Gardening for Wildlife
Creating a garden that supports wildlife is a rewarding way to enhance biodiversity and contribute to the health of the environment.
By designing your garden with the needs of birds, bees, and beneficial insects in mind, you can create a thriving ecosystem right in your backyard.
DIY Vertical Gardens
In today’s urban environments, space is often at a premium, making it challenging to enjoy the benefits of gardening. However, with the rise of vertical gardens, small spaces can be transformed into lush green oases.
Cinnamon Spice in Global Cuisine
Cinnamon spice has been a staple in global cuisine for thousands of years, offering its warm, aromatic flavor to both sweet and savory dishes. Originating from the bark of the Cinnamon tree, cinnamon is widely used in cooking across various cultures, from the fragrant kitchens of the Middle East to the spiced desserts of America
Baking as a Form of Storytelling
Baking is more than a culinary practice; it’s a form of storytelling that reveals cultural history, migration patterns, and personal heritage.
Each loaf of bread, pastry, or baked good carries with it tales of tradition, innovation, and adaptation, reflecting the diverse influences that have shaped our culinary world.
Simple Living
Growing environmental concerns and increasing costs of living make the principles of simple living and sustainability critical in our modern lives.
The Power of Ritual
Food plays a central role in human rituals and celebrations, acting as a catalyst for communal bonding and cultural continuity. Across diverse cultures, communal meals and culinary traditions are integral to various ceremonies, from weddings and harvest festivals to religious observances.
Food as Identity
Food is a profound element of personal and cultural identity. Across the globe, culinary traditions and practices shape how people perceive themselves and their heritage. From the recipes passed down through generations to the communal meals that foster a sense of belonging, food is intricately linked to our sense of identity.
The Lost Art of Foraging
Foraging, the practice of gathering wild plants, fruits, and herbs from natural environments, has been a cornerstone of human survival and culture for millennia.
Farm-to-Table
In a time where convenience often takes precedence over quality, the farm-to-table movement has emerged as a powerful reminder of the intrinsic connection between food, land, and community.
The Role of Food in Healing
Across cultures and throughout history, food has played a central role in healing, both physically and spiritually.
From the medicinal uses of herbs in Indigenous traditions to the balanced, holistic approach of Ayurvedic practices, ancient knowledge surrounding the healing power of food is rich and varied.
Eating with the Seasons
For centuries, before the advent of refrigeration, global supply chains, and industrial farming, people relied on what the land provided during each season.
Eating with Intention
In a world where convenience often trumps consciousness, it’s easy to lose sight of the choices we make each day about how we live, eat, and care for ourselves.
Intuitive Eating and Its Role in a Sustainable Lifestyle
In recent years, the concept of intuitive eating has gained traction as a holistic approach to nourishing the body and mind.
Rooted in principles of self-care, body awareness, and mindful eating, intuitive eating offers a counterpoint to the diet culture that often emphasizes restriction, control, and external rules.
The Importance of Mycorrhizal Fungi for Healthy Crops and Sustainability
In the vast and intricate web of life beneath our feet, mycorrhizal fungi stand out as one of the most vital yet often overlooked contributors to plant health, soil fertility, and sustainability.
10 ways to help build a sustainable community
Without community, building a sustainable future is exhausting and impossible. We need each other to build a sustainable future.
What is the slow food movement?
I’ve been intuitively boycotting Instapots since they started becoming wildly popular.
I’ll probably pick one up someday — secondhand — out of curiosity, but I feel like we rush through so much in our lives.
Sourdough Symbiosis
In the quiet hum of kitchens around the world, a revolution is brewing.
This revolution isn’t powered by advanced technologies or futuristic gadgets but by an ancient, humble process: the art of making sourdough bread.
Afia Efere: Nigerian White Soup
White soup, also known as afia efere, originated from the Efik tribe in southern part of Nigeria, which is the culture of the Cross River State Indigenes.
In 1987, the state was divided into two and the other part is now called Akwa Ibom State. The Efik tribe is known for their interesting and rich cultural heritage when it comes to cooking, dancing, language and dress.
Bloom by Bloom
The ruins of my garden had been visible from the deck for some time, but I had not yet ventured outside. It was time to get out there and acknowledge the ravages of time. To neglect, weep, and get to work — as my grandma used to say — to formulate a rebuilding plan.
My husband helped, but he wasn’t a gardener.
Excerpt from: A Parallel Universe
He knew where everything was, but it was a jumble in there. WWII paraphernalia rubbed shoulders with broken clocks, radios, mysterious machinery.