By growing an edible garden, Tennessee and California are learning how to be sustainable in a consumer-based society. My hope is to one day have a garden large enough that will yield fruits and vegetables to share with the poor and disadvantaged. Right now, we only have enough to share with the birds...

This phrase is usually used to accentuate the unlikelihood of the occurrence of a certain event. For instance, if someone told you that you would some day eat a pig/ham/bacon/pork that also had the ability to lay eggs so you could get your breakfast from one source, you would say, “HA! When pigs...

This letter was sent to Whole Foods Market Global Headquarters via email on Sunday, September 7, 2008. To Whom It May Concern, I am writing you today to inform you that the FDA has recently released the results of an investigation into the presence of lead in women’s and children’s vitamins...

The FDA has just announced that they found lead in 320 of 324 brands of vitamins for children and women(INCLUDING PRENATAL VITAMINS). Of course, they do not consider the levels that they found unsafe…(you can take anything the FDA says with a grain of salt in my opinion – and that is sad) …except...

DOES YOUR CHILD HAVE NDD? What is NDD? Nature Deficit Disorder. Nature Deficit Disorder may be one of the causes of ADD, ADHD, SPD etc. 21st Century kids don’t get out in nature anymore; they don’t go hiking, camping, canoing, collecting seashells by the seashore… WHY? 1. Nature...

Back in April, we posted information about organic gardening and pictures of our own organic garden on the terrace of our condo. Click HERE if you want to view that post for the first time or to refresh your memory. We have fruit and vegetables growing now. The raspberries were the first to produce...

I recently saw a statistic that more than 70% of the residents in the Los Angeles metropolitan area are renters. A high proportion of those renters live in condos and apartments. When we moved into our condo in Santa Monica, I thought that my dreams of raising our own organic fruits and vegetables were...

L.A. Mama is in the process of obtaining certification as a Spiriitual Aromatherapist. Essential oils are very beneficial for many different areas of life. They are effective in the areas of Mind, Body and Spirit but they can be very beneficial for use in housekeeping. Using essential oils while...

We received an Aerogarden for Christmas and set it up to start growing herbs on December 20, 2007. It is so easy to set up, that an 8.5 year old can do it without any help. The Aerogarden came with seed pods for herbs so we “planted” these and awaited the arrival of something green. We...

We have all heard about the millions and millions of toys that have been recalled this year. Lead based paint, the Date Rape Drug laced beads, choking hazards, tiny magnets embedded within toys and faulty design have injured, sickened or killed many kids in the United States and Austrailia. Have you...