The Creative Home & Garden Hop #18

Good Morning and Happy Sunday!

Last week I hosted my last workshop for 2013.  I had a great time sharing so much garden and health info.  It's amazing what nature has to offer!

Did you know we've created a Seeds of the Month Club?  It's so cool!

And now for the Party? 

Welcome to the New and Improved Blog Hop!

The Creative Home & Garden Hop hosts:

Alison from Mumtopia
Mary from Back to the Basics and Mary’s Kitchen
and Lisa from Little Homestead on the Hill and The Self Sufficient HomeAcre

Featured Posts

Each host will share her own features each week. This means you have an even better chance of being picked! Be sure to visit all of our hosts to see if your post was featured!
My Features this week are: 

I love when people try new things!

Check out Cauliflower Pizza Crust from Secrets of a Southern Kitchen

Foods for Moods by Organic 4 Greenlivings

If you were featured, feel free to grab the button and share it on your blog!

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Now, on to your latest creations!

• Share up to 3 of your Creative Home and Garden posts. Etsy sellers are welcome to share here too.
• Please link back to the hop in your post. If you don’t take a couple of seconds to do this, you won’t be featured. You can grab our cute button or use a text link in your post. Thanks for sharing the hop with others!
• Pretty please, with cherries on top, go visit as many of the other bloggers posting as you can! The whole point of a hop is to build a community of like minded bloggers who share and support each other. We all love to hear from our visitors, so please leave thoughtful and kind comments when you visit!
• Link your posts once. Please do not link the same post you linked last week! Let’s keep it fresh and fun!
• By linking your posts here you are assuring us that all images and contents are your own, or you have permission to share them. You are also agreeing to let us share your post and images on social media and our blogs.
• Happy hopping!

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Thanksgiving Crafts from around the Web

I love sharing craft ideas.  Unfortunately, due to a crazy schedule and BIG changes going on over here I will not be able to craft for the holidays.

I am still planning on DIY Christmas gifts this year...I'm already planning!  One very important item to note; All of these pictures are pulled from the original source.  These are not my crafts.  These are beautiful ideas from fellow bloggers.  Please "pin" from the original source.

Our first craft today is a nice, recycled idea from Choose to Thrive.

This is such a great decoration idea!

This is a great centerpiece idea from Craftaholics Anonymous.

I love paper crafts!

Here's a DIY Thanksgiving banner from A Healthy Life for Me.

Super Cute and no nailing anything to your mantle!

If you plan on entertaining guests this year, favorboxes might be in order.  Catch My Party has a simple tutorial.

This post would not be complete with out a healthy holiday snack idea from Chickabug Blog.

Now THIS is something I might have time to make!

Are you crafting this Thanksgiving???  Feel free to share your appropriate links in the comment section.  Anything inappropriate or spammy will be removed.

Join us for Tuesdays with A Twist #32

I'm mixing it up a bit today!  No shout outs or features...Just a PARTY!!!

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Welcome to another No Rules Party!

We're your hosts 

Joyce @ It's Your Life! 

Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures

and me...Mary @ Back to the Basics and Mary's Kitchen

The party starts every Tuesday at 7am EST and will continue until Friday at 11:59pm.  Feel free to stop back any time and "like" your favorites.  Please visit other blogs if you have a moment. 

Share older posts as well as new ones.  No limit on links!

*Pictures should be your own* 

By linking up you give us permission to use these photos

 (with proper link backs) in our features.   And now for the party!

What is a GMO? Why is it Important?

What is a GMO?

Mary's Heirloom Seeds November   2013

Dear Mary, People often ask how I got started with heirloom seeds and where I find all of the info on GMOs.  My answer is simple: About 6 years ago I made a decision to live healthier and that meant learning more about the food I was eating, the chemicals that were used in conventional farming as well as processed foods.  That lead me to GMOs and their disastrous effects on the human body AND our environment.  My husband and I created  Mary's Heirloom Seeds to offer a trusted source for non-GMO, heirloom seeds as well as detailed growing information.  I will no longer refer to GMOs as Genetically "Modified" Organisms.  "Modified" implies that it might be an improvement. They will now be referred to as GENETICALLY MUTATED ORGANISMS.

What is a GMO?  GMOs "genetically modified organisms," are plants or animals created through the gene splicing techniques of biotechnology (also called genetic engineering, or GE). This experimental technology merges DNA from different species, creating unstable combinations of plant, animal, bacterial and viral genes that cannot occur in nature or in traditional crossbreeding.  -from  Non-GMO Project What are the potential Side Effects of GMOs?  It is important to understand the process of creating a Genetically Mutated Organism.   Example:  Corn - There are two main varieties of GE corn. One has a Gene from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis inserted to produce the Bt toxin, which poisons Lepidoteran (moths and butterflies) pests.[2] There are also several events which are resistant to various herbicide. Present in high fructose corn syrup and glucose/fructose which is prevalent in a wide variety of foods in America. source GMOs are created so that when they are DRENCHED in Poison (pesticides) the crop lives but the bugs and weeds die.  A new study shows that low doses of Bt biopesticide CryA1b as well as the glyphosate herbicide, Roundup, kill human kidney cells. source GMOs are not safe. They have been linked to thousands of toxic and allergenic reactions, thousands of sick, sterile, and dead livestock, and damage to virtually every organ and system studied in lab animals. source  We recently started offering Workshops to help people grow their own and avoid harmful chemicals in their garden.   The next event is Thursday, November 6th @ 6:30pm If you're in the area and you'd like to attend another event, we have a workshop scheduled Thursday, November 14th @6:30pm If you don't live in the area...Not to worry!  I am working on making several videos and will share them via our e-newsletter as soon as they are available.  Tips to Avoid GMOs  1. Grow Your Own 2. Look for 100% Organic Ingredients 3. Buy REAL Food 4. Shop Local Check out Mary's Kitchen for complete article.

Please share this important information. Growing your own Non-GMO veggies, fruits and herbs is a great place to start. You can use the "Forward this Email" function at the bottom, share on facebook and Twitter. Sincerely,                                                                                                                                       Mary

FREE Seeds At Mary's Heirloom Seeds we include 1 FREE pack of non-GMO, Heirloom Seeds in all orders $10 or more.  We have created all new seed packets to share the news about the benefits of planting un-treated, non-GMO, heirloom seeds. Thank you for sharing this valuable information with friends and family!

Co-Hosting another Fantastic Creative Home & Garden Hop

Good Morning and Happy Sunday!

 It's been another busy week over here. 
I've been sharing a lot about GMOs lately.

Check out Washington State fight and Tips to Avoid GMOs

And now for the Party?


Welcome to the New and Improved Blog Hop!

The Creative Home & Garden Hop hosts:

Alison from Mumtopia
Mary from Back to the Basics and Mary’s Kitchen
and Lisa from Little Homestead on the Hill and The Self Sufficient HomeAcre

Featured Posts

Each host will share her own features each week. This means you have an even better chance of being picked! Be sure to visit all of our hosts to see if your post was featured!
My Features this week are: 

Creamy Walnut Pesto from My Sister's Pantry

It's A Wonderful World Soup from Cackleberries

If you were featured, feel free to grab the button and share it on your blog!

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Now, on to your latest creations!

• Share up to 3 of your Creative Home and Garden posts. Etsy sellers are welcome to share here too.
• Please link back to the hop in your post. If you don’t take a couple of seconds to do this, you won’t be featured. You can grab our cute button or use a text link in your post. Thanks for sharing the hop with others!
• Pretty please, with cherries on top, go visit as many of the other bloggers posting as you can! The whole point of a hop is to build a community of like minded bloggers who share and support each other. We all love to hear from our visitors, so please leave thoughtful and kind comments when you visit!
• Link your posts once. Please do not link the same post you linked last week! Let’s keep it fresh and fun!
• By linking your posts here you are assuring us that all images and contents are your own, or you have permission to share them. You are also agreeing to let us share your post and images on social media and our blogs.
• Happy hopping!

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"The Times, They are A Changin"

They certainly are!!!

Washington State SOLD to the Highest Bidder!!!

The Grocery Manufacturers Association on Friday revealed that PepsiCo, Nestle USA and Coca-Cola each gave hidden donations of more than $1 million to the campaign against a Washington initiative that would require the labeling of genetically engineered food.  source 

Total spent in 2012: $23 MILLION in California to KILL the "Label-It" Bill! source

I will no longer refer to GMOs as Genetically "Modified" Organisms.  "Modified" implies that it might be an improvement.
They will now be referred to as GENETICALLY MUTATED ORGANISMS.

Ask yourself this question,  

"If I stopped supporting these companies would I starve?"  

The answer is NO!  

Here's another question, "Is your health and the health of your family important to you?   My answer is YES!

Dr. Michael Wald, of Integrated Medicine of Mount Kisco in New York, said more research needs to be done in order to prove that genetically engineered foods are safe to eat.
“The studies that have been done on different animals – and also reports from farmers – seem to suggest health issues, including intestinal problems, inflammation of the colon…and problems with the kidneys, the liver, the lungs,” Wald said.  source

Bottom line...It's all about MONEY!!!  There have been HUGE amounts of money spent on the GMO-Labeling campaign.  Want to know who is spending the most?  The companies who produce GMO seeds and GMO JUNK FOOD!!!!

If their GMO JUNK was so healthy and good for us then WHY would they spend Millions of dollars to fight AGAINST labeling GMOs.

Can you tell I'm a little bit pissed off this morning?  More people need to stand and fight.  There is a label on a MATRESS to tell you what's in it but not a label on GMO JUNK.

OVER 60 COUNTRIES HAVE LIMITED OR OUTRIGHT BANNED GMOS...But the US let's companies like Monsanto, Pepsi, Nestle, General Mills and so many more of those greedy bastards TAKE OVER and control our food supply.  Do people actually think it's OKAY to feed their babies this crap?



It's time to take a STAND AND FIGHT!!!  I am through being nice about GMO JUNK and tired of people saying "But healthy food is so expensive"  WELL SO IS CANCER!!!

-Homegrown salad is cheap.
-Locally raised meats aren't cheap but if eaten in moderation they are very affordable.
-Community Gardens are a great opportunity
-Most packaged, pre-prepared meals can be made from scratch and are healthier and CHEAPER!
-READ your labels
-Avoid "At-Risk" ingredients... The eight GM food crops are Corn, Soybeans, Canola, Cottonseed, Sugar Beets, Hawaiian Papaya (most) and a small amount of Zucchini and Yellow Squash.

This is a step in the right direction!  The "Slow Food" and REAL Food Movement is hear to stay! 

As promised...Tips to Avoid GMOs
 

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Tuesdays with A Twist #31

Welcome to Another beautiful Tuesday Morning!

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I'm feeling much better this morning!  My husband and I started our morning walking again.  It's about a mile an a half and we start out around 6am.  It's a beautiful neighborhood and the light is just right.  In case you don't know, we live in South Florida so it's in the 70s still at 6am.
I feel Fantastic!!!

Welcome to another No Rules Party!
We're your hosts 
Joyce @ It's Your Life! 
Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
and me...Mary @ Back to the Basics and Mary's Kitchen

Features!
Each co-host will be sharing her own picks for Features. This gives everyone a better chance of being featured. Be sure to check all of our blogs to see if you were featured!
 
My Features this Week are:

Ten Real Food Recipes from My Lamp is Full

Roasted Vegetable Salad from Simply Fresh Dinnes

Treating Lupus with Natural Remedies from Organic 4 Greenlivings

If you've been featured we'd love for you to grab a button.

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Please hop around and show some love!

The party starts every Tuesday at 7am EST and will continue until Friday at 11:59pm.  Feel free to stop back any time and "like" your favorites.  Please visit other blogs if you have a moment. 

Share older posts as well as new ones.  No limit on links!

*Pictures should be your own* 

By linking up you give us permission to use these photos

 (with proper link backs) in our features. 

And now for the party!