With more and more people choosing modern medicine over homeopathic remedies and herbs, herbalism has become a lost art. This is mostly due to the fact that there is such a lack of knowledge and uncertainty surrounding the topic. When I first started studying herbalism several years ago,…
Month: February 2023
Animal Care
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Why you should feed your eggshells back to your Chickens
If you have never heard of this, you may be wondering why you should feed your eggshells back to your chickens? Well, it is actually natural for chickens to eat eggshells. Animals are very smart and know exactly what their bodies need and how to go about getting it. For…
Food Preservation
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How to Preserve Eggs
Water Glassing Eggs Water glassing is one of the most common methods of egg preservation. Eggs have pores all over their surface (as many as 17,000 to be precise). The shell is considered a semi-permeable membrane meaning that overtime, air and moisture can pass through its surface. By…
Gardening
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Composting: A Complete Beginners Guide
Ready to take the next step in living a sustainable lifestyle? Then let’s get all of those smelly food scraps out of your trashcan and put them to good use. The first thing you are going to want to do is choose a bucket or bowl to collect your food…
Gardening
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7 Spring Crops to start Growing Early
If you are anything like me, you look forward to starting your garden all winter long. There are 7 crops to start growing in early spring if you want a successful spring garden and I can’t wait to share them with you. When I first started planting…
Holistic Wellness
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DIY Non-Toxic Deodorant
Why make your own deodorant? Deodorant is an important hygiene staple in many people’s lives. But have you ever considered what is in the products you are using? The sweat that we produce from our armpits does not actually have an odor. When it reacts with the bacteria that is…