The sun reflecting off this grass, making it look so golden, took my breath away. I work out of a home office and had been at my computer all day, hardly looking outdoors at all. …

The ritual of smudging to clear out old energy and cleanse and purify your space is one that has been used by indigenous peoples for millennia.
The herbs used to make smudge sticks are usually …

A TRUE FIND: Seventh Generation Automatic Dishwasher Detergent Concentrated Pacs
THE GOODS: For years I’ve watched as the green cleaning product industry has wrestled with providing phosphate-free dish detergents that worked.
Until a year or …

By Deepak Chopra and Annie Bond.
All One With The Universe
On Earth, we feel the effects of the moon in the circadian rhythm, and the effects of the moon in the lunar rhythm, as …

A TRUE FIND: Simplers Therapeutic Hydrosols, Rose Geranium in particular
THE GOODS: First let me point out that Simplers botanical hydrosols are wonderful. I have used the Rose Therapeutic Hydrosol for a number of years, frequently …

By Annie B. Bond, best-selling author of five green living books, including True Food (National Geographic, 2009).
A TRUE FIND: two leaves and a bud tea company.
THE GOODS: Tea, wonderful tea. Black, jasmine petal, …

By Reverend Betsy Stang, on behalf of all our relations and all sentient beings.
The days are getting colder in the Northeast, where I live most of the year. Darkness comes noticeably faster as the luxurious …

Adapted from The Sexual Herbal, Prescriptions for Enhancing Love and Passion, by Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
For adults, decor in the bedroom should focus on pairs; solitary items and images promote independence, rather than harmonious relationships. If …

Hi Annie,
In your book “Better Basics for the Home” you mention that citrus peel extract is effective in fighting flea’s. The only place I’ve been able to find it are places like iherb.com and it …

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 …