Emergency Preparedness and Building Family Resilience

The thing about emergency preparedness is that you never know when your family will need [...]

Grandma Raiann’s Classic Macaroni Salad

My mom has been making this macaroni salad since before I can remember and it [...]

Natural First Aid: How to Use Yarrow to Stop Bleeding

Known as a styptic, yarrow is useful to stop bleeding. I've used this herb many times for [...]

Rosemary Essential Oil for Healthier, Thicker Hair

Research shows rosemary oil is effective at increasing hair growth in people suffering from hair [...]

How to Make a Wreath – Holiday / Spring / Fall / Anytime Wreath DIY

I love bringing the outdoors in and one of the easiest and most budget-friendly ways [...]

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Herbal Salve – DIY Skin Balm Recipe

Make your own, or get some of ours... either way, this is the recipe for [...]

Beard Oil, Ten Reasons Your Guy Should Be Using It (And what you are missing out on if he’s not)

I love my man's beard. I can't get enough of it! And the beard oil [...]

Roasted Almonds, How to Make Your Own!

Like nuts on your ice cream? What about on yogurt? Save money and eat healthy by [...]

PNW Original Cedar & Herb Infused Beard Oil

Prevents beard envy… Or causes it. So, you have a beard. And you have heard [...]

CEDAR & HERB Solid Shampoo Bar

I can tell we are going to love this shampoo bar before I even get [...]

[VIDEO] Making Summer Carrot Soap

Curious how it’s done? In this video, I’m not giving away secret recipes, but I [...]

Ginger Apricot Rhubarb Sorbet (How to Make ‘Any Fruit’ Sorbet)

What do you do with your rhubarb when you are done making pie and still picking this [...]

Summer Carrot Soap with Mint & Lemongrass Essential Oils

What do I do with all these carrots?! Why… make soap of course! Loaded with [...]

12 Reasons to Grow Your Own Herbs!

There are so many reasons to decide to grow your own herbs. Expense, availability, freshness, [...]

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[VIDEO] Seed Sprouting and Succession Planting with Arugula and Salad Greens

  I love gardening almost as much as I love eating from the garden! Today [...]

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Herbal Tea vs Herbal Infusions: How To Make Your Own and What is the Difference?

We love tea. Well, I guess it’s more the infusions we enjoy. What’s the difference, [...]

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Going on in the PNW from Scratch Organic Garden – May 2016

It is May and summer is here, already. We went from a wet, rainy, miserable [...]

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Five Surprisingly Useful Northwest Native Trees to Include in Your Landscape

It is the last Friday of the month… our ‘Five Things Friday’ AND, it is [...]

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Save Money: Mix up a Bulk Batch of Complete Organic Fertilizer (COF)

Every year since making the switch to organic, we try to shave a little off [...]

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5 Down & Dirty Resources for Year-Round Organic Gardening in the Pacific Northwest

Here are 5 of the most helpful, go back to again-and-again, resources I've found on [...]

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Create a DIY Garden Planting Calendar and Grow More Food!

Grow more food with a DIY Garden Planting Calendar. You will save way more time [...]

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5 Things Friday… Jumping on the Bandwagon

Five things Friday, the blogger's excuse to share random interesting stuff. I figured it was [...]

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Wildcrafting: Collecting Wild Food & Medicine with the Future in Mind

Wildcrafting can be a fun and productive hobby getting you outside and active in nature [...]

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