Ever wonder how to keep fruits and vegetables fresher, longer?Summer is in full swing, so fresh fruit and vegetables are abundant at grocery stores, gardens, and farmer’s markets'. One thing about produce: it can rot before you eat it. You buy strawberries from the store, place them in the fridge, and a few days later ...

Continue Reading
Best Way To Keep Fruit and Vegetables Fresh Longer

Strap in because we’re about to transport back in time. Join me in my journey to the roots of a more natural lifestyle.Do you cook with cast iron? The idea of cast iron coincides with camping or covered wagons transporting Americans across the plains centuries ago (at least those ideas play out in my mind.) I ...

Continue Reading
Benefits Of Cooking With A Cast Iron Pan

Water is essential to life, and most of what I drink each day is water, so I need to provide my body with healthy, non-toxic water. City water systems are notorious for noxious chemicals, including various amounts of chlorine, fluoride, lead, viruses, and other harmful pollutants—I definitely want to stay far away from that long list ...

Continue Reading
Berkey Vs Brita Which Water Filter Is Best?

Why buy sunscreen when you can make it?You might think making sunscreen is a difficult task—one best left to monolithic corporations that care more for your health than the money in their pockets. But making sunscreen is easy! Not only is it simple, but you will also know what's on your skin, the largest organ ...

Continue Reading
Mineral Sunscreen How to make your own DIY Sunscreen

I love stir frys—especially easy stir frys!I find myself throwing this recipe together at least once a week due to the ease of it. This vegan stir fry can be easily changed to a chicken or steak stir fry by adding either. Because I’m vegetarian, I omit meat in my recipes but I know meat ...

Continue Reading
Mouth Watering Vegetarian Garden Stir Fry