Organic Gardening

Gardening Resources – TV Free Friday

April 19, 2013

Disclosure: I was provided with a copy of Gardening for Geeks for review. My own geeky excitement and opinions are of my own nerd self. Affiliate links are included to help Crafty Garden Mama grow. If you are like me, you are always looking for more resources about your hobbies and passions. Gardening for Geeks […]

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Rotisserie Chicken Recipes for Meal Planning

April 9, 2013

Welcome to the April 2013 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Family Recipes This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants are sharing their recipes, their stories, their pictures, and their memories. *** Like most families nowadays, we are always […]

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Watermelon Magic

March 3, 2013

I have had the great pleasure of working with Longview Market over the past month on the Locavore Challenge. When I heard about the film, Watermelon Magic, I was thrilled to see that some of it was filmed at Longview. So, I am happy to pass along the following information about this film and hope […]

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Native American Foods Locavore Challenge

February 28, 2013

How do Native American foods factor into the Locavore Challenge? This past Sunday, I had the pleasure to pop over to Longview Market in order to attend a demonstration about what the winter Native American foods were in the Philadelphia region. Harmony had a wonderful layout to show us what the Lenape tribe would have […]

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Top 3 Attractive Locavore Benefits

February 18, 2013

Disclosure: In exchange for writing about the Locavore Challenge, I have been compensated with classes at Longview. All opinions are my own. Today’s challenge from Longview Farm Market is to discuss what is attractive about being a locavore in your region. I have many reasons for enjoying how we eat, but thought a top 3 […]

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Top Locavore and Gardening Books

February 4, 2013

Today’s Locavore Challenge with Longview Farm Market is to choose some great books to read to learn more about how to eat locally, how to eat seasonally and how to grow your own foods. Longview has some great suggested books and I am including some of my own picks. I also included some food and […]

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Longview Locavore Challenge

February 1, 2013

It’s here! It is officially February 1st and it is time to start the Locavore Challenge along with the Longview Center for Agriculture! A division of Greener Partners, Longview is a 120 acre farm in Collegeville, PA (just outside of Philadelphia) and they maintain organic and sustainable practices. In addition to farming a wide variety […]

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Choosing Companies Who Give Back

January 31, 2013

My final resolution for the month and for my financial goals is to seek out companies who give back. Choosing to purchase from  companies such as these can help to benefit non-profit programs and encourage community building. One such company is Seeds of Change. We have been patrons of Seeds of Change for a few […]

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Longview Locavores

January 29, 2013

As we are heading towards February this week, I wanted to let you know some more about the Longview Center of Agriculture’s Locavore Challenge. Longview is located in Collegeville, PA and has 120 acres of organically and sustainably farmed land. They are a section of Greener Partners and they produce food in all 4 seasons. […]

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Fall Blueberry Planting

October 16, 2012

This week, we had a warm day when I was able to plant the two blueberry bushes that we bought at the Burpee Garden tour. I paired one with the semi-alive front bush in hopes that it will encourage it next year. As you can see in the series below, I dug the holes, filled […]

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