by Jonathan Schoenfeld Drought, climate conditions, and pollution are major factors concerning agriculturists. Drought can be overcome with drought-resistant plants, climate-controlled environments can isolate a grow from any environmental factors, and local organic grows can greatly reduce pollution from pesticides and transportation. One family in…
By Heather Callaghan It might sound cliche, but the main ingredient of this original recipe was love. The man who made this dish on holidays was my late grandfather. Although he hasn’t been with us for 10 years, it’s impossible to taste peas and turnips…
By Daisy Luther Do you love coffee or know someone who does? ‘Tis the season for the fanciest possible version of everything, and your hot beverage is no exception. Places like Starbucks have taken flavored coffees to whole new level. At my local grocery store,…
By Daisy Luther, Organic Prepper There are a lot of reasons that sensible people want to step off of the materialistic rocket ride that is the standard North American Christmas. They may be tired of spending the entire following year working overtime because they are…
by Daisy Luther I’m very excited to introduce my new book, The Organic Canner. The book has been 3 years in the making, and those years were filled with measuring, adjusting, tasting, and testing the recipes out on my children. It contains 242 pages of…
Natural Blaze Maybe you’ve seen chefs online using drills to peel their apples and potatoes one at a time. While that’s still faster than using a peeler by hand, this method gets them all done in one fell swoop! Let the Crazy Russian (life) Hacker…
by Daisy Luther The day after Thanksgiving, most people’s refrigerators are so full with leftovers that getting the door shut requires the family engineer to play Tupperware Jenga with all of the containers of food. Inevitably, in many households, much of the leftovers go to…
by Gaye Levy About a month ago, I thought to myself, “Self, wouldn’t it be nice to have some of my healing salve in lotion bar form?” This has been something I have often considered but as with a lot of projects, it kept moving…
by Daisy Luther Many families are having a tough time economically this year. For those who have suffered a job loss, a foreclosure, or have exorbitant looming bills, the holidays can be a time for stress instead of enjoyment. But contrary to what you may…
by Daisy Luther Having a healthy pantry doesn’t mean that you have to skip all things sweet and tasty. A spoonful of sugar doesn’t just help the medicine go down. It can add a sense of normalcy and a little touch of luxury in a bad…
By Higher Perspectives Making your own household items is generally pretty easy, less expensive than buying from the store, and fulfilling. This recipe costs a little more than a dollar to make 32 ounces. Compare that to any commercial dish soap and you’ll see the…
By Higher Perspective Something that’s always bugged me about bodywashes are the ingredients. There are tons of ingredients 40 syllables long and impossible to pronounce. What is that stuff? And why am I spreading it all over my skin? Forget it. I don’t feel compelled…
by Daisy Luther Study says home cooking equals better health. Those of us who are proponents of whole foods and scratch cooking have known it all along, but a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine confirms it. Time spent in the kitchen equals a better…
By Higher Perspectives [Editor’s note: Although this recipe is not gluten, wheat or flour free, this is a wonderful resource to make your homemade, fresh bread without chemicals, preservatives and bromides which block iodine uptake in the thyroid. And no, it’s not sprouted like Ezekiel…
by Daisy Luther The most common excuses I hear when people tell my why they can’t eat healthy, non-GMO food is that they “can’t” cook or that they “don’t have time” to cook. It’s a sad disservice that our schools have decided that home economics…
By Healthy Holistic Living Thanks to one of Healthy Holistic Living.com’s readers I have a new favorite salad dressing! this tastes wonderful and it’s medicinal to boot! Anti-Inflammatory Turmeric Dressing Ingredients: 1 teaspoon of ground turmeric 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt 1/4 teaspoon ground black…
by Aaron Dykes There is freedom in a seed… How do we move to a culture of self sufficiency and freedom? One seed, and one person at a time. We have to understand the earth we live in and the power over our lives that…
By Higher Perspective A study published in Medical Mycology found that dishwashers worldwide were perfect breeding grounds for various fungal and bacterial species that can be harmful to humans. Red yeast, black mold, and candida yeast were the most likely to grow in the warm,…
by Joe Martino What if you could spend a fraction of what it would cost to buy or build your own house and instead build a unique home that you could make completely off grid? It can be done and there’s a bunch of people…
Adapted from Sara of the Institute of Heart Math‘s recipe found on Care2.com Sara’s is an awesome recipe that shows how super easy it is to make a hearty, healthy chili recipe – just in time for autumn. We recommend organic, full-fat ingredients for optimum…
