The holidays are a time of celebration for many of us! I love hearing about all the different ways people celebrate. It seems as though underlying them all is good food and lots of it, parties, gift-giving, family and friends, etc. Unfortunately, the holidays can also be a time of sizeable consumption and extreme consumerism.Along with the… Continue Reading
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Sustainable Holiday Gift Guide 2016
My family has always celebrated the holidays a bit differently than some others. We do our best to keep our focus on our family and spending time together, and not so much on the commercial aspects of Christmas that often assault our senses during this time of year. We don’t want too much focus on… Continue Reading
A Nourishing Chocolate Gravy Recipe
Time for a yummy recipe! But first let’s review our family’s dietary guidelines. It’s really pretty basic: Our family chooses to value nutrition and we therefore take responsibility for our health. We do this by eating foods that are: home-grown locally farmed in-season minimally processed grass-fed non-GMO Additionally, this diet holds closely to our values of sustainability. We believe the rhythms in… Continue Reading
10 Must Have Items for the Winter Medicine Cabinet
The season of our discontent is upon us… Illnesses. Maladies. Ailments. Cold. Flu. Winter blues. Since the beginning of time, plant medicine — the art and science of using herbs and natural, Earth-based remedies — has been the world’s primary form of promoting health and treating illness. Today, many of us continue this form… Continue Reading
Frugal Tips for the Novice Solo Female Backpacker
Take a course in good water and air; and in the eternal youth of Nature you may renew your own. Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you. -John Muir I have become what some would call a bona-fide solo female backpacker. My journey began months ago when the draw of solitude — and the… Continue Reading
Herbal Pulling Oil: How to Make Herb-Infused Oil for Your Oil Pulling Regime
If you haven’t yet incorporated oil pulling into your natural hygiene regime… …chances are, you have at least heard of the practice. Oil pulling has been used for thousands of years, and is attached to some pretty amazing health benefits! This method for oral hygiene, originated in India and is a fairly simple (I say “fairly”… Continue Reading