http://green-lemonade.com Fresh insight on living healthy and green Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:20:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am extremely picky when it comes to choosing the products we use to keep our lawn and garden looking good. Not only is it out of concern for our pets, but also out of concern for the environment in general. (Where those toxins run off to and what they ... http://green-lemonade.com/weeding-with-water It's strawberry season and I can't get enough of these sweet berries. As a kid, my family would go to strawberry farms and pick our own, but I admit now I appreciate the ease of getting these organic berries from our Farmers Market and Farm Fresh Delivery. In addition to being ... http://green-lemonade.com/strawberry-season-smoothie Last weekend my neighborhood Farmers Market opened, which means (at least for me) that summer is officially here. I can't wait to see what produce is cropping up at the market, and also visit some of my favorite stands and brands, like Country Mouse City Mouse, Traders Point Creamery, Capriole ... http://green-lemonade.com/going-to-market We've mentioned Big Girls, Small Kitchen before. Not only do we love their site, but we also love their recipes. Now, we also love their generous spirit! Between now and Mothers Day, BGSK has teamed up with Baking For Good to support of The Valerie Fund, a nonprofit that provides ... http://green-lemonade.com/big-girls-small-kitchen-baking-for-good By now, you have probably heard the phrase: "Think Globally. Act Locally." We think Earth Day comes at a great time of year to embrace this mantra, especially when it comes to the food we eat. This Earth Day, we want to encourage our readers to get excited about the ... http://green-lemonade.com/happy-earth-day-2 Between the environmental impact and having an allergic cat, I have always been hesitant of dryer sheets, even when they are all-natural and biodegradable.As we have mentioned before, the most eco-friendly way to dry your clothes is to hang them outside in the sun. However, when there is snow on ... http://green-lemonade.com/having-a-ball I first discovered the Big Girls, Small Kitchen web site when I was searching for a unique squash recipe and what a find it was! In their own words, "Big Girls, Small Kitchen is a food and recipe guide for twenty-something cooks looking for user-friendly, affordable ways to navigate their ... http://green-lemonade.com/friday-fave-big-girls-small-kitchen Over the holidays I went home to visit my Mom and she had cooked up some wonderful Italian beef sandwiches that we used to have all the time when I was growing up.  So when I was in Whole Foods this morning and saw that they are now carrying grass-fed ... http://green-lemonade.com/moms-italian-beef-sandwiches January is national soup month and there is no better time for it -- especially here in the Midwest where we are experiencing a cold streak.Here at Green-Lemonade.com, we love soup all year round and invite you to warm up with some of these soup recipes we have featured ... http://green-lemonade.com/january-is-national-soup-month It's a winter wonderland here in central Ohio, so meatloaf sounded perfect after shoveling the driveway and a little sledding this afternoon.  Meatloaf is never a very pretty dish, so I have no fancy pictures, but don't let that keep you from trying this one. This recipe was originally given to ... http://green-lemonade.com/turkeyloaf