Raw Milk Legislation introduced in Iowa
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Some of you may be interested in this bill, which would allow the sale of raw milk direct to the consumer from the farmer. Though NLDM takes no actual stance on the issue of raw milk, we do encourage everyone do their own research. However, this bill would certainly allow consumers more choices in t.. .. read more..
Simply Food, Nothing Extra
Thursday, January 14, 2010
A group of us have started a Yahoo group with a focus on buying local foods. The purpose of the group is to serve first as a database of local producers known to group members (so, not just a list of local producers, but local producers who we\'ve done business with, who we know and [...] .. read more..
Moving away from plastic – food storage
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Thanks to some keen Black Friday sales, we replaced our plastic food storage with glass food storage. Not all of it. We realized in going through our plastic containers that some of them aren\'t really practical to replace with glass. The big cookie tubs, for example. (That would be, the tubs where .. .. read more..
Green Gifts Fair
Monday, November 16, 2009
It was completely awesome. It was busy from 10:00 until about 3, when it became markedly slower, but still with a steady stream of people. Some vendors sold nearly out of what they brought! These photos are from when everyone was getting set up, after our heart-attack inducing discovery that they ha.. .. read more..
Urban Chickens in Iowa City? Not if Mayor has her way
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
I enjoyed this article today about Iowa City Mayor Regina Bailey and her concerns about allowing urban chickens. University students often leave pets behind, she says, and the city – home to the University of Iowa – would need to develop facilities to shelter abandoned chickens. Another probl.. .. read more..
Free Mulch and one step further into self-sufficiency on our Urban Homestead.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Today, we took our new Yard Chipper out of its box and put it to work. (And I broke it all in one day.) .. read more..
Natural Living Des Moines – proud to be central Iowa\'s FREE source
Sunday, October 25, 2009
I\'ve just returned from the Harvest Festival at Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah and spent some time on the way back thinking about how proud I am of Natural Living Des Moines. I started this site a number of years ago after being inspired by the ReDirect Guide I saw in Salt Lake City. I [...] .. read more..
Iowans for Informed Consent
Friday, October 2, 2009
Iowans for Informed Consent seems to be a relatively new organization in Iowa. They are focused on informed consent relative to vaccines, and particularly the H1N1 vaccine. .. read more..
In Praise of the Fabric Shower Curtain
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Last fall, we took down our vinyl shower curtain and hung up a green canvas one. We had bought it at Target, after they put their back to school stuff on 75% clearance, for about $4. We weren\'t entirely sure that an all-fabric shower curtain would work – would it keep the water in? Would [..... .. read more..
Announcing the first annual Des Moines Green Gifts Fair
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
I\'m so excited about this! Natural Living Des Moines will be hosting the first annual Des Moines Green Gifts Fair in November! The fair will be November 15, 10-4, at the Des Moines Social Club downtown. It should be an excellent opportunity to purchase eco-friendly gifts for the holidays – or .. .. read more..