How to Plant Rice & Brown Rice Horchata
Thanks to a band of hardy food pioneers and scientists, rice is being grown locally in Wisconsin. Watch the planting process and share in a nice brown rice horchata, courtesy…
Read moreEarth Day Natural Body Care Giveaway
What’s more fun than celebrating Earth Day with a natural body care package from Dessert Essence! It’s Earth Day! I love seeing all of the environmentally aware news stories and…
Read moreA Four Day Visit to Orlando (The Weekend Traveler)
Can you do any kind of meaningful visit to Orlando in a long weekend? You bet! In a busy world, traveling over a long weekend can be a great option! …
Read moreGarden Vinegar Weed Killer (When Mulch Fails)
Gardening naturally has its challenges. Some times more than others. Like when your tired-and-true method of for garden bed weed prevention (mulching), completely fails. Then it’s time to experiment—this time…
Read moreMagic Mushroom Drinks: Cocoa, Coffee, Elixir
I have a new love. it’s homemade flavored beverages—from teas to fruit syrups with fizzy water. And I have just added some new mushroom supplement beverages, sent to me from…
Read more10 Ways to Raise Kids Who Care About the Planet
Q: How are renewable power plants… like people who enjoy going to the beach? A: They all like sun, wind and water (From Energy Kids) Earth Day is here again…
Read moreStalking the Wild Grape
Join me on a fun adventure foraging for wild grapes, then turning them into grape juice. Free all-natural food–how good is that! Found food. As in food you find–right out…
Read moreAn Alphabetized Spice Drawer (with Printable Labels)
Last week was a busy week. Brand new internship for my college daughter, end of school year & birthday for my youngest. But there is something I had to share…
Read moreAd-Libbing All Natural Easter Eggs
Easter is… in TWO DAYS. Eeeck! Life has been seriously out of control lately. Everything I own seems to be giving out–furnace replaced two weeks ago, laptop replaced last week…
Read moreBeessential Natural Products Giveaway
It’s been a tough winter. Although we avoided the polar vortex of last year, watching Boston get buried (weekly) has made me feel like crawling under a pile of down…
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