Green Living ⋆ Owl Creek Farm https://owlcreek.ca/category/green-living/ Experience Northern Alberta’s Owl Creek Farm - Follow along with our adventures with our goats, chickens, farming, favourite recipes, and handmade soap! Tue, 23 Jun 2020 03:04:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://owlcreek.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/fav.png Green Living ⋆ Owl Creek Farm https://owlcreek.ca/category/green-living/ 32 32 Snow = Lotion https://owlcreek.ca/snow-lotion/ https://owlcreek.ca/snow-lotion/#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2020 22:35:54 +0000 https://owlcreek.ca/?p=11994 I’m on a quest lately, to make peanut butter snack bars my boys will like more than store bought ones. Because, you know, they’re expensive and why pay extra for…

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]]> https://owlcreek.ca/snow-lotion/feed/ 0 Adventures in Soap Making https://owlcreek.ca/adventures-in-soap-making/ https://owlcreek.ca/adventures-in-soap-making/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:56:29 +0000 http://www.garden-of-eatin.com/?p=1565 I’m going to do it. I’ve been putting it off for years. I’m going to risk my life and play with caustic chemicals and make my own soap. I’m not…

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]]> https://owlcreek.ca/adventures-in-soap-making/feed/ 3 My little post about climate change https://owlcreek.ca/my-little-post-about-climate-change/ https://owlcreek.ca/my-little-post-about-climate-change/#respond Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:53:36 +0000 http://www.garden-of-eatin.com/?p=1309 Random stuffs…… Yes, the planet has gone through these cycles before. We’re making it worse, we’re making it faster. Humans have this amazing ability to create miracles when faced with…

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]]> https://owlcreek.ca/my-little-post-about-climate-change/feed/ 0 YOU! Yes, YOU! Turn your lights off! Tonight! https://owlcreek.ca/you-yes-you-turn-your-lights-off-tonight/ https://owlcreek.ca/you-yes-you-turn-your-lights-off-tonight/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:19:42 +0000 http://www.garden-of-eatin.com/?p=1014 On Saturday, March 28, 2009, at 8:30 pm, our family is taking part in Earth Hour—a global event in which millions of people will turn out their lights to make…

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