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Recipe creation: 1 part skill, 5 parts persistence

After two years of following a whole food plant based (WFPB) diet, I find myself still struggling to consistently create delicious meals to share with my partne...

Thank you to sister artists for inspiration!

I had a lot of fun learning to draw toads last month with @kristyglas, and lately I've been in a mandala craze, thanks to @nicolemoker. https://steemitimages.co...

Young Guinean seamstress

I took this with my point-and-shoot film camera sometime during 1995-7 when I served in U.S. Peace Corps in Guinea, West Africa. I despeckled it somewhat and co...

Creative Competition All Are Welcome!! <3 More Creativity, MORE PRIZES!!

https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmZKMjZe1GeiGUpmZ1rEE4GHaWoWxVFvjR4Uu4SuUDHAyZ/creatorbot.png --- Hello fellow Steemians, Thought I wou...

Welcome to the Nourishing Home (Part 2)

Read Part 1 It had been nearly 18 months since Ada had stopped using her wheelchair. She had assumed that it was a normal part of the aging process to eventuall...

Day in the life of a plant detective

It’s a perfect day for a paddle down the river. The adventure potential is good, since the water level is low and there’s a chance of getting snagged upon—or sw...

Welcome to the Nourishing Home (Part 1)

Ada nervously patted her freshly-done white curls as Mae-Lyn wheeled her to the front doors. She couldn’t remember exactly where this was supposed to be, althou...

Delicious, healthy meals for camping & day hiking (whole food plant based)

Healthy eating while camping takes some effort in advance, but when you're on the road or the trail, you'll be so glad to have done it! I'd like to share with y...

Part 2: Illicit Activity at the Datura Farmers Market

Make sure to read Part 1! It had been a rough few years since the ban was instituted. Although most reserves of sugar, oil and salt (SOS) had been confiscated, ...

Part I: Illicit activity at the Datura farmers market

Trenton had been without his fix for almost a week, and he was going out of his fucking mind. He was shaky, couldn’t sleep, and couldn’t think about anything an...

How to Make Delicious Cashew Bell Pepper Spread | Veganer Brotaufstrich mit Cashews und Paprika

Scroll down for German &8595; Happy Sunday lovely Steemians &128154; I hope you’re all doing great! For those of you who love to eat bread or crackers I have a ...

First Fruits: Giddy in the Garden

It happens every year. I become giddy in the garden with the delight of a toddler when "the first" of anything is ripe enough to sample. Today's selection of fr...

Better than fireworks! Alaska sunset color explosion.

This past spring, we visited Wrangell, Alaska for a month while we did maintenance on our sailboat. Taking a break from work one evening, we drove to the beach ...

“You’ve got two hats. Give me one!”: A pivotal life lesson in detaching from stuff.

Prior to my deployment to Guinea, West Africa as a US Peace Corps volunteer, I was pretty attached to my stuff. Material possessions like music (cassette tapes,...

Exploring Montana’s backountry, this is some of what you may find...

If you really want to experience Montana: drink from its mountain springs, plunge into its icy lakes, enjoy 360-degree views from its summits, and feed its mosq...

Beautiful hornworm...and this is what she will become...

https://steemitimages.com/DQmaxrMZWrJxxd9uapMdU6Xmu6XwzZogVcEP8PAn7r3TZNB/Caterpillar1.jpg I always get excited when I discover a big, beautiful caterpillar, be...

Fad Diet Facts (Ketogenic Diet)

This is the start of a new series I'm going to be writing about fad diets, and the truths behind them. I'm going to be giving my thoughts about how effective th...

The soothing power of the silly “Oopsiedoodle!”: If you’re short-tempered or overly self-critical, this is a practice for you.

If a child grows up in a physically and verbally hostile household, she can develop numerous unhealthy behaviors as an adult. Being short-tempered, self-critica...

Think you’re eating healthy? Why I went whole food plant based after trying vegan, paleo, GAPS, and low-carb: SCIENCE

Understanding the best way to eat is challenging in the climate of misinformation and garbage foods being promoted here in the U.S. I was confused for a long ti...

Montana wildlife: baby animals!

This little one was trying hard to be inconspicuous while its mother was off taking care of business. I hope his/her momma came back, because we have a resident...