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Amy writes daily about natural family living, attachment parenting, organic gardening, and cooking on her site, Progressive Pioneer. She and her family try to live simply and be as self-sufficient as possible while living smack dab in the middle of the city.

health & nutrition

Healthy Eats on the Road

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Written by contributor Amy Thompson of Progressive Pioneer. Road food, ugh, my stomach does a flip-flop just thinking about it.  Yet, it seems to be an inevitable part of family vacations.  But does it have to be? Here are a few suggestions for maintaining your family’s healthy eating habits while on the road (with a [...]

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home & garden

Getting the Most Out of the Farmers’ Market

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There are certain things your local grocer does best, and others where Farmers’ Markets simply can’t be beat.  Figuring out what those are will help you make the most of your local farmers’ market.

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home & garden

Gardening 101: Companion Planting

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Mother Nature is awfully ingenious; she has come up with quite a few methods to keep bugs away and plants healthy and thriving.  It turns out that plants, like people, prefer certain company.  You can help keep your vegetables happy and pest-free by planting them near their buddies! This simple method maximizes certain plants’ natural [...]

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personal care & beauty

Ten Beauty Products in Your Kitchen

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How many times have you been swayed by one luxurious-sounding ingredient in a personal care product?  Perhaps pineapple enzymes, organic olive oil, sea salt…  I only recently began asking myself, “why not go straight to the source?”  If those ingredients are so good for my skin, why purchase something that is 99% filler and only [...]

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