Gardening – Sustainable Balance Sustainable, high-quality human lifestyles. Mon, 27 Mar 2017 04:13:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 /?v=4.4.8 A Cedar Self-Wicking Planter /cedar-self-wicking-planter/ /cedar-self-wicking-planter/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2016 15:00:07 +0000 /?p=1986 In my last post, I described the changes I had made to my balcony to increase the amount of “nature” in my apartment to provide a more soothing and relaxing environment. As part of that, my friend and I made a bare cedar self-wicking planter with a waterproof basin in the bottom. The basin holds … Continue reading A Cedar Self-Wicking Planter →

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]]> /cedar-self-wicking-planter/feed/ 2 The Importance of Your Environment /the-importance-of-your-environment/ /the-importance-of-your-environment/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2016 15:00:24 +0000 /?p=1947 I’d heard before that being in a natural environment was healthy. Forest bathing and those types of things were always talked up in the Primal/Paleo communities, and hey, I definitely enjoyed hiking, camping, and cottaging and all that. It just feels good. That said – I’ve also always been mostly a city boy. Growing plants … Continue reading The Importance of Your Environment →

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]]> /the-importance-of-your-environment/feed/ 6 Sourcing High-Quality Food – Produce /sourcing-high-quality-food-produce/ /sourcing-high-quality-food-produce/#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2014 13:00:48 +0000 /?p=717 Featured image courtesy of val’sphotos. High-Quality Food – Produce This post will present my strategies for sourcing high-quality food, focusing on produce, to support a healthy diet based on (mostly) unprocessed plants and animals. I will introduce the range of quality that is present in the modern food system, and how to keep the quality … Continue reading Sourcing High-Quality Food – Produce →

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