9 Natural soap plants for making lye-free soap
An introduction to plants that you can use as soap without lye. Includes a list of nine natural soap plants rich in saponin and how to use them Years ago,…
5 Ways to make Handmade Soap
An introduction to five creative ways to make handmade soap at home including cold-process, hot-process, liquid soap, melt-and-pour, and rebatching There are a number of ways to make handmade soap….
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Getting started with Beekeeping: tips for the beginner beekeeper
Advice on getting started with keeping honeybees by Linda Tillman of ‘Linda’s Bees’. Includes tips on hive location, equipment, books, and where to begin. The smell of the beehive is…
How to make Liquid Hand Soap from Scratch
Recipe and instructions for how to make liquid hand soap using olive oil and coconut oil. Makes over two quarts of natural liquid soap for use in pumps and squeezy…
Relics of Ancient Gardening and Roman Cooking at the British Museum
A visit to the British Museum to learn about gardening and cooking artifacts from the first to fourth-century Roman-Britain Aside from gardening and making, one of my favorite topics is…
Creative Ways to Celebrate the Winter Solstice
Celebrate the winter solstice with these creative nature crafts, supporting wildlife in winter, warming food recipes, and experiences. When the last leaves fall into the dark of early December, we…
How to make Cocoa Mint Cracked Heel Balm
When the weather is cold and dry, cracked heels can be a painful problem that is hard to fix. Cocoa butter comes to the rescue here, as it is super…
Herbal Eucalyptus Soap Recipe
Instructions for making this zingy cold-process eucalyptus soap recipe. Eucalyptus essential oil is used to open airways and clear congestion which makes this a great soap for the cold and…
Grow Herbal Remedies for the Cold and Flu
Almost 30 herbal remedies for the cold and flu. Includes info on how they are used and tips on adding them to your herbal medicine garden. The common cold and…