A Very Nice Organic Gardening Project at the White House

The encouragement to live healthy lives at home, is something that we should spread abundantly. It was delightful to see the same effort expressed from Mrs. Michelle Obama, as she explained the efforts of her first organic garden at the White House.

We have all benefited from the convenience and consistent supply of product, at our local supermarkets. Amidst the many choices at our disposal, maybe many of us have not chosen a balanced way to eat healthily.

We are here now, and reminders come along to steer us back on track to living the spans of our lives with quality in mind. Eating fresh from the earth has been, for many, a non-option. Yet, today, we find that there may be a way to add this optimal nutritional element back into our diets.

Even if we really cannot grow our own--even in a pot or two--maybe a field trip to a farm within your state--as many states have farms--may be enough to do, to add fresh-from-the-earth food into what you eat. Even though the produce aisle is always there, see what you can do to have the honor of pulling the vegetable from the dirt--with your own hands. It's worth it.

This is Michelle Obama's presentation about her organic garden at the White House:

This is a sprouted turnip seedling.

It is so important, if you can, to give your family fresh-from-the-earth nutrition. The enzymes, vitamins, and other nutrients builds strong cells--skin, muscles, brain and bones. When the children play in and around the garden, we let them pick, wash and eat what is readily edible. On the cellular level, I know that nothing in a bottle mimics what's inside of the home-grown produce we eat.

So, it's just an encouragement, as it is still not too late, to plant something, even if it's in a pot.

Our First Sprouts of the Season

It's another rainy day, a day full of nourishment for the garden, and all of the flowers and trees. Our seeds have germinated into seedlings, and the lettuce, radish and turnips are in full sprout. For a late garden, I am very happy, and relieved, to know that we may have some fresh, home-grown vegetables this year. It's a beautiful day, rain and all. Organic gardening is certainly worth the work.

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Vegetable Garden Update

Good evening!

We were able to plant our garden, and it's an organic garden! We planted all of the seeds that we have, including tomatoes from the refrigerator. This year, we decided to make our signs out of a different material--wood crate pieces, twine and sticks. In the previous years, I have used pieces of plastic or cut up aluminum pans stapled to twigs with a staple gun.

The idea behind the aluminum pans was that the reflection may keep some animals or birds away. Well, I didn't have a surplus of pans this year, nor did I have my staple gun, so we used these tangerine crates that I saved for arts and crafts. I think we only had to break up two or three. So, here's how they look. With a permanent marker, I think these signs may last, maybe even a couple of seasons.

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Thunder, Lightning and Rain!

It's a little after 4:00 AM. It rained very heavily for a while throughout the night. It was pouring! The thunderclaps were so loud that they brought back memories of when I was so frightened that it could only sleep if my mother was nearby. I hope that this isn't a precursor to a more serious weather condition to come.

I was thinking about the garden, though. Just when I thought we missed the heavy downpour days, we are blessed with the rains! I didn't get any reports yet that anything sprouted, and I wonder what will come up first.

This rain water is so much better than using the hose, and rain during the night really helps the plants grow. Anticipating a garden, waiting to savor its produce, is such an important feature of living healthy at home.

So, we'll see what's first to sprout.

My Home Garden

Over the past few days, we were setting our late garden into full swing. I was almost ready to skip this year, but the weather is still Spring-like. So, we went to our local gardening store and purchase a few bags of compost manure. Surprisingly, it was under $3.00 a bag, when I was expecting to pay close to $5.00 a bag--a 40-pound bag.

And, yes, I lifted 120 pounds of compost manure--in my nice clothes. I do not know what I was thinking. It didn't hit me that I was about to get dirty, until I saw a local shopper pull out their working gloves, before they took their bags of topsoil.

So, I found myself in a dilemma--there was no way I was lifting those bags with my bare, feminine hands. I looked around, and my eyes landed upon a make-shift solution--clear plastic bags to transport ripped compost or topsoil bags--whew!

In my hands went, and I was soon on my merry way to enriching my soil.

It would be over the next few days that the girls would go out and turn the soil and plant seeds. It was a pleasant surprise, as I've been a little under a stack of duties, that seemingly had no breaks within the near future. Maybe it was my sad frowns, or maybe it was the fact that I had a garden for almost every year of their lives. Children are so special.

We've had rain galore! I am so happy about that, because my concern was missing all of the Spring rains this year. We're waiting to see what will sprout up first.

Until next time, grow a vegetable for health!

Springing Your Home Into Spring!

As a follow-up to yesterday's post, here's a spring cleaning article I wrote, providing simple tips to refresh our homes--simply and naturally. Spring is still here, so before the weather gets too warm, let's spruce up our homes! Read: How to Spring Your House Into Spring!

End-of-Spring Cleaning Time!

This weekend is a good time to tackle spring cleaning before spring is over. Spring clean your home with vinegar, baking soda, borax, and essential oil recipes to refresh your home's environment after the cold winter months. Before the heat of summer hits us, clean out every room in your house.

Wash all curtains, pillows, and shampoo your rugs.

Mix 1 cup of vinegar with 1 gallon of water for an instant glass cleaner. Clean the mirrors, windows and glass surfaces of your home.

Mix 1 cup baking soda, 1/2 cup borax, 1/4 cup vinegar, and 2 gallons of water. Add a few drops of essential oils--peppermint, sage, ylang ylang, orange, lemon, lavender or eucalyptus--and mix well. Pour into a spray bottle and another container. Use this as an all-purpose cleaner for your home. Clean your walls, ceilings, floors and surfaces with this homemade mixture.

Open the windows! Let the fresh, spring air flow through your home.

Fill a spray bottle with water and add 1 tablespoon of vinegar. Add 7 to 10 drops of an essential oil. Choose one that you will enjoy smelling in your home. After spring cleaning your home, spray this around your home and on the soft surfaces in your home.

So, before spring is over, spruce up your home with these simple cleaning recipes!

Welcome!

Good day, everyone. Welcome to my blog, and I am happy to have you along for this journey.
Everyone is talking about living better by having healthier habits, diets and lifestyles, and this is something that we should all work hard to do. I look forward to sharing interesting information that may help us all with living healthy at home, and beyond!