Starting this now could save your life. Hurricane season began on June 1st, and according to NOAA, this season is expected to be “active or extremely active”. Preparing for severe weather and other disasters isn’t difficult or expensive. If you are as financially-limited as most of us are these days, just build up your disaster […]
Growing your own sprouts
How to Sprout Lentils Sprouting is something that everyone can do to grow fresh nutritious food for very little cost. For about five years, the Gustos have been growing our own sprouts and eating them every day. At this point, we have developed our own method of sprouting, which is what I am going to […]
LAI: Feeding People 02/23/2013
Working together with Streets of Charity, the Louisiana Initiative (Moxie, Cognito, and Servo) fed more than 80 people a hearty, nutritious meal. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVk9B2jaIpE&feature=player_embedded] Sharing food is one of the most basic and powerful ways to help people. Considering that 1 in 6 people in America face hunger, there needs to be more of us feeding […]
Helping People 101: Sharing Food
Sharing food is one of the most basic and powerful ways to help people. Considering that 1 in 6 people in America face hunger, there needs to be more of us feeding those who are struggling. Cooking for 100 people is easier than you might think! Every Saturday in Downtown Shreveport a group of people […]
Love Yourself, so you can Trust Yourself
‘Trust Yourself’ is a phrase we like to use, both in encouraging other people and in encouraging ourselves. It seems so simple but it really isn’t, is it? I can’t count how many times in the last year or so I’ve looked myself in the eye and said it right out loud so I could […]
Simple Skillet Granola
Happy New Year! Do you make New Year’s Resolutions? The number one New Year’s Resolution is eating healthier. The most important thing is to get started – but where do you start? Breakfast is very important, so begin each day with some clean, healthy food. Granola is incredibly easy to make and if you vary […]
Moxie’s Coat Drive 2012
Something really cool happened this year. I had a successful coat drive, but it wasn’t because I put in a lot of effort. I just wasn’t able to this year. Life happens, you know? Rather than beat myself up about what I couldn’t do, I will rejoice in the fact that my coat drive happened […]
Things That Matter
Since the world ended yesterday (12/21/12), we are now all living in a brand new world. That made me start thinking about things that matter: * Having clean water to drink * Having enough food to eat * Having someone to love and love you back. * Having some place safe to sleep * Having […]
Shelly and Jake: Pet Therapy Pioneers by Moxie Gusto
Happy Halloween from the Dread Pirate Shelly and her Terrible Sea Monster Jake This was my mother and our family dog preparing to visit a convalescent hospital on Halloween, many years ago. Every week Shelly and Jake visited patients in the hospital for rehabilitation, and they came to be well known around our little community. My […]
Where do I start? by Moxie Gusto
A fairly common goal in our rag-tag community is to inspire others to help those in need and generally do more good in the world. We all have our own methods of drawing attention, but what do you do once you’ve got it? More often than not, the response we get from people is very […]
The Shepherd and the Two Travelers, a simple story.
This blog article is technically written by me, but the story below is not mine. I never knew where it came from, and after some research, I still don’t know. I found some variations out there, but this is the version that I heard when I was young, and have been re-telling for all of […]
Simple Gestures
Sometimes all you need to do to really help someone is to listen. Never underestimate the effectiveness of a simple and heart-felt “How are you doing today?” If you find out someone is really struggling, take the time to listen, no matter what. Be late to work. Be late getting home. You never know what […]