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May’s Lunar Garden Planting

May 3rd, 2011

Today I’m taking advantage of the New Moon happening RIGHT at the beginning of May, and I’ve been sitting here planning my planting schedule for the month.

Here’s what I ended up with after an hour.

The List

Which I translated over into a second form….

The Calendar

And there you have it.  A lunar planting calendar for the month of May, 2011.

From Friday May 6th @ 10:32 pm EDT until Monday May 9th @ 5:35 am EDT the moon is in its first waxing quarter and in Cancer.  This is the perfect time for me to plant my lettuce, cabbage, tomatoes, cucumbers, watermelon, and herbs. *** That’s this coming weekend! ***

From Friday May 13th @ 11:56 am EDT until Sunday May 15th @ 12:31 pm EDT the moon is in its second waxing quarter and in Libra.  This is the ideal time to plant flowers.  Especially sunflowers. *** That’s next weekend! ***

From Sunday May 15th @ 12:31 pm EDT until Tuesday May 17th @ 7:09 am EDT the moon is in its second waxing quarter and in Scorpio.  These are the days to be planting my beans, zucchini, pumpkin, peppers, and peas.

From Tuesday May 17th @ 1:22 pm EDT until Thursday May 19th @ 10:17 am EDT the moon is in its third waning quarter and in Sagittarius.  Here is where we plant our onions.

From Thursday May 19th @ 4:16 pm EDT until Saturday May 21st @ 5:04 am EDT the moon is in its third waning quarter and in Capricorn.  This is the time in the cycle to plant the potatoes, beets, and radishes.

And finally, on Tuesday May 24th from 8:24 am EDT until 2:52 pm EDT the moon is in its third waning quarter and in Pisces.  In this small window of six and a half hours, get those carrots in the ground!

May 27th, 28th, and June 1st are PERFECT days to trim and weed to retard growth.

And that’s the garden!

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Fake Food Can’t Do That

April 15th, 2011

I watched Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution the other day. He’s starting season two now.  He’s on ABC on Tuesdays @ 9pm and I encourage everyone I encounter to watch it.

Here is a youtube clip of my favorite part of Tuesday’s  season launching episode.

Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution: 70% of America’s Beef is Treated with Ammonia
“Pink Slime”

And you can watch the full episode online, here.

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I used to LOVE Taco Bell.  Nachos Bell Grande please.

I used to LOVE Arby’s.  Roast Beef N Cheddar please!

I used to LOVE Wendy’s.  Single value meal please!!

I used to LOVE Mac Donald’s.  Ten piece Chicken Mac Nuggets meal please!!!

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Now… those things don’t even taste like food to me.

Now… I have become familiar with what real food tastes like.

Now… Fake food no longer satisfies me.

Now… I often notice that I feel like crap for many hours after eating fake food.

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Eating something just because it “tastes good” (which is totally debatable) is how countless animals have died after drinking some sweet tasting antifreeze.  We’ve been given the beautiful gift of common sense and reasoning.  We must stop acting like stupid animals.

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And yes, I know.

I hear you shouting at me.

WE WILL ALL DIE ANYWAY!!

WHY NOT ENJOY WHAT YOU’RE EATING IN THE MEANTIME?!?

I DON’T NEED TO LIVE FOREVER!

HEALTH NUTS ARE GONNA FEEL STUPID SOMEDAY, LYING IN THE HOSPITAL, DYING OF NOTHING!

But the thing you don’t know…

The thing you fail to see…

Is that my Now is improved.

I love my Now even more when I nourish it well.

I may be hit by a bus tomorrow…

But as I sat here, eating my real food…

I felt the life force of the Universe…

Grant my body Nourishment & Love…

And my Now became a communion with God.

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A Naked & Green Kind of Clean

February 21st, 2011

Greetings my blog family~

I have an odd post today because that’s just how I roll.

First, I would like to say that I am currently immersed in Doreen Virtue’s new book, The Angel Therapy Handbook, and you can expect to get my review on Thursday!

Second, I am also hosting a Waning Moon Banishing Meditation on Thursday at 11 am and 11 pm EST. You can see the event posted on facebook and RSVP as “attending,” or simply comment or reply to this post and I will add you to the reminder list and you will get a reminder email the morning and evening of the event.

And now… the odd part.

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I have managed to rid my home of virtually every chemical cleaner.  The things I use to clean most of the time is Dr. Bronners Sal Suds, which is biodegradable and septic safe, and a homemade, all purpose cleaner I make that is equal parts white vinegar, rubbing alcohol, and water, with a drop or 2 of Sal Suds.

So here comes the question of the day.  Don’t you just love scrubbing your tub and/or shower?  Isn’t it just the most fun you can have with your boots on?  No?  I didn’t think so.  It can however, be much easier with your boots OFF… your boots and the rest of your clothes…

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I have huge, clear, glass doors on my shower.  They’re the most awful things to keep clean.  Spots and streaks and hard water and soap scum and YUCK!

Well, I had an epiphany in the shower last week-ish.  If most of the crap in the shower is left behind from the soap and the water, then why can’t I use the soap and the water to CLEAN it too?  I mean, it’s not like I’ll be naked and slathered in chemical cleaners.  It’s soap for goodness sake.

So I hopped out of the shower and fetched a brand new scrubby pad from under the sink in the kitchen.

I squirted a little soap on the pad and gave the shower doors a quick scrub down and rinsed them before I got out. Wow!  They’re beautiful!  And that is, by FAR, the easiest it’s EVER been for me to clean them.

I squeezed out the scrubby really well and stood it up on the shower rack to dry and it stays there.  The shower and tub is the ONLY thing it is used for.  I’d hate to stand in the shower playing with something that scrubs the toilet.

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So there’s my really odd post.  Maybe it’s TMI..lol.  I have just found it EVER so convenient to do once a week, it makes my bathroom look SO much nicer, it makes me feel good when I look at it.  And it’s one of the beautiful perks of using mild, organic cleaners.  If I wouldn’t use it on myself, why would I want to breath its fumes into my lungs?

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Have a wonderful week, my friends.  See you Thursday!~

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