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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 ancient history. Not the glimmering gold of ancient Egypt, or the art of the classical world, but the lives of ordinary people, our ancestors. Being…
How to make simple and natural beeswax furniture polish using just 2 ingredients. It’s easy to make and is a great addition to a natural and zero-waste home I’m on a mission to find more natural replacements for conventional household cleaners and a furniture polish would come in handy. The problem with many polishes is…
A collection of more than fifty delicious and creative uses for honey. Make everything from desserts and treats to handmade skincare and medicine Honey is one of nature’s most delicious natural treats. It’s sweet and sticky and might be your favorite for flavoring herbal tea and greek yogurt. It has a lot more than that…
Instructions on how to inexpensively build a DIY pallet table. Its tabletop has a herringbone design, and the rest is built with softwood Can you believe that this gorgeous table was constructed from scraps of wood? To be exact, it was made with slats from wooden pallets and soft-wood that was reclaimed from another project….
Recycle wine bottles into creative & beautiful wine bottle candles. Includes tips on cutting the bottle & filling it with soy wax. Video instructions at the end Can you believe that these handmade candles are made from wine bottles? Usually tossed out with the recycling, glass wine bottles can be used to make beautiful glasses, storage…
Make your own natural kitchen spray Make your own DIY kitchen spray using ordinary household ingredients including vinegar and essential oil. Non-toxic recipe using all natural ingredients. I’ve just moved and in clearing the old house I’ve been finding all kinds of hidden dust, cobwebs, and dribbles, among secret stashes of cat toys and treasures….
Yurts, Polytunnels, and Green Solutions A tour of a low-impact homestead and learning about how it’s been designed using permaculture zones. On the second day of our ‘Introduction to Permaculture’ course our two instructors kindly brought us to the home they share with their two children. Over the last five years Amanda and Jim have built…