Replanting Paradise!!

Thanks for setting the pace Blackbird Crew, this video made my day!!

SO inspiring!!

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Anthony Anderson..in the FLOW..and sharing some major INFO.  Please watch… and get ready to be INSPIRED!!

There’s tons of  information being shared in this video and so much passion!!  I’m humbled to be learning from such beautiful minds and souls, such as brother A’s.

Thanks for pursuing your passion Anthony. You’re glowing bro..you’re absolutely glowing!!

I’ve watched this video twice now, not only because it’s so info – dense, but because it just makes me feel SO good.  The passion jumps off the screen at me.  It’s contagious….and very delicious to the soul.

Anthony is a hero in my book. A leader and teacher of the highest caliber.

HE WALKS THE TALK

“Be the change, live the solution”

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This is SO INSPIRING!!

If you want to grow…mineral rich food… check out these videos.  The Blackbird Naturals Crew, is sharing HOW to do this, and they’ve even come out with a beautiful line of wild, organic seeds to make it even easier. Check out the seeds they’re offering, do your research…it’s the GOODZ!! These are the plants I want to be growing and eating!!!

The Utah, Arizona and Minnesota food forests are on the rise.  Join us in re  growing PARADISE on Earth….while feeding ourselves.

Just made my order, I’m pumped to get some nettles in the ground!

YOU CAN DO THIS TOO!!!!

Learn more here – Great website with tons of info – check out all the videos

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HUGE GRATITUDE to you David Wolfe, for all you share with the planet!

I’m LOVING this innovative gardening info…!!

One of my favorite quotes from this interview:

“The very first thing I’m doing is loving them, the very first and last thing…at all times.”

David…YOU INSPIRE!!

SOOO much to glean here…enjoy!!

Courtney has been inspiring our tribe here in Utah..for a while…a few years now..in fact.  She’s a community and staff member at the TREE OF LIFE CENTER in Patagonia, Arizona.  She has a very inspiring journey she’s sharing with the planet..and TONS of shared wisdom she’s made available through her website…

www.courtneypool.com

Can’t even tell you how much we’ve learned from her site…check it out..and make sure and look through all the archives…TONS of insights!!!  THANKS COURTNEY for sharing SO much!!! 

The spirulina she mentions is the Healthforce Nutritionals Brand called

 “Spirulina Manna“

..since adding spirulina into my diet..it’s quickly.. become my favorite protein/nutrient source..it’s FOOD..my body craves and LOVES it!  You can put it on your salads or just put a scoop in your drinks! 

* for more info on spirulina- check out the chapter on spirulina, in David Wolfe’s book…. “Superfoods“…and for sure cruise by Courtney’s site regularly for inspirational updates and info…gems of wisdom coming out of there…!!

About..two years ago…while living and working in Phoenix…I was offered an aloe vera plant from a friend.  So, I dug it up right then and there out of the Arizona soil, and brought it home with me.  She was one of my first plants… and made the looong drive north with me when I moved to Utah.  We’ve been able to start growing an aloe garden from many of the pups she’s offered us..which we’ve transplanted and you’ll see in the above video.  She…(the lovely plant lady I speak of)..is the LARGE one, I harvest leaves from.

She’s given us a lot of medicine over these last two years.  We use the aloe for cuts, scrapes, burns, bites, and for pulling out slivers.  It feels AMAZING on our skin and hair…and we also use it internally in our elixirs….talk about internal POWER!  It feels like a NECESSITY in our garden….we’ve grown close to each other!  Very Close!

I’m sure many of you out there already know of the polysaccharide power of ALOE..so I won’t go into that here..but for sure.. (if you haven’t already) ..check into David Wolfe’s book “SUPERFOODS“….his chapter on Aloe Vera is VERY educational!!!!!

David offers some great insights into the history of this SUPERFOOD, as well as some awesome growing tips and nutritional benefits…he really breaks it down!  He’s been growing and working with aloe for a lot longer than me..so the depth of the ALOE chapter, as well as every other chapter, offers INCREDIBLE research on every part of working with this superfood and others!

Here’s a few growing tips… that I’ve noticed work really well..in the last two years..

1.  Use a fast draining soil mix.  50% soil and 50% drainage material…like sand, perlite, vermaculite or equivalent.  You can buy these “cactus/succulent mixes at the store..or just make your own for HUGE cost savings!  If you make your own soil, throw some rock dust in there, like Azomite.  THEY LOVE IT!!!!!

2.  They like shade.  Ours thrived with early morning sun and afternoon shade.

3.  Don’t over water!  Let them almost dry out..then soak them till water comes out the base.  (if growing in pots) 

4.  Fertilize with dilute ocean water, using a concentrate like, Thalassa mix.  You can also use Dead Sea Salt.  With Thalassa mix I sprayed the soil down every couple months or so with the diluted mixture.  OR…instead use dead sea salt…every couple of months as intuited…add a little scoop to your watering bucket…. and water!  They need very little I’ve noticed….but they love the ocean water/dead sea salts!!! 

5.  Depending on your climate zone, provide them a microclimate for the winter.  That’s why we keep ours in pots, so we can put them under our deck through the winter…then move them around the yard in the spring!

This is a plant worth growing no matter…. WHERE you LIVE!