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Hi, my name is Jessie. I'm an Atlanta software engineer, mom, gardener, and general life enthusiast. Please follow me in my journey to save money, do my part for the planet, and try to live a simpler life.
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Promise of Spring
Buds are swelling on bare branches, teased by these warm February days… Early color peeks out of the brown expanse… And the very first of the spring garden residents are yawning and rubbing their eyes in the new found sun… … Continue reading
Monsanto Case Dismissed with Reckless Abandon
Remember when I told you about about the preemptive lawsuit organic growers were bringing against Monsanto? Well, yesterday, ahead of the expected schedule, U.S. Federal Dist. Judge Naomi Buchwald dismissed the case. Now, there are plenty of articles on numerous … Continue reading
Posted in Big Agriculture
Tagged agriculture, conventional, GMO, judge, Monsanto, organic
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Finding Center
This is not a knitting blog, so I usually don’t post about my projects, but yesterday I cast on for Hanami… Hanami (hah-nah-mee) is the Japanese tradition of appreciating the beauty of flowers, almost always referring to the cherry blossom. … Continue reading
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A single moment, no words, thank you SouleMama
Food Waste Friday – Srsly?
Every Friday, Kristen over at The Frugal Girl posts a picture of her food waste. She invites other bloggers to join in her effort to save money and reduce the amount of food that gets thrown away in our country … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Food Waste, Food Waste Friday, Frugal
Tagged environment, food-waste, frugal, Monsanto, pesticides
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Independence Days Challenge 2012 – Week 3
Producing more food for my family and becoming generally more self-sufficient has been one of my long time goals now, so I was excited to see the Independence Days Challenge is back on Sharon Astyk’s excellent blog The Chatelaine’s Keys. … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Independence Days 2012, Self-Sufficiency
Tagged food, independence days, self-sufficient, waste
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Independence Days Challenge 2012 – Week 2
Producing more food for my family and becoming generally more self-sufficient has been one of my long time goals now, so I was excited to see the Independence Days Challenge is back on Sharon Astyk’s excellent blog The Chatelaine’s Keys. … Continue reading
Posted in Chickens, Independence Days 2012
Tagged food, independence days, self-sufficient, waste
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Food Waste Friday
Every Friday, Kristen over at The Frugal Girl posts a picture of her food waste. She invites other bloggers to join in her effort to save money and reduce the amount of food that gets thrown away in our country … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Food Waste, Food Waste Friday, Frugal
Tagged environment, food-waste, frugal
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{ this moment }
A single moment, no words, thank you SouleMama
Jessie : Improved 