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🧵✨ Love Is For Everyone Winter Toque — $30

Warmth for You. Support for Our Community.

Stay warm this winter while sharing a message our community needs now more than ever: LIFE — Love Is For Everyone. This toque is made right here in Oshawa by a local

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🌿 As We Grow With Purpose 

Mullein Trimming/Harvesting

I currently have five mullein plants growing, and on December 1st I harvested a portion of them to dehydrate. The goal wasn’t just to prepare enough mullein for tea, but also to begin testing my fi

31007069073?profile=RESIZE_400x🌿 Storing Dehydrated Mullein: Simple, Sustainable, and Ready for Wellness

FIFE – Food Is For Everyone • As We Grow With Purpose

Once mullein leaves are fully dehydrated, the next step is knowing when they’re ready for storage — and how to store them pr

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🐾🌿 Mullein for Dogs & Cats: A Gentle Herb for Respiratory and Skin Support

Health For Dogs/Cats • As We Grow With Purpose

💚 A Safe, Gentle Herb With a Long History

Mullein is one of the few herbs considered gentle enough for both humans and pets when us

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🌿 Growing With Purpose: Preparing Mullein for Tea & Balm — Year-Round, Indoors

FIFE – Food Is For Everyone • As We Grow With Purpose


🌱 Growing Indoors All Year

We are currently growing four mullein plants right here inside our apartment. This allows us

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🌿 As We Grow With Purpose: The Power of Plantain Balm

A Simple, Natural Remedy for Everyday Skin Challenges

In the As We Grow With Purpose series, we focus on simple, accessible plants that offer real health and wellness benefits—plants that anyone can

31003288078?profile=RESIZE_400xAs We Grow With Purpose: Peppermint Balm & Why We Use Balms and Salves

Peppermint has been respected for generations as one of nature’s most energizing, cooling, and pain-relieving herbs. Within As We Grow With Purpose, peppermint is more than a plant

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As We Grow With Purpose: The Power of Mullein Balm

Mullein has long been called the “herb of the lungs,” a plant treasured for centuries for its gentle, soothing benefits. In As We Grow With Purpose, mullein holds a special place. It is one of the fou

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Why We’re Building Our Own Community Fundraising Platform

Powered by Local Small Businesses

In a world where most fundraising has become tied to corporate products, paid advertising, and social-media algorithms, we are choosing a different path. The I

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LIFE Community Project: Building the First Test Grow Dome for Real Change

We are excited to announce a major step forward: the planning and creation of our very first test grow dome.

This dome will be smaller than the full-sized versions we envision fo

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From Rally to Renewal: Rebuilding Hope Through the LIFE Community Project

For more than 15 years, I have walked alongside Oshawa’s most vulnerable — those struggling with food insecurity, homelessness, and the daily weight of poverty. What began as a

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A DIY Kratky Container Series Using Recycled Materials Part 4: Assembling the Top Plate and Preparing for Planting

In Part 1, we introduced the basic materials you’ll need. Part 2 walked through how to create the Base Housing for your growing medium.

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It's time for Part 3 of our DIY Kratky Container Series! In this installment, we'll focus on preparing your recycled containers to hold the nutrient solution for your growing plants. We'll also create a handy seed-starting dome to boost germination s

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A DIY Kratky Container Series Using Recycled Materials Part 2: Preparing the Base Housing for Your Growing Medium

In Part 1, we covered the basic materials you’ll need to start building your own Kratky-style indoor growing containers using easy-to-fin