Locals doing something great doing something for wildness!

"Do something for wildness and make the mountains glad" - John Muir

If you have ever had the pleasure to visit and experience even one of our great national parks then you would probably agree they are one of our countries best ideas yet. I ask you to please watch this video and learn more about this great project. Two of my sweetest, most brilliant friends are doing 'something for wildness' and they could use a little help from us. Their genuine passion for creativity in all of its forms is honestly breathtaking to the point of tear jerking, immensely touching, truly admirable. If you would like to help 'make the mountains glad' please take a moment and maybe share a few bills if you can to kickstart something great, something for wildness! Every little bit always helps.

“National Parks are important because they help us remember who we were, who we are, and who we will be. These beautiful places help us remember what we’ve already done, and what we need to accomplish to make life better for our future generations. These wonderful historic places help us to understand the diversity of our country and how it came to be...National Parks are like pages of a scrapbook that give us good and bad memories of our land, our culture, our diversity and our being...National Parks are the icing on the cake, the chocolate chips in the cookies, the pepperoni on the pizza. We must fight for what we are most truly devoted to and show what being a country truly is. National Parks are important and we must show that they are. We are a Nation and we must show it through our National Parks. Only then can we really know who we were, are, and will become.”- 11 year old child: Ramona Leanna Watson from Flint, Michigan who was a winner for the National Park Foundation Junior Ranger essay

“In wildness is the preservation of the world.”—Henry David Thoreau


quotes are from here

Mama's Green Smoothie

Combine 2 bananas, 1 bunch of grapes, 2 apples and 1 cup water in the vita mix. Blend till smooth. Add 5-7 kale leaves, a dash of Sunfire Primal AFA Greens and about 8-10 ice cubes, blend on high till smooth. Top with a nasturtium flower.

ENJOY!

SUPER greens

urban grown mustard greens

young farmers are our future

here is an organization I happily happened upon and I wanted to share

click here to go directly to their site and here to find their blog

Thank Goodness

Green beans and dulse sauteed with grapeseed oil, 1cayenne, 2cloves garlic and a dash of pink sea salt.

A simple and flavorful meal at the end of a beautiful day!

Saturday spoils include carrots from the Brockoli Patch kale from Helping Hands Farm and purple potatoes, acorn squash and green beans from Gotreaux Farms. Thank you to all you farmers for all the hard work you do!

Thank you for supporting local business

Ms. Tyler Cochran recently purchased a set of 8 rethunk planter boxes.
These boxes are made from 100% recycled materials.
We would like to say thanks for her commitment to supporting local economy
and her hard work with Acadiana Food Circle.

Turning the concrete jungle into the land of milk and honey.

Community gardens are catalysts for neighborhood and community development, providing much needed green space in the concrete jungle. Well developed gardens will actually lower the temperature and improve the quality of surrounding air. These gardens can beautify our cities, raise our property values and create nutritious food at the same time.
There is an added benefit of potential income opportunities and economic development. They encourage self reliance, conserve resources, reduce family food budgets and reduce crime. They also create opportunities for social interaction, intergenerational and cross-cultural connections. In other words, they improve our quality of life. Talk about a winning situation.

We are currently working to develop several community garden projects. If you would like to be involved or if you have a vision for a community garden in your neighborhood please feel free to contact us. Together we can make a difference.