Simple and Down to Earth College Living

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Simple tips and advice on living well in college. Articles focus on cooking for two, gardening, growing your own food, natural cooking and cleaning and much more. Recipes posted targeted toward college crowd.

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May 21

aaaand the Earth Box is planted!

Well, its not quite the sprawling garden I regularly dream of, but we have our little Earthbox set up and ready to go for the year.The set-up process was actually a lot easier than I had expected. The directions were simple and from start t (read full article)

canning, container gardens, Earthbox, gardening for food, grow your food, heirloom, home preserving, natural, no fuss gardening, pickles

Oct 19

DIY Shower Cleaner

I recently ran out of my store bought shower spray, and decided this go around I'd try and make my own. I rinsed out and re-used the bottle from the store-bought cleaner and then made my mix. This is so simple, and even though its got vinegar in it ( (read full article)

cheap, diy, natural, safe cleaners

Oct 14

Make your own YOGURT, and granola too!

I am SO excited about this. Yogurt is one of the most expensive things we buy, and I'm always frustrated with the excessive packaging so I've been looking for a way to cut down in this area for a long time!I originally found the recipe for the yogurt (read full article)

8 ingredients or less, fruit recipes, health, homemade, natural

Sep 10

Eating for your Health

As college students, our parents are always worrying about us. They worry about our health, our (lack of)sleep, our school/work load, our diets, and our every day to day lives. Give your parents one less thing to worry about, and start eating for you (read full article)

groceries, health, natural

Aug 18

Using Food for your Skin

We all know by now that fruits and veggies "do a body good". But did you know you don't always have to consume those foods in order for them to have a healthy impact on your body? Some fruits and veggies work wonders on ailments from dry skin to lack (read full article)

homemade, natural, SKIN, treatments

Aug 05

Environmentally Friendly (& Cheap!) Household Cleaners

Skip the back to school trip to Wal-Mart and make your own cleaning products instead. Not only are they cheap to make, they're environmentally friendly and will keep your apartment or dorm clean and smelling fresh! Natural cleaners are also better fo (read full article)

homemade, natural, safe cleaners

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