Unidentified mushrooms growing in your yard where you don’t want them? Easy. Edible mushrooms growing orderly in your garden? Not so easy. But you can make growing mushrooms easier with Gaiam’s Pearl Oyster Mushroom Kit.

All you need to do is place the kit in a dish and add water. Within two weeks, mushrooms will grow. After the kit has run its course you can use it to encourage mushroom growth in your compost pile or garden. Mushrooms make a great addition to lots of meals and while they used to be overlooked as a nutritional source, it turns out fungi have a lot to offer. Studies suggest they can reduce cholesterol levels and that they have anticancer properties.

Growing food in your own backyard is just about one of the most eco-friendly ways to fill your plate. With a green garden, there’s no carbon cost of transporting the food and you’ll know what natural fertilizers and pest products were used.

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If you keep an organic garden and stray away from chemical pesticides, don’t you think the cotton for your gardening apron should be grown in the same way? Turning Life’s Organic Cotton Apron was grown without pesticides or herbicides and it’s breathable so you’ll stay cool while you get your hands dirty.

Aside from being made from eco fabric, it has a lot of functionality for green thumbs. The split front design makes it more comfortable to bend and kneel down to ground level and five pockets give you enough room for everything from tools to your cell phone. But vegans and vegetarians beware, the apron gets its durability from boar hide and a special pocket for your garden shears is lined with leather. Click here to read more

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Think about it: how many of the gifts you’ve been given over the years do you still have? If you’re anything like us, it’s probably a pretty small percentage. Clothing goes out of style, electronics become obsolete, or we just grow tired of things – things that ultimately end up in landfills.

With so many gift-giving occasions every year, it can be a struggle to find a present that will be meaningful, useful, and lasting. Organic Style’s Heirloom Apple Tree To Be is all of these things. Each kit contains everything needed to grow a Ralls Janet apple tree, including seeds, seeding pot, potting soil, and reference guide. The Heirloom Apple Tree To Be even comes with an aluminum tag meant to be inscribed and attached to your tree once it’s grown. Click here to read more

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