Over the last four years, I've been working on Taste Buds, an edible flower cookbook. Many of these flowers are your garden-variety blooms that you probably have in your garden right now--roses, nasturtiums, dandelions etc. Others you know, but may have to do a little foraging to collect like cattails and sumac.
Most of us have pulled a forgotten container from the back of the fridge and regretted it instantly. While the loss of a half-eaten casserole feels minor, food spoilage on a global scale is no laughing matter. The hidden price tag goes far beyond our grocery bills; it stretches into wasted resources, environmental damage, and even public health. Once you dig into the numbers, it becomes clear that a little mold isn’t so minor after all.
Artificial substances such as surfactants, carcinogens and fragrances are all too common in the cleaning industry, and have been linked with a myriad of health issues including cancer. Here are the seven chemicals you need to avoid using in cleaners and cosmetics.
Does your mouth hanker after something fresh, natural and homemade? Well, we've got just the thing for you. If fluoride gives you the creeps or you just don't like the idea of chemicals in toothpaste, then just go ahead and make your own! Check out our DIY homemade natural toothpaste recipes here!
This is not your grandma's herb garden... Make friends and influence people with your own cocktail herb garden. We show you how to grow and what to grow for organic, locally-grown cocktails. Yup! That just happened!
House flies and fruit flies (resisting the urge for a time flies pun here) are driving most of us mad this time of the year. Luckily, you can make your own fly traps that use items you already have in your home or fly repellents to keep your home fly free.
Green smoothie recipes that pack a nutritional punch, are super easy to make and that taste delicious.
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