Hot Trend: Indoor Composting with Red Worms! Thumbs up Uncle Jim's Worm Farm! Composting is key to living a healthy-lifestyle. Why? It's linked to our food choices. I teach the children (and grown-ups who love them!) that when we eat fruits and vegetables, our waste can be composted to make healthy soil, then, [...]
We're Busy Practicing the 3 R's! The HealthBarn USA kids have taken Reduce, Reuse and Recycle to a whole new level by doing, not by talking! While each week at camp has a different theme, practicing our 3 R's is a common thread that weaves all the weeks together. Bringing awareness to our "use or [...]
It's Sunny and Warm... It's Garden Time! At HealthBarn USA we are all about sharing important information about living a healthy-lifestyle, so you too can bring these exciting concepts home to your family! I've been teaching the Organic Veggie 101 Workshop at the Barn to many first time gardeners and I'm excited to report that [...]
Kids making newspaper pots at HealthBarn USA! I bet you never guessed you could make a planting pot out of newspaper! There’s a great wooden gadget called the Paper Pot Maker that we use at the Barn for this activity, but you could also use any metal can. The basic idea is that [...]
Is it too late to compost at home? And, if not, how do I get started? It’s never too late to start composting at home! Compost is an organic fertilizer that can be made from everyday kitchen scraps, like fruits and veggies, egg shells, coffee grounds, tea bags, grass clippings, leaves, dead plants and paper [...]