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	Aimee K. Wood BellaOnline's Living Simply Editor

Composting Yard Waste
Composting offers many ecological benefits. Best of all it is easy and free. Wondering how to get started? Here are some tips.

Farmer´s Almanac [offsite link]
Need help figuring out exactly when to plant in your area? Need a long-range forecast to plan your growing season? Make it a habit to check in with the Almanac for advice, traditional wisdom, and more.

Free Online Courses on Houseplants
For those wishing to develop and creatively use their green thumbs indoors, I recommend you take a look at my free online courses: Houseplants for Beginners and Decorating With Houseplants.

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Houseplants - Improve your indoor air quality with this online course
Indoor air quality is very important in the cold seasons, and there are two inexpensive ways to combat this: airing out your home for 20 minutes every day, or growing houseplants in your living space.

Open Air Living Book Review
How to live like an Impressionist painting: snoozing, bathing, entertaining and spending your spare time in an "outdoor room" of your own design.

Pets and Plants as Household Resources
Everything you care for in your household should earn its keep, right back at you. And while I cannot vouch for your spouse or children pulling their weight, your pets and plants will! Here´s how.

Soil Fertility and Soil pH
Diana Pederson teaches you step by step how to analyze your soil in this first lesson in a series. Be sure to continue through her series for more infomration.

The Eco-Home and Garden Hub
The Simple Living Garden Hub is your first stop for articles about organic outdoor and indoor gardening, houseplants, edible landscaping and living a simple homestead-oriented life - even for the city-dweller!

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