EarthDay Network (not the same as EarthDay.gov) has a great site for information for politics and national outreach programs.
For a calendar of events and celebrations of Earth Day in your area, go here! You might try putting in your state to get a large list of events.
Happy playing, everyone!
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Local Nature Centers
In case you missed it, the National Environmental Education Week website has a page for Nature Centers according to your state or zipcode. (If you use zipcode, you will get only ones in that zipcode.)
A great way to see the state parks and centers that are available in your area!
Here's the link!
A great way to see the state parks and centers that are available in your area!
Here's the link!
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
M of Stuffs About the Duffs pointed out that Barbara Kingsolver has a website for her book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle.
I have not yet read the book, but look forward to the read!
Thanks for the head's up, M, and here's the direct link:
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
I have not yet read the book, but look forward to the read!
Thanks for the head's up, M, and here's the direct link:
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Buying Local
In honor of exploring local options, here is a link for you, a searchable directory of farms and markets - Local Harvest.
Hooray for farmer's market season coming soon!
Hooray for farmer's market season coming soon!
Monday, April 14, 2008
Environment Education Week
It's National Environmental Education Week this week!
There is a registration page for your school - I listed one as "home", and then "the whole wide world" as it's official name if you'd like to play but don't want to register a school or homeschool, or if you'd like to see how we do as a group.
Today's (Monday) activity is calculating your carbon footprint.
It takes a few minutes, but might be worth it to go over it with your child, if he or she is interested.
Happy Exploring!
There is a registration page for your school - I listed one as "home", and then "the whole wide world" as it's official name if you'd like to play but don't want to register a school or homeschool, or if you'd like to see how we do as a group.
Today's (Monday) activity is calculating your carbon footprint.
It takes a few minutes, but might be worth it to go over it with your child, if he or she is interested.
Happy Exploring!
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Welcome to Growing Naturally
The Growing Naturally project is for all of those who are interested in learning and growing according to their own nature, and living harmoniously with the Earth.See:
- The Growing Naturally manifesto in About the Project
- Requirements in About List Members
- and How-To in Joining the List.
We would love to have you join us!
Saturday, April 5, 2008
List Members
List of Members:
(In Order of Appearance)
LadybugZen and her Boys at Collecting Leaves
MamaK's Family at Frog Creek
Tara and her Boys at Natural, Happy, and Free
M and the rest of her Duffs at Stuff About The Duffs
Sheri's Family at My So-Called Homeschool
MamaP, Dearest, and LilBug at My Total Perspective Vortex
Aubrey's Favorite Hooligans at Band of Hooligans
Julie and her Boys at Lerend Zonder School
Growing Peas solely so my children can pick and eat them at will! If Only
Evie and the Boys at The Road Less Traveled
Carri and Family at Three Plus Two
The Family that makes up the Canterbury Academy
The Family of Chez Nous in Maine
The Unprocessed Family at The Napping House
The Unprocessed Family's tales of farmlife, at It Blows Here
Cid and her Boys at The Lough Zoo
Laura and the Boys at Wistful Wanderlust
Laura at Life Dreamed
The Family at Homeschool Image
Kimba et al at Suburban Savage
Brianna and her Loves at Serendipity
(In Order of Appearance)
LadybugZen and her Boys at Collecting Leaves
MamaK's Family at Frog Creek
Tara and her Boys at Natural, Happy, and Free
M and the rest of her Duffs at Stuff About The Duffs
Sheri's Family at My So-Called Homeschool
MamaP, Dearest, and LilBug at My Total Perspective Vortex
Aubrey's Favorite Hooligans at Band of Hooligans
Julie and her Boys at Lerend Zonder School
Growing Peas solely so my children can pick and eat them at will! If Only
Evie and the Boys at The Road Less Traveled
Carri and Family at Three Plus Two
The Family that makes up the Canterbury Academy
The Family of Chez Nous in Maine
The Unprocessed Family at The Napping House
The Unprocessed Family's tales of farmlife, at It Blows Here
Cid and her Boys at The Lough Zoo
Laura and the Boys at Wistful Wanderlust
Laura at Life Dreamed
The Family at Homeschool Image
Kimba et al at Suburban Savage
Brianna and her Loves at Serendipity
The Family and Mom In Madison
Roots and Wings
Chubbas n Boop and their Bigs
The Faulkner Family and their Adventures in Living and Learning
the family at toteleeding
Kristie and her bunch at EarthSchooling and Waldorf Enrichment
Juno and the Honyaks at The Homefront Lines
The Lynch Family at Circle the World In Big
Nikki's Family shares A Satisfying Journey Toward Simplicity
Nikki's shares how The Learning Doesn't Stop
Jess at Sustainable Suburbia
Misti and Her Boys at Chez Smiffy
Anet's Family at Purple Squirrel
The Family at The Falcon's Nest
Three Girl PileUp
Wake Up, Start Learning
Julie, Queen of the Meadow
Lorilee and Hers at Live 'n Learn Now
The Family at A New Leaf
What's Happening on Five Green Acres
Livin' on a mountain is Holistic Mama
Carrot Queen and her Family at Silver Bells and Cockleshells
Desperately Seeking Simple
The Family at My Love For My Kids
Sara at Mama Craft
DarklyFey shares her world at Live From the Red Leather Couch
Theresa shares tales from Alaska at Lapaz Home Learning
The Mama and Hers at Heart Rockin' Family
Creating at Wisdom of the Moon
Learning Adventures
Spider and Butterfly
Mom's Sewing Vault
The Hold Clan
You're Not Lost, You're Here!
Journey into Unschooling
Living and Learning
Quick Now, Here, Now, Always...
Five Orange Potatoes
April and Her Boys at Flow of Love
Backwoods Boogie Farm
Sunny Day Today Mama
The Snail's Trail
Words from a Bohemian Mom
The Waltz of The Pickle Feet
Granola Daybook
The Snail's Trail
Words from a Bohemian Mom
The Waltz of The Pickle Feet
Granola Daybook
Sensible Living
Whimsy Way: House of Learning and Play
Raising Little Shoots
A Shmeer of Blather
Our Suburban Homestead
What I'm Learning Now
Cage Free Monkeys
Mama Om
Cider and Faun
Mildred, Lola, Shirley & Me
Not Enough Acres Farm
Authentically Unique
A Homegrown Life
The Little Travelers
Wild as Weeds
Dark Side of the Broom
Three Dancing Pepitas and Us
Fletcher & Lola
Through the Eye of the Needle
Out of Clutter: A Photo Blog
Clutter to Shine
Mom and Kiddo
The Magic Onions
Travelling to Scotland
Homeschooling Outside the Lines
Necessary Room
Operation You
Pacific Northwest Nature for Families
Alpine Sanctum
Whatever Tickles Their Fancy
Sacred Heart of Jesus Homeschool Academy
Simply Playing - A Waldorf Life
Love's Nest
Earth Mama
Free Flowing Ways
Corridor Living
The Interrupted Gardener
Foursquare Schoolhouse
BabyBear: The Most Beautiful Little Miss
Roses Round the Door
Journey Wildly
Farmer's Daughter
Fanny Harville's Unschool Academy
Feel the Rhythm Inside
Bud of a Bud
Non-Local Learning
Betty's Bletherins
The Bergblog
Bella Terra
Growing Flowers
The Old Oak Tree
LittleBird by FuNkY MoMmY
SoapPixie
Acorn Pies
Want a Miracle
Rosehips and Spiderwebs
Live Free in Harmony
The Brew Crew Adventure
Barefeet Farms
Peaceful Mama
Happy @ Home
Sugarboot and Weasel
Muddy Bare Feet
From the Capricorn's Garden
Waldorf Wishes and Internet Dreams
Free to Learn and Lovin It
The Dandelion Queen
We Are Here
The Loving Path
Cloudberry
Pa Tur Med Barn / Hiking With Kids
Whither Will I Wander
Our One Sweet Family
Love Living Simply
Once Upon A Parent
Unearthing This Life
Motherhood Moments
Earthy Crunchy
Goose and Binky
Skipping Stones
Gypsy Forest
Puma Knits
Homegrown Naturally
Wonder in the Woods
The Seasonal Magpie
Whimsy Way: House of Learning and Play
Raising Little Shoots
A Shmeer of Blather
Our Suburban Homestead
What I'm Learning Now
Cage Free Monkeys
Mama Om
Cider and Faun
Mildred, Lola, Shirley & Me
Not Enough Acres Farm
Authentically Unique
A Homegrown Life
The Little Travelers
Wild as Weeds
Dark Side of the Broom
Three Dancing Pepitas and Us
Fletcher & Lola
Through the Eye of the Needle
Out of Clutter: A Photo Blog
Clutter to Shine
Mom and Kiddo
The Magic Onions
Travelling to Scotland
Homeschooling Outside the Lines
Necessary Room
Operation You
Pacific Northwest Nature for Families
Alpine Sanctum
Whatever Tickles Their Fancy
Sacred Heart of Jesus Homeschool Academy
Simply Playing - A Waldorf Life
Love's Nest
Earth Mama
Free Flowing Ways
Corridor Living
The Interrupted Gardener
Foursquare Schoolhouse
BabyBear: The Most Beautiful Little Miss
Roses Round the Door
Journey Wildly
Farmer's Daughter
Fanny Harville's Unschool Academy
Feel the Rhythm Inside
Bud of a Bud
Non-Local Learning
Betty's Bletherins
The Bergblog
Bella Terra
Growing Flowers
The Old Oak Tree
LittleBird by FuNkY MoMmY
SoapPixie
Acorn Pies
Want a Miracle
Rosehips and Spiderwebs
Live Free in Harmony
The Brew Crew Adventure
Barefeet Farms
Peaceful Mama
Happy @ Home
Sugarboot and Weasel
Muddy Bare Feet
From the Capricorn's Garden
Waldorf Wishes and Internet Dreams
Free to Learn and Lovin It
The Dandelion Queen
We Are Here
The Loving Path
Cloudberry
Pa Tur Med Barn / Hiking With Kids
Whither Will I Wander
Our One Sweet Family
Love Living Simply
Once Upon A Parent
Unearthing This Life
Motherhood Moments
Earthy Crunchy
Goose and Binky
Skipping Stones
Gypsy Forest
Puma Knits
Homegrown Naturally
Wonder in the Woods
The Seasonal Magpie
The Simple Kiwi
Bluebird Family
Off the Path
Weeds and Seeds
Rosy ~ Posy
A Magical Childhood
Planted In the Earth, Reaching for the Moon
JuJu be Baby
Child In Harmony
Kid Stuff World
Messy Fish
Hiking with Kids
Moment to Moment
Little Eco Footprints
Renaissance Mama
Leaping Greenly Spirits
Turtles to Start
Naturally Chic Mama
Valley Mama
Mummy's Learning, Too
Living In Harmony
Bella Arda
Creekrose
The Awakened Heart
Natural Mama Natural Child
Everyday Miracles
A Wild and Precious Life
Time Flies
Very Blessed Mommy
Stephanie at Happy and Free
Ordinary Life Magic
memo
Forgive me if I get overzealous (read: obnoxious) at the beginning of this project - I'm just really excited about it.
I wanted to share with you a few of the things I've been thinking - plans, if you will.
I'm excited for us (and others) to be linked together. I personally would love to join Urban Homesteaders someday, but I am eons away from that. This group was a nice middle-ground --er, beginning ground, and I thought it would be nice for us to be able to look to eachother (all in one place) for tips and project ideas.
I wanted to share with you a few of the things I've been thinking - plans for the site, if you will.
I thought at first that I would just post a couple of info things, and leave the blog as it was, aside from updating the members, but now I've had a different thought.
I am quite certain that I'll be visiting all of the blogs in this list on a daily basis (since I do, anyway :) ) but I realize that not everyone else will, necessarily.
What I'd like to do I think is when someone writes a particularly great post (whether it be about unschooling/homeschooling, gardening, discoveries in nature, farming, playin' in the mud, whatever) is write a note here to draw attention to it.
For instance, Tara at Heartschooling has a blog about Sustainable Living. She posts new ideas every Sunday. (I'm waiting to hear if we can add it to the list - but no pressure, Tara!)
or
Make sure you visit so-and-so - she made yougurt yesterday, and tells how easy and delicious it was.
Or, :), Shelby the Goat had babies!!!
I'm half kidding about that, but you see what I mean.
So I think that I shall put in posts sometimes, after all.
I don't intend to use this for writing my own stories - I think my two (blogs) have me covered, but just little snippets of everyone else's stories and moments.
Or a mention of a great new find.
If you have any ideas or suggestions for how you would like to see things progress, feel free to speak up.
Thanks, everyone!
Steph
I wanted to share with you a few of the things I've been thinking - plans, if you will.
I'm excited for us (and others) to be linked together. I personally would love to join Urban Homesteaders someday, but I am eons away from that. This group was a nice middle-ground --er, beginning ground, and I thought it would be nice for us to be able to look to eachother (all in one place) for tips and project ideas.
I wanted to share with you a few of the things I've been thinking - plans for the site, if you will.
I thought at first that I would just post a couple of info things, and leave the blog as it was, aside from updating the members, but now I've had a different thought.
I am quite certain that I'll be visiting all of the blogs in this list on a daily basis (since I do, anyway :) ) but I realize that not everyone else will, necessarily.
What I'd like to do I think is when someone writes a particularly great post (whether it be about unschooling/homeschooling, gardening, discoveries in nature, farming, playin' in the mud, whatever) is write a note here to draw attention to it.
For instance, Tara at Heartschooling has a blog about Sustainable Living. She posts new ideas every Sunday. (I'm waiting to hear if we can add it to the list - but no pressure, Tara!)
or
Make sure you visit so-and-so - she made yougurt yesterday, and tells how easy and delicious it was.
Or, :), Shelby the Goat had babies!!!
I'm half kidding about that, but you see what I mean.
So I think that I shall put in posts sometimes, after all.
I don't intend to use this for writing my own stories - I think my two (blogs) have me covered, but just little snippets of everyone else's stories and moments.
Or a mention of a great new find.
If you have any ideas or suggestions for how you would like to see things progress, feel free to speak up.
Thanks, everyone!
Steph
About the Growing Naturally Project
W e B e l i e v e :
In living some of life on the outside of doors.
In wanting to be a friend to the Earth.
That being a child who is familiar and fascinated with rocks, birds, mosses,
squirrels, tracks, lizards, bugs, rivers, seashells, frogs, ducks, or mud puddles is a
Grand Thing To Be.
In enjoying walks in the rain.
In snowshoeing on a mountainside.
In recycling, and teaching little ones to do so.
In servicing the Earth once in a while.
That magnifying glasses are important.
Perhaps that dirt under the fingernails is always appropriate.
In wild bird seed and hummingbird feeders.
In hummingbird and butterfly gardens in your backyard.
In leaving a couple of weeds in our gardens alone because the beneficial spiders
call them home.
In making wishes with dandelions.
In birdbaths.
In hanging laundry on the line.
That homemade cookies are best.
In collecting leaves in the fall, gathering colorful rocks out of stream beds in the summertime, putting dandelions in a budvase when they're offered to you, and catching snowflakes on your tongue.
In gardening in a way that is friendly to the earth .
That raspberries right off the canes are the tastiest.
In decorating for winter holidays with strands of cranberries, popcorn,
and orange slices for outdoor animal friends.
That books long to be read while lying blissfully in the shade of a favorite tree.
In going barefoot.
In experiencing the morning's first cuppa while sitting in the sun,
urging it to warm the earth and our selves.
We believe in painting outdoors.
In collecting acorns and pinecones.
In compost.
And earthworms.
In visits to the natural history museum.
And local farms.
In dirty feet and gingham dresses dangling from a tire swing.
In catching frogs -or trying to- and chasing lizards.
In gathering eggs and patting the nose of your favorite cow every morning... if you're lucky.
That it's important to know where the best fishin' is at any time of the year.
In open windows.
In freckles on noses.
We believe in any or all of these things.
We believe in living the best life --according to our own desires and nature.
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In living some of life on the outside of doors.
In wanting to be a friend to the Earth.
That being a child who is familiar and fascinated with rocks, birds, mosses,
squirrels, tracks, lizards, bugs, rivers, seashells, frogs, ducks, or mud puddles is a
Grand Thing To Be.
In enjoying walks in the rain.
In snowshoeing on a mountainside.
In recycling, and teaching little ones to do so.
In servicing the Earth once in a while.
That magnifying glasses are important.
Perhaps that dirt under the fingernails is always appropriate.
In wild bird seed and hummingbird feeders.
In hummingbird and butterfly gardens in your backyard.
In leaving a couple of weeds in our gardens alone because the beneficial spiders
call them home.
In making wishes with dandelions.
In birdbaths.
In hanging laundry on the line.
That homemade cookies are best.
In collecting leaves in the fall, gathering colorful rocks out of stream beds in the summertime, putting dandelions in a budvase when they're offered to you, and catching snowflakes on your tongue.
In gardening in a way that is friendly to the earth .
That raspberries right off the canes are the tastiest.
In decorating for winter holidays with strands of cranberries, popcorn,
and orange slices for outdoor animal friends.
That books long to be read while lying blissfully in the shade of a favorite tree.
In going barefoot.
In experiencing the morning's first cuppa while sitting in the sun,
urging it to warm the earth and our selves.
We believe in painting outdoors.
In collecting acorns and pinecones.
In compost.
And earthworms.
In visits to the natural history museum.
And local farms.
In dirty feet and gingham dresses dangling from a tire swing.
In catching frogs -or trying to- and chasing lizards.
In gathering eggs and patting the nose of your favorite cow every morning... if you're lucky.
That it's important to know where the best fishin' is at any time of the year.
In open windows.
In freckles on noses.
We believe in any or all of these things.
We believe in living the best life --according to our own desires and nature.
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About List Members
This idea, Growing Naturally, and all it can entail,
can be a bit overwhelming.
The idea of this list is not to make people think that they have to live their lives
according to someone else's standards.
It is not about growing your own cotton
to make your own thread
to weave your own cloth
to make your own clothes.
(But you certainly can if you want to, and please let the rest of us know
exactly How You Did That, should you decide to do so!)
Growing Naturally is for everyone who wants to be more earth-conscious,
who believes in learning about things one finds interesting,
dreams of homesteading, farming, or even gardening,
loves (even the idea of) nature journaling,
enjoys playing in the creek with their babes,
and believes that living life under the sun
and rainclouds
and stars
is time well spent.
It is for everyone who wants to bring to the world the best part of their True Selves.
We make no requirements of our members,
except that you have a love and respect
for our Earth.
And that you believe that none of us ever stops growing.
Joining the List
To join in this endeavor, just choose the image you prefer and insert the html code into the sidebar of your blog, and leave a comment with your blog address to be added to the list.
(You do that by right-clicking in the box, choose select all, then right click again to copy, and paste it into your page elements.)
(You do that by right-clicking in the box, choose select all, then right click again to copy, and paste it into your page elements.)
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