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Children's Books that Connect to Nature⁠ ⁠ I o

Children's Books that Connect to Nature⁠
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I often get asked how I make sure that our children grow up with a connection to nature. The truth is that I hope they learn from watching what I do to honor and protect Her.⁠
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But you can never go wrong with a set of good library books to inspire our little ones.⁠
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Here are some that we love:⁠
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🌿 Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years by Stacy McAnulty⁠
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🌿 Older than The Stars by Karen C. Fox and Nancy Davis⁠
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🌿 Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers⁠
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🌿 You Are Never Alone by Elin Kelsey⁠
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🌿 Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature by Nicola Davies⁠
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🌿 A Stick Is an Excellent Thing: Poems Celebrating Outdoor Play by Marilyn Singer and LeUyen Pham⁠
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🌿 A Celebration of the Seasons: Goodnight Songs⁠
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🌿 I Love Dirt!: 52 Activities to Help You and Your Kids Discover the Wonders of Nature by Jennifer Ward, Susie Ghahremani⁠
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🌿 The Little Guys by Vera Brosgol⁠
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What are your favorite Earth-friendly children's books?⁠
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Nature’s technology has been perfected over hund

Nature’s technology has been perfected over hundreds of millions of years to sustain life on Earth. ⁠
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For many years we have taken for granted the natural environment rather than valuing it as a condition necessary to survive.⁠
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If we continue to produce, consume and power our lives the way we do right now, forests, oceans and weather systems will collapse. ⁠
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Unsustainable agriculture, fisheries, infrastructure projects, mining, and energy are leading to unprecedented biodiversity loss and habitat degradation, overexploitation, pollution, and climate change.⁠
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We are in many instances failing to make the link. ⁠
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Alongside technological advances, we need equally advanced thinking in the way we connect with the planet.⁠
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We have to work towards eliminating large-scale agriculture and produce more food, on less land. How do we do that? Well, stop fighting nature and produce food where it's most likely to thrive, which will use less water and less land.⁠
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We can also reexamine our relationship to our food (and the animals and insects) and think outside of the box when it comes to food that we eat or grow at home.⁠
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Try this:⁠
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Next time you are taking out the compost, why don't you think of it as an offering back to the land. Spend a little time sitting in gratitude for the food that she provides for you, before returning it back to her.⁠
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How do you thank the Earth?⁠
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#ditchplastic #livewithless #plasticfree #zerowaste #zerowastehome #reducewhatyouproduce #intentionalliving #circularliving #lowimpactmovement #zerowasteirl #zerowasthome #consciousliving #yayforearth #gogreen #sustainable #sustainbleliving #persuehappy #lifewithoutplastic #zerowastecollective #ecofriendly #goingzerowaste #saynotoplastic #lowwaste #reducewaste⁣ #holisticliving #holisticfamily #livesimple #minimalistliving #greengoals #enviromentallyconscious

How to rewild your soul. Hi, I'm Lacey. I've neve

How to rewild your soul. Hi, I'm Lacey. I've never officially introduced myself on the gram before, mostly because I never really thought that anyone was listening. But somewhere along the way, I realized that this is a pretty snazzy place to find kindred spirits. This year I decided to do something that I've been thinking about and putting off for a long time. I've been talking about sustainability for a while and I'm so passionate about our planet. But there's a much deeper connection to preserving Mother Earth for me.
So I've created a special little place to be rooted in the natural world and rewild our souls.
I'm so excited to say that I put together a membership! In this membership, we’ll explore living in sync with the seasons by celebrating the earth’s shifts, pauses, and the lunar cycles. It's packed full of monthly whole-food, plant-based, & zero waste recipes, natural and herbal remedies, nature journal pages and prompts, cultural history, folklore, and more so you can connect with the natural world and restore balance in your home and modern life. It's on presale today at a special price for a limited time. Want a sneak peek? I'm taking over @tinyyellowbungalow stories today for #herbalFeb and sharing herbal recipes and remedies. Eeek! I can't believe I did it!! Ok, please go check out the memberships linked in my bio and let me know what you think. #livewithless #zerowaste #zerowastehome #reducewhatyouproduce #intentionalliving #circularliving #lowimpactmovement #zerowasteirl #consciousliving #yayforearth #gogreen #persuehappy #zerowastecollective #ecofriendly #goingzerowaste #lowwaste #reducewaste⁣ #livesimple #minimalistliving #greengoals #enviromentallyconscious #forestwitch #modernwitch #hearthwitch #witchylife

Does it feel daunting? Trying to create little to

Does it feel daunting? Trying to create little to no trash?⁠
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We can't measure our self-worth against a broken system.⁠
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This seemingly unattainable goal of zero waste, combined with the fact that most of the world is wrapped up in some type of packaging discourages most people from even attempting to reduce their waste. ⁠
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But here's the thing, it's about more than just creating absolutely no trash. Instead, what if we looked at it as a way to change our relationship to waste?⁠
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I don't mean just trash, I mean being wasteful as well.⁠
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While zero waste does reduce our impact, we can potentially create greater environmental change by addressing structural issues... like petitioning for a composting service in your area to reduce food waste. Or, maybe reach out to companies and stores and ask them to consider reducing their packaging, making zero waste more accessible to everyone.⁠
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Zero waste is great, but systemic and structural issues need to encompass more than just individual solutions.⁠
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Reducing our trash shouldn't be our only contribution. It should go hand in hand with other actions like re-examining the amount of food we're buying, where it's coming from, and where it's going. ⁠
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I use food waste is just one example. There are dozens of other things we can do that we can't measure in a glass jar.⁠
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So, how are you creating environmental change?⁠
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Make an edible arrangement Flowers are everywhere

Make an edible arrangement Flowers are everywhere I look and it's hard to resist my love of blooms.🌹
If you didn't already know, the average bouquet of flowers isn't really a sustainable option. So I try not forget about other beautiful bouquets that can be made and later cooked into a savory dish. These baby beets and artichoke from @cluckitfarmlv nestle gently next to homegrown sage and lavender. Roast the beets and artichoke with oil and s&p then sprinkle with chopped/crushed lavender + sage. Sautee the greens (great in a salad too) and squeeze lemon over everything. The drippings from the roasted veggies will make a great sauce once whipped with a roux. That's the plan for lunch anyway 😊. Did you know that an artichoke was a flower? How about broccoli? What are you having for lunch?
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Remember why you started. This past weekend I cre

Remember why you started. This past weekend I created a vission board with a lovely circle of women. It's something that I haven't done in a long time, preferring digital inspiration to save a tree. As I was cutting out pictures and flipping through old magazines I found a quote that said, "remember why you started". It really hit home for me. Connecting to Earth and living by Her rhythms and cycles is an essential part of my life. Honoring the seasonal shifts, pauses, how and when the plants and animals rest and bloom brings us deeper in tune with ourselves and each other. How do you connect to Mother Earth?
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Sweeping out the old to make way for the new. I k

Sweeping out the old to make way for the new. I know when we think of January, many of us picture the earth covered in a blanket of snow. Though, I've noticed our natural world seems anxious for spring. So, I'm taking my cues from Mother Nature and doing a bit of spring cleaning. A good dusting, sweeping (from east to west, of course), and then floor cleansing from my last post. On that note, it's been longer than I planned since my last post. I've been working on something since May and it's finally coming together. Even though I had hoped to have twice as much done by now, I'm trusting that I'm exactly where I need to be. Well, I'm off to put on my apron and start the day. What are you up to on this new moon?
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Ritual Floor Cleansing I'm not one to let the lit

Ritual Floor Cleansing I'm not one to let the little bits go to waste. That's why I love to save herb stems, crushed leaves, and all those little bits you find at the bottom of an "empty" herb jar. I use them to make up different types of brews, concoctions, tinctures, elixirs, or any other idea I can conjure to honor it's gifts. Right now I'm mixing up a new batch of ritual floor cleanser to charge under the sun and in the full Wolf moon light tonight. It's got desert rain water, green sage for cleasing, rosemary for purifying and invoking love, and lemon for mental clarity and joy.
Things I want to invite into this season of life. I'll let it brew until the first new moon of the decade when we'll do a full house cleansing. Is anyone interested to see how I cleanse our home? Have you ever tried ritual floor cleansing? It's great in addition to or in place of other space cleansing. What are you inviting into your life this season?
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Going zero waste or already a pro?⁠ ⁠ I've bee

Going zero waste or already a pro?⁠
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I've been thinking about when we first started this adventure so I put together 10 things I wish I knew before I even started:⁠
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10. Affordability and accessibility play a major role in choices and those available to us.
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9. It's not all or nothing. You can reduce waste, fight climate change, and fight for ethical practices too.⁠
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8. Overconsumption is a culprit. Buying something when we don't need it is wasteful.⁠
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7. "Plastic sucks" isn't the end of the conversation. Single-use and disposable mindset is part of it.⁠
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6. You don't have to be this, to be that. You can be anything you want to be.⁠
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5. Eco-friendly, sustainable, natural, ethical, fair trade, biodegradable, compostable, all mean different things. So don't feel bad if you get confused.⁠
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4. Zero waste is way more than simple swaps. It's a great place to start but you'll quickly learn and move on to tackle bigger things.⁠
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3. There's a difference between a linear economy and a circular economy. Linear: make, use, dispose of. Circular: keep as long as possible, extract the maximum value, recover and regenerate.⁠
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2. It's about more than just trash. It's about our overall impact on the plants, animals, people, and planet.⁠
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1. There's no such thing as zero waste. Because we operate on a linear infrastructure.⁠
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Looking for some more tips? Or, just want an easy way to explain what you've been doing to someone else?⁠
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I've got The Ultimate Guide to a Zero Waste and Ethical Lifestyle for Free!! linked in my bio.⁠
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So, what about you, is there anything you wish you'd known before going zero waste.⁠
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#slowliving #livewithless #slowparenting #zerowaste #zerowastehome #reducewhatyouproduce #intentionalliving #circularliving #lowimpactmovement #zerowasteirl #zerowasthome #consciousliving #yayforearth #gogreen #motherhoodsimplified #sustainability #sustainbleliving #persuehappy #lifewithoutplastic #zerowastecollective #ecofriendly #goingzerowaste #motherhoodinspired #lowwaste #reducewaste⁣ #holisticliving #enviromentallyconscious #ethicallifestyle #zerowastecollective #greengoals

Are you planning a natural birth in a hospital?⁠

Are you planning a natural birth in a hospital?⁠
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Finding a facility that you trust to honor your birth plan is important to the birth experience. ⁠
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Both mama and baby need an encouraging and supportive atmosphere to promote faster and more natural healing.⁠
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If you're planning to give birth at a facility that supports low-intervention, gentle, and natural birth options, I've written a blog post with Natural Hospital Birth Tips plus:⁠
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💚What to mindfully pack in your hospital bag⁠
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💚My natural hospital birth plan⁠
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💚If you have read my Gentle C-section Birth Story, then you know that things don't always go according to plan so I've included my Gentle C-section Birth Plan too.⁠
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All linked in my bio so take a look.⁠
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Are you expecting? What is your guess/due date?⁠
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This post is in partnership with @Mission_Hospital and @ProvidenceCalifornia⁠
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#mamayouvegotthis #naturalbirth #limitedintervention #midwife #missionhospital #sponsored

Postpartum Essentials⁠ ⁠ The fourth trimester

Postpartum Essentials⁠
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The fourth trimester is a time when mama and baby need to be nurtured, cared for, bond and heal. ⁠
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If you’re preparing for birth and are looking towards more natural options, be sure to gather things that are essential during your pp season.⁠
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Here’s what I loved:⁠
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Haakaa breast pump - For anyone who has breastfed, especially for those who struggled, you’ll know how valuable even a few drops can be. This catches letdown milk with no waste.⁠
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Healing pp bath herbs and spray bottle - Birth facilities will provide a peri bottle, but these herbs have properties that can make a great addition to healing (recipe linked in bio).⁠
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Arnica tabs, herbal tincture, & magnesium oil - I was amazed how much work it took my body to give birth after my VBAC-- I was sore from my head to my toes. My midwife recommended arnica (gel & tabs), these drops, and magnesium oil for muscles. Be sure to ask your provider what options are best for you.⁠
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Nursing pads - An easy low waste option. You can make your own reusable nursing pads or buy some. Later they are great to use as makeup remover pads.⁠
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Cloth pads - If you want to have a few cloth pads on hand for when you get home, then now is a good time to grab those.⁠
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Belly Wrap - This one is a Bengkung wrap but there are many options with benefits and info available.⁠
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EO - This blend was recommended by my midwife and I was given strict instructions on when and exactly how to use it. So be sure to check with your care provider beforehand.⁠
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Crystals - I had a handful of crystals from my collection that I felt called to have close by carnelian, bloodstone, amethyst, and rose quartz.⁠
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I’m putting together a post on baby-friendly hospitals and what to bring for a natural hospital birth including my birth plan + gentle c-section plan.⁠
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Have you ever heard of a baby-friendly hospital? I’d love to know what you packed in your hospital bag (and what you actually used).⁠
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This post is in partnership with @Mission_Hospital and @ProvidenceCalifornia⁠
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Am I the only one that waited until the last minut

Am I the only one that waited until the last minute to wrap a thing?⁠
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Pre momlife I would have had all the gifts meticulously wrapped weeks in advance. But with a 16-month-old who has an appetite for shredding and an extremely curious 4-year-old, I figured it is was better to wait until last night... Except I didn't finish!⁠
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I still have a few gifts to wrap with my steller stash of salvaged paper and fabric.⁠
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Do you have more gift wrapping to do?⁠
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It's time for a good old fashioned wrapping party!⁠
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Let's hang out Live this afternoon to chat and wrap.⁠
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I'm thinking about 3 pm (pst) but be sure to turn on notifications because life is unpredictable.⁠ Who's coming?
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#slowliving #livewithless #slowparenting #zerowaste #zerowastehome #reducewhatyouproduce #intentionalliving #circularliving #lowimpactmovement #zerowasteirl #zerowasthome #consciousliving #yayforearth #gogreen #motherhoodsimplified #sustainability #sustainbleliving #persuehappy #lifewithoutplastic #zerowastecollective #ecofriendly #goingzerowaste #motherhoodinspired #lowwaste #reducewaste⁣ #holisticliving #enviromentallyconscious #ethicallifestyle #zerowastecollective #greengoals⁠

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