see...i have this friends who's turning a little hippy, and i'm pretty sure her master plan is to turn me too. first it was organic fruits and vegetables, which became much easier when we moved to "little mexico". then it was organic ketchup, organic meat (raising your own sheep has proven to be much cheaper than lamb from Albertsons), and tofu. so far the only way i have found to prepare it that my husband doesn't grimace like a 3 year old is in stir fry, mostly because i truly believe that some how behind those dark arab eyes there is a slight slant (can you say that for the world to read?). now it's tea tree shampoo, trader joe's hand soap, and less chemicals in the house.
however, since our fairly recent move to Idaho, all this natural living has proven to be much more complicated. recycling is quite a chore, driving 40 minutes to be able to recycle glass doesn't seem to be so logical. the majority of people don't even know what "organic" is much less carry any. The plan now is to get a garden in this fall and have it ready for all sorts of fruits and veggies for the spring. Being self sufficient is much easier and healthier. The trick is going to be a compost container that keeps a 100 pound lab that climbs like a goat from eating all the contents! however, hopefully by next summer we will be dining on homegrown veggies, some fruit and our very own free range meat.
any ideas for a way to make things a little more healthy, a little less chemical filled, and a little more earth friendly are all very welcomed. of coarse considering our current location and availability.
now if only we could get those crop dusters coating the field next door with chemicals to stop flying over our house dropping their cancer dust on us!
however, since our fairly recent move to Idaho, all this natural living has proven to be much more complicated. recycling is quite a chore, driving 40 minutes to be able to recycle glass doesn't seem to be so logical. the majority of people don't even know what "organic" is much less carry any. The plan now is to get a garden in this fall and have it ready for all sorts of fruits and veggies for the spring. Being self sufficient is much easier and healthier. The trick is going to be a compost container that keeps a 100 pound lab that climbs like a goat from eating all the contents! however, hopefully by next summer we will be dining on homegrown veggies, some fruit and our very own free range meat.
any ideas for a way to make things a little more healthy, a little less chemical filled, and a little more earth friendly are all very welcomed. of coarse considering our current location and availability.
now if only we could get those crop dusters coating the field next door with chemicals to stop flying over our house dropping their cancer dust on us!
