Rookie Review: Mooncup
I don’t know if you’ve already figured this out about me, but a big part of my identity is wrapped up in doing something and then yapping...
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Justine
- Oct 25, 2021
- 6 min
De Quervain’s Tendonitis and I: A Novel
You’ll hear women start many a sentence like this when they’re pregnant or a new mother: “No one tells you that…” Could be the fact that...
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Justine
- Oct 2, 2021
- 7 min
Montessori Inspired Toddler Discovery: Birds
Poppy has been all about b-words the past couple of months: baa (when she sees a sheep), ball, bye, ba-buh (bible), baaf (bath), and burr...
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Justine
- Sep 15, 2021
- 2 min
Rookie Review: Motherhood, 1 year
Lately I’ve been thinking what the fuck it is I do all day. When I rest my head on the pillow each night, I often oscillate between...
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Justine
- Feb 11, 2021
- 9 min
Rookie Review: Motherhood, 5.5 months
Remember sleep? Ha! Me neither. But ever since Poppy came into my life, I’ve become o b s e s s e d with sleep. At first, my...
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Justine
- Nov 22, 2020
- 9 min
Rookie Review: Motherhood, 12 weeks
Fourth trimester done and dusted! Now that I am getting a little bit more sleep, I decided to compile a list of Some Rather Good Things...
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Justine
- Oct 27, 2020
- 7 min
Rookie Review: Motherhood, 8 weeks
I initially wanted to write about my pregnancy because I found it a bit difficult to process what was happening as it was happening. But...
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Justine
- Jun 1, 2020
- 5 min
Bitter Gourd & Toad In The Hole
The bitter gourd is a tropical plant that is widely cultivated in Asia, India, and South America for its intensely bitter fruits. I never...
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Justine
- May 11, 2020
- 7 min
Banana & Tarte Tartin
The banana is without a doubt my favourite plant we have growing in our home garden. We absolutely love their fruit, we eat their flower,...
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Justine
- Apr 28, 2020
- 9 min
Local Herbs & Nasi Ulam
When Scott and I first started this hobby (when we were just burying seeds and crossing our fingers) turned venture (when we realized we...
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Justine
- Apr 23, 2020
- 7 min
Kombucha
With so much uncertainty going on in the world right now, I am finding it strangely comforting to have a steady flow of kombucha...
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Justine
- Apr 17, 2020
- 7 min
Edible Flowers & Ravioli
Growing beautiful edible flowers in our climate can be a rather intimidating endeavor. I used to have the impression that they required...
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Justine
- Apr 13, 2020
- 5 min
Amaranth & Pie
We were first introduced to Red Amaranth in a microgreen grow kit. After a shoddy job harvesting them, we were left with a couple of...
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Justine
- Apr 7, 2020
- 4 min
Roselle & Jam
Roselle was never something in my regular diet nor was it even on my radar until I came across the plant while browsing through a seed...
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Justine
- Apr 1, 2020
- 3 min
Fruit Enzyme Cleaners
When I first heard about fruit enzyme cleaners, I was immediately hooked. Anything you can make at home, using ingredients you already...
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Justine
- Mar 27, 2020
- 5 min
Quickie In The Garden
There is no better time to start your own edible garden than during a global health crisis. i.e. Now!!! You’re at home a lot more, access...
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Justine
- Mar 26, 2020
- 4 min
Working From Home
Working from home seems like all the rage these days. Even Scott, who is not typically one to follow trends and actually scoffs at them,...
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Justine
- Mar 5, 2020
- 5 min
Compost Club
Hot compost, vermicompost, compost tea… Oh my! If you are new to composting and don’t know where to start, I get it. There is a lot of...
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Justine
- Oct 31, 2019
- 4 min
Good To Go and Grow
Good news for people who love good news: my uterus haz cleared! The month of October has been quite hellish because the embryo I was...
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Justine
- Oct 17, 2019
- 6 min
The 10-minute Gardener
Lots of people are amazed by how two young’uns like Scott and myself are able to carve out time in our busy millennial lives to tend to...
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