Tag: climate change
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🌱 Living Sustainably: Choosing All-Natural, Homemade Products Over Commercial
Happy autumn, friends! I hope this beautiful season finds you enjoying the spoils of harvest and soaking in the colors and scents of nature’s grand finale. The trees are performing their yearly ritual of dazzling transformation—from green to glowing golds, rustic browns, and deep oranges—and I can never get enough. Autumn always sparks my creativity.…
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Midsummer Dreams and Nightmares: Growing Food in a Changing Climate
Realizing dreams and accepting failures while building a food forest Summertime, and the living is indeed easy—especially this year, after our horrendous winter. Beginning in March, the sun’s position realigns with my solar panels, and my generator use plummets. By May, I can turn off the propane heater and use the wood stove for those…
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Benefits of Sweet Almond Oil for Your Skin
Essential oils need to be diluted before applying to your skin. I use Sweet Almond Oil as my main carrier oil in many of my products. Why? Sweet Almond Oil has so many amazing and natural benefits. Skin Hydration Sweet Almond Oil contains many nutrients that are good for the skin, including vitamins, minerals, fatty…
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Action Absorbs Anxiety
Preparation is the foundation of peace of mind—and every step you take today builds a more resilient tomorrow. Spring as a Fresh Start Thankfully, spring has arrived, bringing a welcome shift after a long, challenging winter. This season always feels like a fresh start to me—not just for the garden, but for all the projects…
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Winter 2025 Just Never Stopped
Surviving an Extreme Winter as a Solo Lady Living Off-Grid (Part 2) I hadn’t planned for this to be a follow-up to my January post, but here we are. Thankfully, I made it to spring! I can’t tell you how relieved I am to see temperatures above freezing and life getting back to normal. I’m…
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Supporting Local Businesses: A Small Choice with a Big Impact
Hello from upstate New York, where we are currently being absolutely pummeled with snow. What better time to sit down and write this blog post—especially when I’m weary from both shoveling and worrying! If we want to build more resilient communities, we need to take action now. Not just worrying about the weather, but also…
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Surviving Winter 2025 Off-Grid
No running water. Low on Firewood. Living without fossil fuels is hard. Oh, and how to reset a well pump It’s only January, and it’s already been a tough winter here in upstate New York. Since mid-December, we’ve had relentless snowstorms and frigid temperatures unlike anything I’ve seen in years. I was completely unprepared—and it’s…
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Cultivating Hope: A Mother’s Mission
Greetings from the Dandelion+Burdock homestead! As I hustle through various projects before the heat becomes too intense, I’m acutely aware of the severe weather predictions for this year. I sincerely hope you and your loved ones stay safe and unaffected. As an environmentalist deeply concerned with climate change, I’ve been reflecting on my efforts both…
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Ten More Ways to Live Sustainably
An article in National Geographic this week by Sarah Gibbens, titled “5 simple things you can do to live more sustainably” inspired me to contribute to her list because honestly, they aren’t all very simple. Gibbens’ list of five things Gibbens’ list, like mine below, may include things that could never work for you. And…