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My earth day is everyday.  I walk up a mountain for exercise.  I have a variety of  tea  sit spots like, up in the mountains, in the garden, in my special garden spots, in the trees listen to the birds and in the sun.   I put my hands in the dirt in a daily basis, I eat local organic food and organic food,  I use petroleum free products.  We are growing our own food,  I limit my car trips, I do not consume much, I work on a daily basis to keep my earth foot print small and simple.   These are just a few things that I do to take care of the earth.  I would love to see photos and/or hear from you about what you do to take care of the earth... You can create just a blog with photos and statements if you like.  Pictures say a thousand words  

Nettle, very nutritional and not to late to go find some, collect it and cook it... 

Green House

Love Garden Peas

Vertical Growing - Strawberries 

Garden Baby Salad Box 

Celery,..... Yum!

Comfrey- A wonderful bone healer 

Shallots

Red Ranger Chicks.  

Salad from the green house 

Tea time bright and early this morning with a  mountain view 

This is the beginning of the most active part of the year and the beginning of Summer. All of life is bursting with fertility, sap is rising, birdsong fills the air and growth is everywhere. 

It is a time to practicing the art of wooing, for letting passions fly in the exuberant joy of the moment.  It is a time to express yourself, but also to remember to stay grounded. 

It is a great time to renew your goals.  Ask yourself what you wish to give energy to.  Where will you put your focus?  What can you change for the better?  What actions can you make that will help the spread of goodwill and Love in the world?  Spring has sprung, summer is on the way, it is time to make the most of its raw energy for initiating plans and visions.  Everything you do now will bring you closer to your goals, as the expansive energy of the moment carries you along.  

How about trying some new recipes?  

Wild Pesto: 

http://mcminnvillehealthdefense.ning.com/profiles/blogs/let-food-be-thy-medicine-and-medicine-be-thy-food-hippocrates

Great Salad Dressings: 

http://mcminnvillehealthdefense.ning.com/profiles/blogs/healthy-salad-dressings

The Elimination Diet: 

http://mcminnvillehealthdefense.ning.com/profiles/blogs/food-allergies-and-the-elimination-diet

Wonderful Healing Nettles: 

http://mcminnvillehealthdefense.ning.com/profiles/blogs/spring-time-super-tonic-food-nettle

Fire Cider:  Used for salad dressings, morning drink, on top of rice or veggies....

http://mcminnvillehealthdefense.ning.com/profiles/blogs/fire-cider

Longevity Chai: 

http://mcminnvillehealthdefense.ning.com/profiles/blogs/longevity-chai

May Day Challenge: Set a goal for less texting and cell phone use. 

Tea for two, three or more?... Spend quality time together, by turning off cell phones, TV and computers.  Look in each others eyes, look at what is around you, listen to the sounds of life and truly taste what life is all about.. 

My tea this morning is a mix of burdock root, dandelion root, hawthorn berries, ginger, fennel, cinnamon, black tea, a pinch of Damiana... spring water and organic coconut full fat milk

The benefits of Damaina: http://www.herbwisdom.com/herb-damiana.html

 In My e-mail this morning I had this add sent to me:  Earth Day is April 22, so shop  Zappos.com to get your Eco-Friendly products now.  Find a Earth Day event near year.    What????!!?  This is what is says, to me.  OK, all you consumers we need to make money on earth day and  we know you are stupid enough to make sure you go BUY your eco-friendly products on earth day and while you are at it make sure you DRIVE to an Earth Day event to make sure you pollute more for that day.  Earth Day events would leave a toxic  big foot print.  It is an event.  Sigh :(  We can not fix our world with crap like this.    For Earth Day, walk, do not buy anything, stay home if you can and make food from a local farmer.  Do not use anything that comes from a box to make your food.  Learn to make your own non-petroleum based products, take a vow to stop dying your hair with toxic chemicals that pollute the earth, get rid of you cologne or perfume forever, us non-petroleum products, never paint your nails again, stop buying teflon, ride a bike a lot  more,  Learn to have less, learn to truly green your life, learn to truly green your yard, learn to truly green your remodel of your house or building,  get your city to stop putting toxic chemicals in your drinking water, get your city and county to stop spraying toxic herbicides all over including kids playgrounds and sports fields, do not ever you bleach again, Actually I have a better idea.  How about we do this 364 days a year and ONE day a year we have toxic day.