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Here are a few links to some helpful gardening, food and health web sites that you may find interesting:

• Want to find new ways to prepare foods with scrumptious recipes? Visit this tasty blog called Seasonal Recipes Carnival, http://seasonalrecipescarnival.blogspot.com/p/may-edition.html. You can find a link to the tasty Pulled Pork Tacos recipe from the Charcoal Grilling Guru.
• If you’re looking for interesting lifestyle articles and self-help information, visit this nicely-designed and upbeat site, The Colors Magazine, http://www.thecolorsmagazine.com.
• Want more recipes and homestead information, check out The Homestead Carnival, http://homesteadcarnival.blogspot.com/ - adorable site with great food and company. Check out the latest recipes, homesteading books and liquid goat milk soap at http://www.homesteadblogger.com.
• If you’re looking to start your own gardening or other type of blog, the blog SuccessPart2.com is a good place to get advice,
• Michelle Obama brings her green thumb skills to Sesame Street, http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/09/michelle-obama-brings-green-thumb-campaign-against-childhood-obesity-to-sesame-street.html
• If you’re looking for health tips for the total body, check out http://www.wellsphere.com/men-s-health-article/total-mind-and-body-fitness-blog-carnival-107/729418.
• Here’s a nice blog for seniors wanting to find out the latest on health care, finance and just about everything else, http://eldercareabcblog.com/.
• Small plot farmers and growers keep cropping up; check out this USA Today article, http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2009-07-13-young-farmers_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip.
• Another nice blog, The Bare Cupboard at http://indoorgardenmusings.blogspot.com/2009/05/bare-cupboard-3.html, which offers some great recipes - check out the kale chips recipe.
• Here’s a nice site called Backyard Adventures, which proves great things do happen in your own backyard, http://www.ypatios.com/124/backyard-adventures-and-backyard-games-april-11-2009-edition/
• Here’s a nice site where you can find handmade items and gardening advice from people all over, http://akeepersjackpot.blogspot.com/. The link to the left will take you to the Etsy Shop, too, which I have read about for some time and finally visited. Cool site.
• How about designing an “eco-friendly nursery”? One Virginia couple did, and check out the photos: http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/lifestyles/home_garden/article/H-BABY10_20090409-190451/253042/
• For nature lovers and protectors, check out themarvelousinnature.wordpress.com. The site features tree stories and beautiful nature photos.
• If you’re looking for some “Weekend Eats,” try the Ramble On blog at http://stevewaugh76.blogspot.com/. Here you’ll find some great recipes and recommendations for tasty restaurants to visit in other areas.
• Here’s a blog I love to visit, http://tinyfarmblog.com/. You have to stop by, if for no other reason than the beautiful photos.
• If you’re up for finding some books, the site, This Full House Reviews,  http://www.thisfullhouse.com/reviews/2009/01/review-bloggers-carnival-34th-edition.html, has a number of reviews and other information you’ll find helpful - the site’s adorable, too.
• Of course, I’ve listed Focus on Living Well Organic, http://focusorganic.com/, because the site has a nice design and provides all kinds of information on green living. Check out the site and bookmark it.
• Anyone planning a wedding in the near future? If so, visit this interesting web site that shows and tells you how to have a green wedding, http://aleximanievents.blogspot.com/search/label/green%20wedding%20dress
• This web site, http://www.treehugger.com/, is so cool and interesting with the latest environmental news.
• Another great site is Nature Moms Blog, http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2009/01/19/save-money-on-healthy-organic-foods/. This site provides a plethora of ideas for natural living, plus it’s has a great design. Check out the shopping list for saving while eating healthy.
• If you’ve ever moved away from a home or apartment where you had a nice garden, you may appreciate this article about grieving over gardens. Here’s the link: http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-revisit3-2009jan03,0,5812086.story
• If you’re looking for ideas and how-to's for recipes, crafts, and many other projects, check out the interesting and helpful blog, http://www.makeitfromscratch.blogspot.com.
• If you’re looking to update your decor or you just need some inspirational ideas for what might be a new design or trend, check out the web site www.chictip.com.
• Information on anything related to gardening can be found at www.mygardeningpatch.com - a unique site and check out the new site design.
• A really nice web site called All Things Eco, found at http://www.focusorganic.com, has some valuable how-to articles for organic living and links to information about organic products.
• A Pennsylvania gardener offers many tips and provides how-to photos, a nice site: http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com
• Visit the Incurable Disease of Writing by Missy Frye. Here is her blog address: http://www.missyfrye.net/Blog. Stop by and learn more from Missy about writing. Great site.