation response.
- Moringa- Essential Nutrition.
My Thoughts:
While I did take one or two of
all the supplements to see how I liked them for the purpose of this review, I
enjoy the benefits of the Moringa the most as I can’t see or feel any
difference when I take a Joy! or Turmeric supplement.
You may be thinking, what exactly
is Moringa? And that is a very good question. I had never heard of it myself
until very recently.
According to Organic India-
Moringa is considered one of the most complete, nutrient-dense plants on Earth! More information from Organic India's website:
I wanted to share all this
goodness with my daughters, so I added a teaspoon of Moringa powder to their banana-berry
smoothie’s and it was delicious!
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Moringa Leaf Powder |
There was no bad taste, no funny
smell, just yummy goodness! The Moringa did make our smoothie a little thicker
than usually, but we had no problem with that!
I really enjoyed experiencing all
the great Organic India products I was sent and invite you to learn more about:
- Their global sustainable mission
- Moringa combats malnutrition
- Their farmers
- Their products
by
visiting their website and following them on Facebook and Twitter. You may
decide to purchase a few of their organic products while you are there, which
will make you a part of the global sustainable mission as well.
Please share in comments: Do you drink tea or
a regular basis and if so, what type do you enjoy?