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Expectation vs. Reality: The 3%
“Healing is not a linear climb to the summit; it is a walk through the woods, sometimes getting lost, but always learning the terrain.” If you’ve been here for a while, you are aware that I was diagnosed with Alpha… Continue reading
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DIY Essential Oils: Craft Your Own Natural Product Line!
“If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.” Napoleon Bonaparte Are you tired of scrolling through ingredient lists full of things you can’t pronounce? One of the most empowering ways to embrace a natural lifestyle is by creating… Continue reading
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Boil ‘Em, Mash ‘Em, Stick ‘Em in a Stew: The True Value of the Humble Potato
“Good heavens, potatoes are worth more than gold!” “Surely not!” “If you were shipwrecked on a desert island, what would you prefer, a bag of potatoes or a bag of gold? “Yes, but a desert island isn’t Ankh-Morpork!” “And that… Continue reading
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Dough It Yourself: Make Homemade Sourdough Work For You
“The best loaves are shaped by hand and heart.” -Traditional Proverb Are you too intimidated by sourdough to give it a go? Trust me, I completely understand. I put it off for a long time because it just seemed like… Continue reading
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Fresh Milk to Silky Suds: Everything You Need To Know To Get Started Making Goat’s Milk Soap
“Soap is to the body what laughter is to the soul.” – Yiddish Proverb Let me start by saying that all soap is made with lye. Any “soap” not made with lye at some point is, in truth, a synthetic… Continue reading
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From Vine to Table: Discovering the Hidden Treasure of the Wild Passion Vine
“Be Like a Passion Fruit: vibrant, full of flavor, and true to your unique essence.” Passiflora Incarnata, also known as Purple Passionflower, Maypop and Wild Passion Vine The fruit of the Wild Passion Vine is one of my absolute favorite… Continue reading
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Water Bath Canning – Yes You Can!
“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.” Aristotle Water bath canning can be quite intimidating for a beginner who doesn’t have someone to teach them. It used to be part… Continue reading
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Cooking with Abandon
“Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.” Harriet Van Horne I recently discovered that I have contracted Alpha Gal. For those who are not yet familiar with this term, it is a… Continue reading
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