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musings on this profound journey called motherhood + everything else in between

Learn To Grow Your Own Veggies + Herbs At Home With Cedarhills’ Organic Urban Gardening 101 Workshop

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I have always wanted to grow my very own organic garden even in our little backyard, I guess it is only natural as I grew up having our own version of bahay kubo at home, sans the actual bahay kubo, that is! My Mama has a passion for gardening and planting, we have veggies and plants growing in every available space in the backyard. We have eggplant, okra, calamansi, sili, pandan, kamias, as well as fruit-bearing trees such as guava, mango, santol. We also have a riot of lovely flowering plants, like bougainvillea, santan, and hibiscus in different colors. I can also vividly remember the beautiful scent of sampaguita surrounding the yard, which used to greet me each morning.

It was unfortunate that I did not inherit my Mama’s green thumb and my feeble attempt at gardening in pots were rather unsuccessful, with most of the plants and herbs I got drying up and eventually dying.

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I almost gave up until I got an invite to join the Organic Urban Gardening 101 Workshop a few months back. Of course, I immediately said yes as I was eager to grow my very own organic garden at home. [Read more…]

wwf-philippines’ reverse the bad campaign

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my upside-down twitter profile pic

If you’ve seen a lot of upside-down profile photos on various social media platform, please do not be too quick to judge that these people have gone all bonkers! We are merely expressing our support to World Wide Fund’s Reverse The Bad Campaign, which shall run from 16 July up until the 23rd! + you can do your share, too by simply doing the following:

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  • Reverse your profile photo on Facebook or Twitter. Do this by simply using the Rotate-Photo function on Facebook or by uploading a new upside-down profile picture
  • Share this photo on your wall together with the following caption:

Let’s reverse the bad for our living planet. Join WWF-Philippines Reverse Run on July 22! Visit wwf.org.ph/reversethebad #WWFReverseTheBad

  • Don’t forget to tag @WWF.Philippines on Facebook and @WWF_Philippines on Twitter
  • Share this to as many people as you can so they can also help in spreading the word + reversing the bad!
  • Do not forget to join the run, too!
Easy-peasy, right? Just a little thing we can do to help our Mother Nature, which shall be beneficial to us all in the future!

a green friday

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I was able to go out last week to attend an event. It was one of those rare occasions that I get to go out without my little man in tow. I almost was not able to push through with my plans for that day, but I was thankful the little man’s dad was able to deal with the saying-goodbye scenario with much less tears + fussing. So, after a few goodbyes + kisses, this mum set off to attend the event {which I shall tell you all about in another post Wink}.

Anyway, I had to pass through Trinoma to get to the fx/van terminal on my home, plus I had to make a quick stop at the grocers anyway to buy milk + a few cartons of his favorite drink, Dutch Mill {he only drinks the strawberry flavored ones}, for the little man + I spotted this poster at the bottom of one of their elevators.

I am just glad that big companies + corporation like Trinoma is now jumping into the Green bandwagon. Thousands upon thousands of people shop there everyday + a poster like this will do a lot of wonders. Imagine if every people who reads this will bring their eco-bag to shop next time around. It will make a whole community of eco-bag shoppers!

I just wish they’d do more than encourage their clients to purchase those green bags. Maybe they could set up a day where everyone who shops using their green bags will get freebies or discounts or points in their privilege cards, much like how SM does it. It could work wonders on waste reduction by stopping the use of plastic bags, + eventually, helping our environment.

Nevertheless, I still give two thumbs up for Trinoma for their initiative! Wink

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Green Monday

green trading with ecotrade b2b marketplace

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Lending a hand to help save the environment for our children’s future is everyone’s responsibility! A lot has to be done and no one man can accomplish the task but if each one of us will contribute, we can make a world of difference in making the Earth a better place to live in.

Being a struggling green mum, I try to help save the environment in whatever little way I can + I totally doff my hats to everyone else who do the same. That is why I am quite delighted to learn about the noble works of Korea Environmental Technology & Institute (KEITI). This is a government-subsidized institute that was set up to promote + develop green technology +  green products. This institute aims to secure the rise of environment industry which will alleviate climate change + improve the quality of life, in the long run.

Lofty goals you might think but through their project, Ecotrade B2B Marketplace, which highlights environment-related product trade solutions, as well as promote green products + green technology innovations in this age and time.

Watch this video to get a grasp of what Ecotrade is all about:

Ecotrade is a greener trade marketplace, which I personally believe, everyone should support + use in their own trading needs. Here are a few of the benefits Ecotrade offers:

For the buyers:

  • discover the latest environmental products + technologies
  • easy registration
  • offers a wide selection of trustworthy + reliable products
  • it connects you with one of the world’s largest b2b trade marketplace
  • provides relevant environmental industry information

For the sellers:

  • get to have your very own Ecotrade e-catalogue
  • receive inquiries from buyers anywhere in the world
  • have access to various services + information
  • get a chance to be affiliated with one of the world’s larges b2b marketplace + give your company even more opportunities

By registering either as a buyer or a seller, you not only gain access to a wide market or a better opportunities, you also get to have a chance to make an even bigger + better environmental impact!

As of writing, only Korean companies are allowed to register as Ecotrade sellers, but let’s do hope this becomes a worldwide phenomena + have every single company + seller in the world register!

To know more about Ecotrade, you may keep in touch with them through the following:

  • Facebook Fanpage:  https://www.facebook.com/ecotrade
  • YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/ecotrade2010
  • Website: https://www.ecotrade.or.kr
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