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Hi! My name is Laura, and I believe that everyday actions can make a difference in the world. I started this blog to share my journey of adopting simple, sustainable changes for a more eco-friendly lifestyle. Join me, and together we can build a better planet.

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Finally made it back to the farmer’s market on Saturday after a busy few weeks! I don’t often buy flowers, but I decided to treat myself to this gorgeous bunch of dahlias! I love that they came plastic-free, unlike the flowers from the supermarket. Also picked up some tomatoes, basil, kale, and garlic, which I plan to plant in the garden sometime soon! 🍅🧄💐

Getting the coop ready for when the chickens start to lay eggs in a few weeks! We got a nesting box and filled it with straw so they have something soft to lay on. We also got ceramic eggs to show them where to lay and to discourage pecking at the eggs. They’ll also be upgrading from grower feed to adult layer feed! See my stories for more! 🐣🐥🐓

I noticed recently that a lot of the pictures I post are close-ups, so to shake things up, here is a fully zoomed out picture of our yard, or at least as much as I could fit in the frame! We live on half an acre of of mostly lawn (and weeds). I believe in growing food, not lawns, but transforming this space into a sustainable food supply is going to be quite the project! We’ve started small with a mini garden and a few chickens! Time, budget, and the fact that we don’t really know what we’re doing are all constraints right now, but one day I hope this will be the “before” picture that I share alongside one of our lush suburban farm!

My very first bake with my new gluten-free sourdough starter: Parmesan and Herb Sourdough Discard Crackers using @deannacat3’s recipe. They turned out sooooo good and I had to exercise all my self control to not eat them all immediately!

Happy Caturday! What are you up to this weekend? I’m doing some baking, cleaning, and general around-the-house stuff! Not too exciting, but I don’t have much spare time on weekdays, so things tend to pile up!

Happy Friday! We finally got to harvest our first cherry tomatoes! 🍅 This is the first time I’ve grown anything outside in a “real” garden since we moved to a house with a yard, so it’s all very exciting!! Hopefully there’s lots more where that came from!

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