Making your own natural, homemade laundry detergent is one of the easiest parts of a transition to a homesteaders lifestyle and a more natural way of living. Check out these 3 simple laundry detergent recipes you can make from around the web!
Do It Yourself (DIY) Ideas, Tips and Life Hacks
5 Ways to Make Candles From Household Items
Here are five creative ways to make candles using household items to help keep the lights on when the lights go out.
DIY: Whipped Eczema Cream With Soothing Aloe
Eczema is considered an immune deficiency and requires a cure to work both inside and out. Aloe Vera is one of the few natural wonders that has been shown to reduce eczema symptoms both on the skin and in the immune system. This whipped lotion recipe uses soothing aloe vera, jojoba, as well as many other skin healing agents to create a rich cream that will help soothe eczema flare-ups and help the skin regenerate.
6 Reasons to Bundle Up and Get Outside During Winter
Brrr! It is chilly outside, but that’s no reason to hibernate. Staying indoors during the colder months won’t do anything to improve your mood or your health – in fact, research suggests the opposite is true.
Minutes a Day: How Stretching Improves Your Physical Wellness
Stretching is a form of gentle massage for your major muscle groups and important to do before you exercise for the same reasons. It oxygenates the muscles you’re going to use, and at the same time prepares those muscles prior to doing work with them.
Nature’s Multivitamin: The Ultimate Guide to Sprouting
While many of us are awakening to the dangers (ahem chemicals) that are in our food sources, not enough awareness is being made about some of the dangers that lie in over-the-counter vitamins. That's right, some of your vitamins could be doing more harm than good....
The Dirtiest Surfaces In Your Home & How To Clean For This Year’s Flu
Until we ourselves get sick or we have to nurse a loved one back to health from the flu, we never think about those germs living on surfaces in our homes. It often runs through our minds that we may not have as clean of a house as we imagine we do, but there’s a few simple tips and tricks you can employ to make sure you’re killing the flu virus before it can sicken you or your children!
Dispelling the Myths: Baby Boomers Still Aren’t Sure About This New CBD Craze
You probably have heard about CBD oil by now, but might be wondering what it is and if all the hype is justified. Here, we explain what CBD is, and why it erroneously became swept up in the War on Drugs.
Stress, Heart Disease, Obesity: Could Magnesium Be the Missing Link In Your Diet?
Magnesium is a much-overlooked element that does far more upon closer examination than most would have believed possible. If you aren’t getting enough, you could be putting your health at risk.
10 Household Products You Never Have To Buy Again {With Shopping List}
Natural household cleaners are easier to make than one would think and typically use similar ingredients. Click here for recipes and a shopping list.
5 Sustainable Ways to Repurpose Newspapers
Newspapers seem to accumulate the most in homes and knowing its many uses can serve you in a more sustainable manner.
How to Make Gunpowder the Old Fashioned Way
Knowing how to make your own gunpowder means that you can keep on shooting no matter how long it takes for society to be rebuilt.
DIY Warming Muscle Salve to Soothe Sore Muscles
This warming muscle salve made with cinnamon, cayenne and ginger is so soothing on sore muscle and achy joints. Plus, it’s a snap to make!
A DIY Survival Sling Shot with Big Game Capabilities
Although using a hunting rifle would be ideal, there will be times when you have to conceal your whereabouts. Consider using a silent killer – the sling shot.
5 Ways Coconut Oil Can Bring Out Your Natural Beauty
Most expensive luxury products can be completely replaced with this miracle oil.
DIY: Soothing Bath Blocks
Using bath blocks infused with essential oils is an easy way to sooth symptoms of upper respiratory infections.
50 Clever Ways to Reuse Your Trash and Not Play into the Throw-Away Society
Stop being a member of the throw-away society and be part of the sustainable solution. Here are 50 of the most thrown away items and clever ways to reuse them.
DIY: Soy Citronella Candles
Citronella candles are a natural alternative to repelling those annoying insects and provide a pleasant scent at the same time. They also are very adaptable to what you have on hand.
50 Things You Should Stop Buying & Start Making
Making things yourself not only saves you money and helps the environment, but it lets you know where your products are coming from and exactly what’s in it.
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New Study Suggests Glyphosate Can Kill Bees By Damaging Their Microbiomes
We already know that glyphosate – the main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide – can damage the human gut by killing beneficial bacteria. Now, an alarming new study has revealed that glyphosate can also damage the guts of honey bees.
Reduce Waste: How To Make The Most Of Your Autumn Leaves
The end of the summer garden is always bittersweet for me. I miss my daily fresh cut lettuce but I also love the falling leaves and bright reds and oranges of autumn. Luckily, those fallen leaves are more than just pleasing to look at. In this helpful guide, we’ll walk you through a few easy ways to use your fallen autumn leaves as a zero waste and cheaper options around your place.
Sustainable Living: A Primer on Batteries for Use with Solar Storage
Ready Nutrition guys and gals, this article is being posted to address questions posed by one of the readers, as well as any others who might want to know about batteries for use with solar panels.
Can A Home Garden Produce Enough Food To Live On?
Have you ever wondered why you should start your own garden when food is readily available at grocery stores? What about those who would love to be self-sufficient to the point of living off the food they can grow on their own land? The simple answer is yes, this is possible, but it will take hard work and dedication.
3 (More) Easy To Grow Medicinal Plants For Your Home And Garden
Having medicinal plants growing on your property may not seem like all that big of a deal to some. But if you enjoy the scent and making your own fresh teas, some of these plants may be just right for you!
How To Have Zero Waste in Your Kitchen
How would you like to save a LOT of money, and benefit the environment while you are at it? There are many tricks and tips you can use to do both.
From Tree To Table: Tips For Fresh Maple Syrup
The freshest, unprocessed, maple syrup comes directly from trees and you can tap into all of that yummy goodness yourself! Not only does maple syrup taste great, but it can be a potent natural medicine with additional health benefits as well!
How To Best Prepare Yourself For The Coming Financial Crisis
Many financial analysts believe the United States economy is in a dire situation. Peter Schiff, who accurately predicted the 2008 recession has come out and declared we will all live through another Great Depression, only this time, it’ll be much worse than before. But there are ways to prepare for such an event, and we’ve gathered some helpful tips and tricks to help make the process a little more smooth.
Vegetable Consumption Increases When Children Learn To Garden
Most of us know by now that increasing our consumption of fruits and vegetables and limiting processed foods will lead us down a path of nutritional sustenance and health for years to come. Now studies are even suggesting that simply teaching a school-aged child about the importance of gardening and growing your own food can cause them to make the choice to eat more vegetables.
10 Expert Tips To Help You Create Your Dream Garden
To help you make your dream garden a reality, here 10 tips and tricks master gardeners have shared to help your garden grow.
Why Every Prepper Needs Non-GMO Seeds in Their Long-Term Supplies
Oftentimes in the interests of economics and financial necessity, people will abandon quality in the interests of price. Nothing could be more telling than the current battle being waged with GMO foods and crops.