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My Pepper Plants Have Sprouted!

By The Holistic String Bean On April 4, 2013 · Add Comment
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Last year I planted my pepper plants at the end of May and then moved them into containers on my porch. The result? Dinky little pepper plants then never grew any peppers. I was sad, but took from it to learn how to grow pepper properly so I wouldn’t be disappointed this year. For starters [...]
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How much sun do your veggies need?

By The Holistic String Bean On March 13, 2013 · Add Comment
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If you grow it for the FRUIT or ROOT, you need FULL sun. If you grow if for the LEAVES, STEMS or SPROUTS, partial shade is all you need. This statement is mostly true. Here are Veggies you can grow WITH full sun: Tomatoes Peppers Squashes Peas Cucumbers Beans Here are Veggies you can grow [...]
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Building a Coop for the Chickens

By The Holistic String Bean On March 12, 2013 · Add Comment
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I love coming from a crafty family! I went to visit my parents this weekend to help my father build his own custom designed chicken coop. Here is the work in progress: My father just looked at a few pre-built ones at the store and some photos and came home to [...]
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BBQ Tofu with Rice and Broccoli

By The Holistic String Bean On March 6, 2013 · Add Comment
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This recipe is super easy to make! Serves: 2-3 Ingredients:  1 15oz package of extra firm sprouted tofu 1 cup organic basmati brown rice 2 cups water Annie’s Organic BBQ Sauce Head of Broccoli (Or frozen) 3 TBPs Grapeseed Oil Seasonings to taste Healthy Tip: Plan early by soaking the rice in the morning for [...]
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Cinnamon for Weight Loss

By The Holistic String Bean On March 5, 2013 · Add Comment
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This blog post is inspired by a good friend of mine who asked is there was any truth in that honey and cinnamon will help you lose weight. My short answer is yes, honey and cinnamon can help you lose weight, as well as help heal a variety of other ailments. However, upon doing research [...]
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Radishes for Beauty? A Skin Secret!

By The Holistic String Bean On March 2, 2013 · Add Comment
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“Radishes are perhaps the most beautifying of all foods” according to raw food expert David Wolfe. I grew up eating these fresh little gems right out of my family garden every summer and I had no idea how amazing they were until I started to study nutrition. I remember my dad coming up from from the [...]
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Is this girl too skinny?

By The Holistic String Bean On January 1, 2013 · Add Comment
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It’s articles like this that kinda make me sick. Even reading the comments makes me sad that people go out of their way to bully someone they’ve never met. No everyone is rude, but most people are. Victoria looks healthy and fit to me. What do you think? - Ali In [...]
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Three Reasons why Small Breasts Rock!

By The Holistic String Bean On October 12, 2012 · Add Comment
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Way to go Cosmopolitan magazine for speaking out on this sensitive subject for many women. The idea of getting fake ones crossed my mind once upon a time, but never seriously. So glad I stuck with my healthy all-natural girls I will always speak that your confidence and posture are WAY more attractive [...]
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Autumn Squash Salad

By The Holistic String Bean On October 1, 2012 · Add Comment
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Ingredients 1 sm. Butternut Squash 2 Apples, chopped half Red Onion, chopped 1 cup Brussel Sprouts, Chopped 2 Tbsp. Grapeseed Oil quarter cup Crumbled Goat Cheese quarter Tsp. Cardamom Chopped Parsley as Garnish Sea Salt and Pepper Directions Preheat oven to 400 Mix in bowl, Squash, Apples, Brussel Sprouts, Onions, Oil, Cardamom, Salt and Pepper [...]
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Why Being Skinny Doesn’t Protect Us Against Diabetes and Death

By The Holistic String Bean On September 20, 2012 · Add Comment
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It’s in the news again! Another article about how skinny doesn’t mean healthy. I don’t understand why they say it’s “shocking”? LOL, it’s not shocking to me! – Ali Written by Mark Hyman, MD In a shocking new study published online in Pediatrics, researchers found that from 2000 to 2008, the number [...]
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