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Easy Fall Garden Planting and Preparation Tips
It’s mid to late summer and fall is just around the corner. What are your plans? Clean up the garden and prep for spring? Or,…
The Best Ways to Preserve Herbs
Are you sitting there staring at your basil plant wondering how on earth you are going to use all that basil before it goes bad?…
Why You Should Make DIY household Cleaners/Soaps
A lot of people are making their own soaps, all purpose cleaners and even laundry detergent. Why is there such a big movement to DIY…
The Inside Scoop About Grounding
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All You Need to Know About Essential Oils
Essential oils have been a hot topic for quite a while now. But what exactly are they? And are all brands just as good as…
4 Fun and Simple Spring Activities with Kids
Just as soon as the frigid winter leaves us and spring flowers bloom, my kids and I are rearing to get outdoors and into nature!…
How to Make a Tincture
What on earth is a tincture? It’s a strange sounding word that means soaking an herb/plant/weed in ethanol to extract the medicinal properties. The mixture…
3 Useful Weeds Growing Right in Your Backyard
“Weeds are no good”- is we have always been told. You have fought the good fight against them to grow beautiful grass. You have maybe…
Everything You Didn’t Know About Garlic: The Natural Antibiotic
You know the Father’s obsession with Windex in the movie, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding?” He literally puts it on everything. Think along those lines…