LED Light Bulbs are an Economical and Green Alternative to Other Grow Lights
LED light bulbs last longer, are very energy efficient, and produce beautiful light. The list as to why you should switch to LEDs goes on. But now, even indoor plant growers have a reason to switch.A Purdue University study by Professor Carry Mitchel and doctorial student Celina Gomez shows … [read more]
Total Nutrition – Make your own Homemade Multivitamin and Mineral Formula
Doc Shillington not only sells his Total Nutrition Formula, available at Green lifestyle Market, he also tells us how to make our own. One of the reasons we love working with Doc is that he empowers people to take their health into their own hands.And as you know, here at OLM we love DIY … [read more]
EPA Approves Pesticide Highly Toxic to Bees
Recently the EPA stated their intention to protect our honeybees. Their declaration to find solutions to the honeybee population decline is now proven to be an empty promise with the approval of the new pesticide called sulfoxaflor. Though the EPA classified this pesticide as being highly toxic to … [read more]
How to Start a Vegetable Garden – How to Grow Vegetables
So You Want to Build an Organic Vegetable Garden… It’s easy enough to say you want to build an organic garden, but how does one actually get started? Before I get into my four beginning principals, let me say that these directions I’m writing are applicable to anywhere: backyards, … [read more]
Raspberry, Arugula, Avocado, Goat Cheese Salad
Summer will soon be here with sunshine, longer days, and fresh salads. The first arugula leaves will be springing up in the garden, cucumbers will ripen, and raspberry season will soon be here for us to enjoy. Summer is the time of long walks, gardening, the beach and juicy fresh fruits and … [read more]
What is Carrageenan?
The Carrageenan Controversy - Is it safe? As an avid label reader, I am always on the lookout for unfamiliar, unpronounceable, and otherwise suspicious sounding ingredients in my food. Unfortunately, in today’s world of pre-packaged, highly-processed food, it is often difficult to distinguish the … [read more]
Addicted to Junk Food
Cat Mutiny A recent study showed that rats fed a healthy diet and later fed junk food would rather starve than go back to eating a healthy diet. Our cats are proving the validity of this study. I've been eating healthier than the average American for years and years. I stopped cooking processed … [read more]
Organicwashing – Companies Greenwashing Our Health Food
Who can you trust? Many products that are designed to appeal to the health consious should be avoided. There are some great companies out there that are trying to make a positive impact on this world by producing healthy, beneficial, environmentally friendly products. There are companies that … [read more]
Homemade Calcium and Magnesium
Bonus - How to Eat Raw Eggs Safely For decades, the need for Calcium and Magnesium for growing and maintaining a healthy body has been well established. Absorbing these nutrients isn’t so easy. Most mineral supplements come from inorganic matter that is not bioavailable. In fact, taking a calcium … [read more]
How to Make Organic Compost
A Beginner’s Guide to the Art of Organic DIY Composting With “green” gardening becoming more and more popular, many gardeners are turning toward making their own organic compost for a number of reasons, from low cost (relative to store-bought versions) to reducing landfill waste, to simply … [read more]
