This Week: Gardening by The Moon, 50 Uses for Maple Syrup, 10 Healthy Lunch Tips, and More!

Published: Mon, 03/31/14

March 2014 - Issue 5

"When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around." ~ Willie Nelson

Gardening by The Phases of The Moon

In recent years there has been renewed interest in gardening by the phases of the moon, particularly in vegetable growing. Although there is still no scientific proof that planting in this way really works, many people believe that it does and there are some common sense reasons why it should. Ancient farmers would have planned the growing year on their land by the weather and the moon's cycle would have helped them in this.

10 Healthy Brown Bag Lunch Tips

Sack Lunches can be tough to pack when you are looking to keep things healthy. Here are a few ways I've made a brown bag lunch work in our family.

50 Uses for Maple Syrup

50 Uses encompasses suggestions for beverages, snacks and appetizers, salad dressings, toppings, breads and muffins and deserts along with a few unorthodox uses that will surprise you. Most of these tips are easy to create.

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Cooking Remedy - by Mrs. Rais

If your soup or stir fried veggies gets too salty, don't panic. Cut a slice of peeled raw potato and put it in the soup and cook for 3 to 5 minutes. After that you can take the potato out, and you can enjoy the soup.

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Beets and Cannellini Bean Salad

Combining beets and beans can produce a wonderfully tasty way to get more garden goodies into your home menu. Colorful and appetizing, the combination contains everything from fiber to vitamins and phytonutrients.

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Western Herbs - Herbs of The U.S. Northwest

The Pacific Northwest is full of a lot of things; history, geology and interesting plants are but a few. As our kids were growing up, we played a game called Oregon Trail, so many of the events...and plant life...were covered as part of their education. It was fun, but it was also fascinating.

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May your week be filled with life's beautiful offerings!

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