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How to Raise Little Explorers

How to Raise Little Explorers

By: Haley Cottey Download our nature activities booklet for free here. One question I get often is how to raise little explorers. How do I continue the adventure lifestyle with kids? How do I get my kids to enjoy being outside?  Spending regular time outside is crucial to the well being of your kids AND yourself. Spending an hour a day outside helps kids (and you) have improved immune system, fitness, agility, concentration, moods, problem solving skills, and overall health. It helps with imagination, appreciation for nature, patience, etc. There really is no negative effects to spending SAFE time outside (wear...

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I Interview THE Kristina Holleman of Holleman Farms

I Interview THE Kristina Holleman of Holleman Farms

Kristina Holleman and her husband RW bought a hundred-acre farm in Greenville, Texas in 2004, looking for some space, a slower pace, and a simpler way of life for their growing family. It took a few years to realize that the farm could be used for more than a giant playground for the kids.  In an attempt to supply cleaner and more wholesome food for their family, they started raising chicken, eggs, pork,  and beef, milking the family Jersey cow, and growing lots of fresh produce. They learned and grew through the adventures, disasters, and rewarding moments. The journey has...

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Tools For Sanity

Tools For Sanity

I'm so excited to introduce Jessica as our newest (and really our first) ExploreMore Landloper! Jessica really understands the importance of being outside, exploring and just having fun. She will be leading some Hike, Yoga and Brews here in DFW for ExploreMore. She also is an avid trail runner so maybe some trail running clinics and Trail running 5Ks are in our future 😉. When asked "Why are the Outdoors Important to You?" Jessy said "Community is one piece of it. The other is it’s a way to find yourself. It’s coming out of the normal day to day life and realizing who...

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All About Forest Bathing

All About Forest Bathing

A few weeks ago I had a wonderful conversation with Kelly who is in school to be a therapist in California. She shares about Forest Bathing and what it is like to use nature to help her work with people and specifically children in her school where she works.  Books Kelly recommends:  Forest Bathing by Dr Qing Li  Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv   Follow Kelly and her work @thystle__ (https://www.instagram.com/thystle__/)

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I Interview THE Lewis Smith

I Interview THE Lewis Smith

As much at home behind the pulpit as he is in his classroom, where he teaches history to students of six different grades, Lewis also loves walking down ancient riverbeds seeking to add to his museum-like collection of stone artifacts left behind by Texas’ ancient inhabitants. He has even helped excavate the fossilized remains of a Mosasaur, a type of marine dinosaur that roamed the shallow seas that once covered his neck of the woods more than 70,000,000 years ago.  We sit down and talk about Indian artifacts, fossils, history and the many adventures Mr. Smith has had on the...

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