The harvest season is a time when most of us are more in touch with plants and their gifts than at any time of year. Roses are dropping their petals, herbs are full height and …

This photo is of the lumper potato! The Irish Potato Famine, which killed thousands of people and caused millions to emigrate in the 1840s, was caused by reliance on one kind of potato — the …

This is my favorite meditation when I need spiritual healing help; I expect I do it a few thousand times a year, but then again maybe I need more help than others. During high …

Whitening clothes and sinks isn’t that easy without bleach, and although I have tried, I haven’t had much luck using hydrogen peroxide as a whitener.
Why avoid bleach? Breathing in the fumes of cleaners …

I went for a walk this morning and the wild thistles were just calling me to notice them. Their purple color pops out along the roadside so beautifully, and they were just hanging over the …

The most nourishing, healing, and beautifying skin care products are grown, and this formula is one of a three-part Mayan formula that is about as good as it gets for the skin. I uncovered the …

By Deepak Chopra and Annie B. Bond
Find True Self Esteem
True self-esteem is not the same thing as improving your self-image. Self-image results from what other people think of you. The true self lies beyond images. …

Off The Grid – Inside the Movement for More Space, Less Government, and True Independence in Modern America, by Nick Rosen.
The grid is everywhere, sending power to the light switch on the wall and water …

Adapted from The Homesteader’s Kitchen, by Robin Burnside (Gibbs Smith, 2010).
Kitchari is a classic Indian comfort food consisting of lentils, rice, and vegetables cooked together in one pot along with a fragrant combination of spices. …

Vegetable glycerin is a gift for the skin because it is emollient–softening and soothing skin–and a humectant, helping the skin hold moisture. Because vegetable glycerin it is soluble in both water and alcohol, it is …