Sue has some of the BEST, creative recipes! This is her recipe for homemade honeysuckle ice cream. It’s a really simple recipe that makes a lightly floral ice cream. She details how to flavor the cream, milk and sugar with the honeysuckle flowers. After the mixture is infused, she explains how to use it in […]
The Real Cause of Heartburn + 5 Home Remedies
If you ask the average person what causes heartburn , they would probably say excess stomach acid. In this article, Lindsey shares another theory which is really interesting. She also shares 5 home remedies for treating heartburn. One remedy is an herb that’s been used since ancient times to treat digestive problems like heartburn and […]
Plantain – Nature’s Herbal Band-aid [Video]
Kami has been studying and using herbs for 27 years. In this post, she shares a video that explains how to use plantain, nature’s herbal band-aid. She first shows how to find and identify plantain. Before using any wild herb, it’s critical to be sure you’ve identified it properly. She then discusses: The properties of […]
The Beauty Benefits of Rice Water
Now this was new information for me. I’ve never heard about any benefits to rice water. It turns out that it’s full of vitamins and minerals that are great for both hair and skin. Jillee first explains how to make rice water. Then she discusses different ways to use rice water for your skin and […]
How to Make Cinco de Mayo Popsicles
This is Sue’s recipe for Cinco de Mayo popsicles. The bright sections are made with strawberry, coconut and lime. She includes some great tips that help to get crisp stripes. She explains how to make the strawberry puree, sweetened coconut milk and lime fresca that make up the red, white and green stripes. This is […]
Spice Up Your Life with Beer-Pickled Jalapenos
This is Jackie’s surprisingly easy recipe for beer-pickled jalapenos. These pickled peppers would taste great on tacos, and with burgers, hot dogs, meatloaf or steak. They’d work on almost any sandwich really. You could also chop them up and add them to potato salad. The possibilities are endless. She explains how to prepare the brine […]
Giant List of 230+ Heirloom Seed Suppliers with LINKS!!
This is an AMAZING resource that list 230+ domestic and foreign suppliers of heirloom/non-GMO/organic seeds. The list is divided by country: USA Europe (except UK and Ireland) Canada Australia & New Zealand South Africa For each seed supplier you’ll find: The name of the Supplier A clickable link to the supplier Location Notes & Information […]
How to Make Homemade Snow Soap
It may be too late to make this soap this year. But I had to share the recipe because it’s so unique. Jan explains how she used snow to make cold process soap. In addition to snow, the recipe uses several oils, shea butter, lye, essential oil, and several other ingredients. She also shares two […]
How to Make Lavender Infused Oil
Sonja of Practical Stewardship decided to make some lavender infused oil. In this post she provides instructions on how to make a triple infusion which produces a much stronger lavender oil. She shares some interesting insights about the parts of the lavender plant that produced the best infusion for her. Sonja also includes some great […]
How to Make Fruit Crates From Pallets
This is a very detailed and helpful tutorial about how to make fruit crates from wooden pallets. You’ll learn the 3 secrets to making fruit crates that will protect your fruit and not bruise them. The tutorial specifies the dimensions of the wood. There are also very nice, step-by-step photographs. Click the How to Make […]
How to Make Pumpkin Sunflower Nut Butter
This is Stacy’s recipe for Pumpkin Seed and Sunflower Seed nut butter. I loved this recipe because Stacy admits to hating making nut butter. I love eating nut butters but making them is a bit tedious. But this butter is technically Pumpkin and Sunflower Seed Butter 🙂 One of the advantages with seeds is that […]
10 Herbs to Grow in a Natural Remedies Garden
If you want to plant a medicinal herb garden, this is a great article. Jan shares 10 different medicinal herbs that she suggests planting in your garden. If for any reason you can’t garden, she gives you a couple of options for getting fresh or dried versions of these herbs. I love this article because […]