Lily Da Vine
I've lived in Mexico for nearly 5 years, freelancing for cryptocurrency. My special interests are: glassblowing, cooking, crochet, sewing, crafting, gardening, travel and more.
highlyfunctionalgrowth.com is my personal blog
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Last month the Department of Health in Ohio dropped 800,000 rabies vaccine packs in the Northeast border of the state in an attempt to form an “immune barrier”. This has been happening in Ohio for as long as I...
When I embarked on the carnivore diet I came in contact with concepts like intermittent fasting and time restricted eating.
It all seemed like gibberish to me until I heard it explained and then it just made sense. It’s something...
Ikea has made huge steps towards helping the environment by replacing regular polystyrene plastic styrofoam.
The purpose of styrofoam is to hold delicate products during shipping and has added greatly to the piles of waste all over the world as...
Dogs have certainly won the hearts of humanity. Why else would we spend the money and effort we do on taking care of them? If there’s one thing I’ve learned in the last 10 years its that dogs can...
Ketogenic diets have been gaining in popularity in the last few years as many people are regaining their health and energy while loosing weight in a healthy manner. This diet has taught many people that you don’t just need...
I’ve lived in Mexico for three years but have yet to celebrate my favorite holiday known as Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.
When I moved here I came with a life partner who passed away through...
Giant pumpkins are just a thing from fairy tale books, right?
Wrong! There's actually an annual worldwide competition to find out who has grown the biggest pumpkin. The current world record has been held by a German gardener since 2014,...
Recently I wrote about the wildfires in Brazil and how they could have been prevented by perma-culture techniques. I mentioned about the loss of animal life and habitat and now we are seeing examples of the damage, as well...
There’s been a lot of drama recently as far as Brazil is concerned with the deforestation and subsequent wildfires which have been largely started as a result of slash and burn agriculture. Recently elected President Bolsonaro has been taking...
I started my adventures homesteading nearly 8 years ago but in the city. We chose to do it in the city (despite the fact that living off grid was in fact illegal there) because we were close to things...
Florida has finally passed a bill that trumps all the bans on front yard gardens. Inspired by a couple in Miami Shores who were forced to tear out their “unsightly” 17 year old vegetable garden, change has finally happened...
If there’s one thing I know about the Mexican people it’s that they’re great of making something out of nothing. I’ve personally seen some really cool ways for people here to recycle to plastics they use so while a...