http://butterflygardennews.com Planting Seeds For The Future Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:27:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What is "natural"? The reason I began this quest to find the meaning of "natural" is because I found the word running amuck in the food and cosmetics industry and I really wanted to get to the bottom of what can be considered truly "natural" and what couldn't. After all, ... http://butterflygardennews.com/2010/02/15/what-is-natural/ Working in a children's garden, I have realized that some seeds are better than others for small hands. If you are working with children, here is a list of seeds their hands can easily handle. Squash/Gourds Beans Peas Sunflowers Something to remember is that the larger the seed the deeper it will need to be ... http://butterflygardennews.com/2010/01/24/seeds-for-small-hands/ Non GE Foods   This is a list of companies/products that "claim" to provide non genetically altered foods. As I have no way to test whether their claims are true or not, I can not endorse these companies nor can I make any claims as to ... http://butterflygardennews.com/2010/01/21/list-of-non-ge-foods/ 1. Fill a liter jar with 1/3 soil to be tested. 2. Fill the jar 2/3 with water and add 1 teaspoon of liquid dish detergent or table salt. 3. Shake the jar thoroughly and let the contents settle overnight (at the very least) or several days (for the best measurements.. 4. ... http://butterflygardennews.com/2009/07/01/testing-your-soil-great-project-for-kids/ The Rainbow Bridge Festival June 26-29th This Event brings people together through a common experience, involving a connection withnature and valuable interaction with Community expressed through Music, Yoga and healthy Lifestyle exploration. This is primarily an educational event, delivering knowledge, awareness and inspiration in the following areas: * Developing a model for world peace, ... http://butterflygardennews.com/2009/06/24/112/ We welcome the combined efforts of the County of Lake, the City of Clearlake, the Highlands Senior Service Center (HSSC), the Konocti Unified School District (KUSD) and the Lake County Community Co-op in creating a community garden at the Senior Center in Clearlake. With $40,000 seed money from the County ... http://butterflygardennews.com/2009/06/20/hssc-community-garden/ Cob – A Natural Alternative Photos / Article © 2009 Andrea Anderson Cob has been used for centuries as a natural building material. A type of free form adobe, cob structures built hundreds of years ago are still standing in many parts of the world. It is both cheap and ecologically sound, ... http://butterflygardennews.com/2009/05/17/cob-a-natural-alternative/ For those out there who are lactose intolerant or just don't do dairy for some other reason, we have compiled a list of alternative sources of calcium. We could tell you to just pop a supplement pill or to consume "calcium fortified" products but we here at Butterfly Gardens believe ... http://butterflygardennews.com/2009/03/20/dont-do-dairy/ One of the best ways to be a conscientious consumer is to shop fresh and local.  To find local harvesters in your area, please visit our Local  Harvest link. http://butterflygardennews.com/2009/03/20/shop-fresh-and-local/ What are Genetically Modified Organisms? There is a monster lurking in the shadows, one that cannot be identified as it camouflages itself as a food source that will save the world. Biologists classify every living thing into four basic categories (Plantae, Animalia, Protista and Fungi). Since Genetically Modified Organisms (or ... http://butterflygardennews.com/2008/10/05/what-are-gmo-and-geo-and-why-should-we-care/