The Road Less Traveled

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Hello. I’ve returned after a spell of commuting with nature :)

Spring is the best time of year, especially for those with a green thumb.

We decided to risk potential frosts so we now have been sprouting lettuce, onions, herbs, broccoli, spinach, carrots, peas and cantaloupe. Everything else we staggered with seeding and these should be sprouting shortly.

If you’re into DIY projects, planting a garden can be a wonderful resource for not only taking control of your edible health, but also for creating your own bath and beauty essentials 100% naturally.

Not only this, did you know you can make your own candles, natural soap bars, body scrubs, tanning lotions etc, and market your hand made bath and spa creations at artisan websites such as Etsy and Art Fire?

If you’re creative and like to learn, making your own hand made products is in the realm of possibilities…

(Photographer: Jon Sullivan. Creative Commons: Public Domain)

Happy Earth Day fellow citizens.

This April 22nd, 2009 marks the 39th year of Earth Day, and the initiation of Earth Day’s 40th anniversary/2010 campaign on what has been branded The Green Generation Campaign.

The Green Generation Campaign’s core values are listed as the following based from the Earth Day Network website:

* A carbon-free future based on renewable energy that will end our common dependency on fossil fuels, including coal.

* An individual’s commitment to responsible, sustainable consumption.

* Creation of a new green economy that lifts people out of poverty by creating millions of quality green jobs and transforms the global education system into a green one.

Notice this third core goal - I certainly would like to see a new green economy, and one that truly does create quality jobs and green education. Perhaps this is setting the footsteps in the right direction after all.

I am anticipating over the next decade we will witness and experience some novel turn-about(s) in these areas. Here’s to time will tell . . .