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It's wild that the Ecochallenge is already over! April raced by. I did a lot of my actions but the daily ones were hard to keep up with, except eating plant based, which was easy because I am vegan. One awesome thing about being vegan is that you do get to think about how at least you did this one good thing each day.

Gardening is a great form of relaxation, while getting some physical exercise. It has become a daily habit to tend the garden and watch the plants grow. Harvesting vegetables gives a lot of pleasure!

A vegetarian Delight - Egg Plant Appetizer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpaPOt3FcM4

What to Plant in April - not too late yet! Beans (Zones 3-10): There are two main kinds of beans found in gardens, bush beans and pole beans. Start planting both bush and pole beans now that the soil and air are warmed up as they should not have been started indoors. Try a continual 7-10 day sowing of different varieties, this will give you...

Goodness of Cucumbers: Cucumbers are low in calories but high in water and several important vitamins and minerals. Eating cucumbers with the peel provides the maximum amount of nutrients. Cucumbers are composed of about 96% water, which may increase hydration and help you meet your daily fluid needs. Cucumbers contain antioxidants, including...

Plant your hydrangeas this summer. They are a beautiful mother's day gift as they usually bloom during the Mother's Day weekend!

Cloves - Most powerful antioxidant spice in the world! It has also the highest Oxygen Absorbent Radical Capacity (OARC): https://steemit.com/health/@joalvarez/clove-the-highest-antioxidant-plant-in-the-world Cloves  has the highest Oxygen Based on ORAC scores provided on the Superfoodly website, below are some of the top antioxidant foods...

It’s been going ok... I could have done more but sometimes I get caught up in the rat race... But I did some of the things I set out to do so it’s been ok... 

A delightful vegetarian dish - One of the most popular Indian dish is called "Avial"; a dish prepared with a mixture of vegetables. Please search in YouTube for the recipe in English. 

Growing Cilantro is easy! Cilantro is best grown by directly sowing seed (aka coriander seed) in the garden for two reasons. It grows so quickly it needs no head start indoors, and since cilantro develops a taproot, it doesn’t like being transplanted. However, if you can’t wait to harvest some fresh cilantro leaves in late spring, about 2...