“All-natural” Experiments: Liquid Hand Soap

As a kid, we used bar soap for bathing and hand washing. As the one responsible for cleaning the kitchen and the bathrooms, I always dispised the leftover gunk that those bars of soap left on the sink rim where they sat, so when I moved out on my own, I switched to liquid hand…

Forage Friday/Weed Walking: Plantain

Continuing with our weed walk, this week is plantain...the plant, not the banana-like thing that shares the same name. There are actually over 200 species in the genus Plantago, but there are two I'd like to cover that are most common in the areas that I've seen, Plantago major and Plantago lanceolata. Plantago major Broadleaf plantain, common plantain,…

Forage Friday/Weed Walking: Dandelion

weed (noun): a plant that is not valued where it is growing and is usually of vigorous growth a wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants any wild plant that grows in an unwanted place, especially in a garden or field where it prevents the cultivated plants from growing…

Spring Tonics

Imagine you live at some point in the past in which you didn't have electricity, refrigeration, or grocery stores as we know them today. When fresh foods were the things you picked out of your own growing plot or found in the wild around you. Right about now (depending on where you live) you'd probably…

Forage Friday: Chickweed

As we settle into the new year, it may seem that there is nothing left to forage out in our bleak, brown, wintery landscapes. But there is a wonderful little plant out there who will remain vigilant to see you through the cold months. You may need to peek under fallen leaves or even push back…

When life give you lemons, use them!

There are so many things you can do with lemons! (Other than simply chucking them at whoever brought the proverbial lemons into your life...) I love lemons. They're bright and cheery, they're tart and tangy, and they are oh, so versatile! Food, drink, cleaning, deodorizing, whitening, lightening, refreshing, thickening...what can't you do with lemons? So…

“All-natural” experiments: Laundry

This post contains affiliate links of things I have actually purchased and use. It doesn't cost you anything extra to click on the link, but if you do buy, I get a little kick-back from Amazon. 🙂 A little over 2 years ago I got on an "all natural" product kick. I was already eating a…

“All-natural” experiments: Soaps

This post contains affiliate links of things I have actually purchased and use. It doesn't cost you anything extra to click on the link, but if you do buy, I get a little kick-back from Amazon. 🙂 A little over 2 years ago I got on an "all natural" product kick. I was already eating a…

Forage Friday: Hunting for Lions

One of our favorite local places to get outside is a park about 30 minutes away. It has several short (1-2 miles) trails through the woods, a horse trail, and a boat ram with a fishing pier on the water. Whether fishing or hiking or "hunting," this is our local go-to spot. And when I…

“All-natural” experiments: oil cleansing

This post contains affiliate links of things I have actually purchased and use. It doesn't cost you anything extra to click on the link, but if you do buy, I get a little kick-back from Amazon. 🙂 A little over 2 years ago I got on an "all natural" product kick. I was already eating a…