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Archive of posts filed under the Sustainable Lifestyles category.

Children and Food Allergies

We consider ourselves blessed beyond words with this wonderful, curious, innocent, gentle soul that entered this world almost three years ago. Our son has many interests in his short time on this planet but I would say that his largest love in life is food. People who have seen him eat a meal can not [...]

Pagosa’s Geothermal Greenhouse Project Bringing Us Home

By Puja Dhyan Parsons, Owner & CEO Today, in June of 2011, a time of economic downturn and environmental degradation, it is difficult to watch the news. The kinship and symbiosis of community seems sometimes lost in our diversity of needs and interests as well as the focus on survival and livelihood. The loss of [...]

Another reason to greenhouse garden in Growing Dome

A timely GMO reality check from public interest attorney, author and executive director of the Center for Food Safety Andrew Kimbrell provides a comprehensive look at GMOs and what the fight is all about. http://organicconnectmag.com/wp/2011/03/andrew-kimbrell-the-gmo-reality-check/

Do you measure your carbon foot print?

Hunter Lovins, Author of Natural Capitalism Solutions, talks about how companies can save money by reducing their carbon foot print and increasing their profitability.

Creating a New Business Culture

I am writing after the Japanese Tsunami, the upset in Madison, the revolution in Egypt, and many other newsworthy events.  It is a time of questioning and a time of “upset” I am sure, to most of us and we all have to integrate new fears, like the potential for Nuclear Fall-Out from the power [...]

Michelle Obama and Growing Spaces- working toward a common goal

Today’s announcement that Michelle Obama is authoring a book on the importance of school, urban and community gardening is another example of the mind shift that is happening in the United States and across the globe. Her support of healthier, more self-sustaining lifestyles is directly in line with Growing Spaces vision. Growing Spaces was founded [...]

Backyard greenhouse kit- healthy recipes from Jamie Oliver

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Food for Thought

Food for Thought by Puja Dhyan Parsons, Co-Owner of Growing Spaces As I am moved by the amazing colors of the harvest season here in the Rocky Mountains, it seems so appropriate to share why I feel so honored to have Shumei International® teachers arrive as our guests in teaching Natural Agriculture. We Americans were [...]

Dome Greenhouse

Fosters.com A service of the Rochester Times By JOHN NOLAN Thursday, September 9, 2010 John Nolan/Times photo Joann Vollmer talks to Farmington Gardeners Roundtable in the Goodwin Library about the benefits of geodesic domes for growing vegetables year-round. A model of her 33-foot diameter dome is in the foreground. FARMINGTON — Farmington Gardeners’ Roundtable received [...]

Pictures of Greenhouses

Today, we received these lovely photos from Connie of the Nikolski IRA Council in Nikolski, Alaska. This 26′ Dome plays host to all sorts of plants and veggies. As you can see in the photos they are growing several kinds of lettuce, looks like spinach, tomatoes parsley, cilantro, etc. “I’m so happy to finally be [...]