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Author Archives: Dana from Maria's Kitchen
11 Ways to Beat Depression Naturally
(Without Drugs!)
Depression is a tool for discovering the truth, if you are brave enough to face it rather than try to wish it away. So here are my 11 tips for beating depression naturally that are both life-learned and based on medical evidence.
Gathering Mushrooms in the Wild:
Eating in the Wind
By guest blogger Tim Mountz of Happy Cat Farm.
Webster’s Dictionary says that foraging is the act of wandering in search of food. That definition makes me laugh, since I feel like I am always wandering somewhere in search of food. My favorite food to forage is Hen of the Woods.
The Importance of Just Sitting
(And 5 Ways To Do It Well)
Sometimes the best thing you can do for yourself is sit down and relax.
Posted in Health, Things
Tagged fitness, Fitness and Health, meditation, Natural Healing, Nature, relaxing
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Right 2 Know March Finally Arrives, Part 3
Part 3 of the Right 2 Know March on Washington to support Labeling GMO foods. We should know what we’re feeding our kids.
Eating Real…on Food Day and Every Day
National Food Day is October 24th! A day to celebrate healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable, humane way. Learn more about it at foodday.org
Right2Know March, Part 2: Always
Start a Day of Protest with a
Good Breakfast
For part 1, read here. I knew right away where I had to have breakfast the morning of the Right 2 Know March in Washington, DC. No, not in bed at the Hay Adams (although I did have coffee in …
Compostology 1-2-3
by Therese Ciesinski, managing editor of Organic Gardening There’s a topic most organic gardeners, and particularly Organic Gardening readers, never tire of, and that’s compost. It seems we can never write enough about it. So I’m excited to announce that …




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