What exactly is environmental wellness in homeschool? That was your first question, wasn't it? When you think about environmental wellness, what do you think of? Most people will likely think more about "green living" and how our environment affects our lives. So environmental wellness in homeschool is going to be how our environment affects us in our day to day lives as we are homeschooling. … [Read more...] about An Introduction to Environmental Wellness in Homeschool
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31 Bags in 31 Days
Years ago I did a challenge called 31 Bags in 31 Days. The premise was a simple one, get rid of one bag of junk from my home each day for the month of March. The challenge worked out great for me, and I was able to get rid of a lot of stuff that we no longer needed, clothes that could be donated or handed to a friend, toys that were either broken or were no longer age appropriate for … [Read more...] about 31 Bags in 31 Days
Easy Ways to Preserve the Harvest
This post contains affiliate links which means if you make a purchase through one of these links I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting Townsend House! Food preservation – is it something that you ever think about? Growing up in Maine, and with a mother who had a very large garden, putting up food was something that was always done, jams … [Read more...] about Easy Ways to Preserve the Harvest
Soup is the Recipe for a Cold Day
This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one of these links I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting this blog! I love soup in the winter. I think there is something so comforting about curling up with a hot bowl of soup and some homemade bread, especially on a very cold day. We had such a mild … [Read more...] about Soup is the Recipe for a Cold Day
6 Ways to Reduce your Heating Costs this Winter
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31 Days – Green Juice Recipe
I absolutely love documentaries, especially documentariesabout food. I remember the first time Isaw Food, Inc. I’m pretty sure that onedocumentary changed the entire course for me as far as food goes. Several years later I watched another great documentarycalled Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead. It was really interesting to see thecorrelation between animal products and health, but the one … [Read more...] about 31 Days – Green Juice Recipe