What is an Egg to a Chicken?
Chickens, like all animals, have a language unique to their species. Each sequence of sounds that they chirp, cluck and crow has a social, emotional or personal meaning. And if you spend enough time...
View ArticleTiny Gardens: DIY Egg Planters
At Gardenista, we believe that even the most reluctant gardener could be persuaded to have a go at some easily accessible, bio-degradable egg gardening. The most appealing aspect? Tiny gardening means...
View Article5 Tasty Vegan Side Dishes for Your Holiday Shindig
No matter how you celebrate the holidays, chances are you've got at least a couple of holiday parties on your calendar this month. Whether it's tree-trimming parties, a cold-weather bonfire, a Hanukkah...
View ArticleVegan Easter Menu
Easter is just a few weeks away, and if you're planning to host Easter lunch this year, now is a great time to start planning the menu!
View ArticleDog vs. Cat Diary
This classic dog versus cat diary has been circulating the internet for years, maybe since the advent of internet humor. However, I was not able to find the original author so this humor-filled...
View Article4 Vegan Recipes for Easter
Eating vegan might seem tricky around the holidays, but with a little bit of menu planning you can whip up a tasty, cruelty-free Easter meal that's sure to please.
View Article5 Recipes to Veganize Your Easter Brunch Menu
If you’re a vegan, there’s not much allure in the influx of egg talk this week. A lot of fun is still to be had by painting wooden or paper eggs from a craft store or stuffing the plastic kind with...
View ArticleDIY – Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs
With Easter coming up this Sunday, I want to share a very beautiful technique using plants to decorate your eggs and also point you to some simple directions for making your own gorgeous, natural dyes...
View ArticleDIY Hanging Easter Posies in Egg Shells
In celebration of that time of year when one gets to indulge with abandon in bunnies, chicks, and all things “cute, pretty and pastel,” this week, Justine, Gardenista contributor and founder of Design...
View ArticleA Space Clearing Ritual to Revive Your Home
Spring is the time of new beginnings. It is connected to the wood element in Feng Shui and is about new possibilities and birthing new things. It is also about clearing out the old and bringing in a...
View ArticleThe Best Candy
By Melissa Breyer The candy and kids dilemma kills me. My kids love candy, but candy’s rotten for my kids. High-fructose corn syrup, artificial coloring, bovine gelatin, oh my. So I think, “Sorry...
View ArticleAn Easy Green Easter
Maybe Easter isn’t the number one most offensive holiday for inspiring reckless consumption, but it has it’s share of eco-maybe-not-so-friendly traditions. For starters, it’s the second top-selling...
View ArticleGet Ready For Easter with Confetti Eggs or Cascarones (video)
Cascarones (Kas-Ka-ro-nez) are beautifully colored eggs filled with confetti and small toys traditionally made in Mexico and Central America to celebrate Easter. They are often broken over someone’s...
View Article5 Eco-Friendly Easter Crafts
Easter is just around the corner, but there's still time to get your green craft on with some eco-friendly gifts and decorations!
View ArticleEco-Friendly Easter Basket
Green your Easter basket with organic candy and eco friendly gifts.
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Homemade Easter Egg Dyes
The year the Easter Bunny brought my kids only organic yogurt-covered raisins didn't go over so well, but at least my daughters are gung-ho for dying Easter eggs with homemade, plant-based dyes. We...
View ArticleEaster Day DIY Project: Candy Wrapper Barrettes
Did you know that Earth Day and Easter fall on the same weekend this year? That means little Easter baskets of candy will be showing up in homes all over the country. Instead of tossing those wrappers...
View ArticleYour Chocolate Killing Orangutans and Tigers?
The destruction of rainforest in South East Asia for conversion to palm oil plantations is also causing the loss of wild animals like tigers and orangutans. Palm oil is used in many consumer products...
View Article3 Unusual Eco-Easter Egg Projects
It’s time to get cracking on creating beautiful Easter eggs. With Easter just a few days away, check out some of these Easter facts. Then dig into all the natural egg goodness of eco-DIYing Easter...
View ArticlePost Easter Hangover: What To Do With All This Candy?
Unlike other holidays, like Christmas or even Halloween, Easter in inexplicably rife with candy, and so, so, much of it. In particular abundance are chocolate crème eggs and those ubiquitous “peeps”...
View Article8 Great Vegan Cake Recipes
From special celebrations to weekend treats, the art of baking a cake from scratch is a worthy endeavor. If you’re looking for a vegan fruitcake recipe, zucchini cake, delectable crumb cake or one of...
View Article3 Ways to Use Natural Dyes
Artificial coloring and dyes are all around us, altering the colors of foods we eat, clothes we wear and more. If you want to bring some color to your life sans chemicals, consider these three ways you...
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Why Buy Organic Flowers?
Many of us will be buying or sending flowers for Valentine's Day and Easter and Mother's Day. You may not know that it is now possible to send organically-grown flowers. There are very real and...
View Article5 Things to Give Up During Lent to Improve Your Health
Catholics the world over began Lent yesterday, a 40-day observance leading up to the Easter holiday. One of the primary duties of Catholics during this time is to give up something in order to grow...
View ArticleDIY: 6 Natural Egg Dyes
Whether or not you celebrate Easter specifically, eggs are a natural symbol of Spring. If you are lucky enough to own some Araucana chickens, then you probably already see beautifully colored green...
View ArticleDye Easter Eggs Naturally
It’s almost Easter weekend, which means it’s time for Easter egg hunting! One of my favorite Easter activities as a child and as an adult is dyeing Easter eggs, a fun holiday craft project the whole...
View Article2 All-Natural Easter Decorations
Just in time for the upcoming holiday: Two DIY projects that put a natural spin on traditional spring decorations. Above: This year, forget the chemical food dyes when coloring eggs. These natural...
View Article11 Amazing Easter Eggs
Representing the rebirth of Earth and the start of new life, eggs are celebrated and decorated in a variety of countries and cultures throughout the world. Perhaps some of the most impressive designs...
View ArticleSo, You Want to Adopt a Bunny (Photos)
As of the writing of this post, there were 5,901 rabbits available for adoption on petfinder.com. Many people are surprised and disappointed to find that once they bring home a bunny for their child on...
View ArticlePractically Green: A Fun & Addictive Way to Go Green
A rather fun show this week. Perhaps it was all that talk about food and natural and creative ways to dye easter eggs. Or maybe it was Meghan Van Dyk, being in the studio with us for the whole show....
View Article10 Adorable Videos of Bunnies
Cats and dogs may be the most popular fluffy pets, but many of us have a special place in our hearts for bunny rabbits. Just in time for Easter, check out 10 really cute videos of bunnies! Also Check...
View Article5 Tasty Vegan Recipes for Easter
Easter is just over a week away, and for many of us that means planning supper or brunch for friends and family. Even if you're not doing Easter lunch this year, these yummy vegan recipes are sure-fire...
View ArticleEaster, Rebirth, and Personal Growth
Although I don’t consider myself a member of any religion, I traveled from California to Ohio this weekend to celebrate Easter with my family. It has me thinking about the idea of rebirth, and what...
View ArticleDo We Eat Too Much Easter Candy? (Infographic)
To a child, there are few things as exciting as a holiday that promises baskets of candy, but it's important for adults to remember that moderation is a virtue.
View Article9 Strange Jesus Sightings
God reveals him(her)self to people in mysterious ways–a feeling in church, a message in meditation, beauty in the way a leaf falls from a tree. But for these people, the revelation hasn’t been quote so...
View ArticleGluten-Free Cream Puffs (Recipe)
Looking for a delicious homemade dessert to brighten your holiday table? When you're ready to impress, these gluten-free cream puffs they make a gorgeous presentation!
View Article20 Eco-Friendly Easter Egg Crafts
No plastic Easter eggs! Make that your mantra, and you've just banned quite a bit of the toxicity of Easter. Check out these fun Easter egg crafts instead!
View ArticleDIY Natural Marshmallow Chicks
I love marshmallow chicks as much as the next closet sugar fan, but the ingredient list leaves much to be desired. From artificial dyes, which currently require a special warning label if sold in the...
View ArticleDon’t Just Wear Green. 4 Tips to Celebrate Earth Day
Earth Day is all about appreciating and protecting our natural resources. This upcoming Tuesday marks the 44th Earth Day, and while we all may acknowledge the day, it can be a challenge to think of...
View ArticleBest Grocery Shopping Apps to Help Manage Your Next Party
You’re committed to hosting the next big potluck party. You have recipes, stores, lists and coupons running around in your head. And you’re getting a big headache just thinking about what you need,...
View ArticleHow to Celebrate Easter, Plastic-Free
Easter can turn into one big plastic trash pile if you’re not careful. Go Easter shopping anywhere and you’re likely to be overwhelmed by plastic eggs, plastic grass, plastic baskets, plastic bunny...
View ArticleThis Easter, Leave the Chicks and Ducklings on the Farm
Easter is here, and what do many of us think of when we hear about this holiday? Easter eggs, bonnets and, of course, baby animals, especially cute little fuzzy chicks and ducklings. But before you...
View ArticleA Brief History of Lilies
The mystique of lilies spreads far beyond simple gifts at Easter and funerals. Once thought to have descended from the gods, lilies have been held in high esteem for thousands of years. This is a quick...
View Article7 Rituals for the Spring Equinox
This year, the Spring Equinox occurs on Monday, March 20. Arguably the most fun equinox, the return of Spring corresponds with longer days, an emphasis on fertility and rebirth, the reawakening of...
View Article7 Crafty Things You Can Dye This Easter That Aren’t Eggs
As Easter rolls around, the excitement to dye eggs every pastel color of the rainbow intensifies. For vegans, those who choose not to consume or purchase eggs or products made with eggs for ethical...
View Article5 Creative Ways to Celebrate the Spring Equinox
March 20 marks the first day of spring, and it’s arguably one of the most exciting days of the year for nature enthusiasts. The Spring Equinox is a symbol of the warm weather and long days to come, and...
View Article5 Worst Easter Candies and What to Give Instead
The sad truth is that most Easter-themed candy is grossly unhealthy. Here are 5 of the worst offenders.
View ArticleWhat Does Renting Baby Chicks for Easter Really Teach Kids?
Despite the promotions, renting chicks for Easter does not teach children responsibility, respect or compassion for animals.
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