DIY Easter Egg Candles Spring has officially sprung and my chickens are laying full force. Egg shells do not go wasted around here. Like most things, I try and find another use for them. Egg shells are loaded with calcium and are excellent to feed to back to the chickens for nice hard shells in…
After Sun Butter: DIY Skin Care Cream
Last summer my oldest son returned home from a 10 day trip to Costca Rica. It was a trip that was in the works for almost two years. I’m super proud to say that out of his entire school, only 30 kids were nominated by the teachers and staff to go on this adventure and represent…
Homemade Livestock Fly Spray
Have you ever read the back of a livestock fly spray bottle? It’s terrifying. I don’t even want it in my barn, let alone on my cows that produce food for my family and I. However, having pesky, annoying flies on animals, especially when your sitting half way under them to milk, is not a…
20 Ways Livestock Can Make YOU Money
Living on a working homestead is rewarding in itself. However, producing an income from that hard work is a whole other level of awesome! One of the questions that I get asked frequently is, “How could one make money on the Homestead?” “What can you produce and sell for profit?” The answer, almost all of…
Homemade Lip Balm with Essential oils and Vitamin E
Is there anything worse in the winter then dry chapped lips? Seriously, I can handle being cold and crazy wind blown hair, but when it comes to protecting my lips from the elements, having lip balm in my pocket is a must. It seems easy enough.. have lip balm, apply to lips, right? Wrong. Do…
You either get it or you don’t!
Let’s be honest here for a minute, shall we? This organic living, whole foods, fermentation, chemical free, homemade, free range, grass-fed, grow it yourself, do it your self movement is flippin exhausting! I know it. You know it. But you either get it, or you don’t. There’s nothing that gets my goat more then the taking…
Homemade Healing Toothpaste
Lets talk toothpaste, shall we!. Boring? NO! Come on, lets face it, we all use it and we all need it. The problem is, that commercial toothpaste is loaded with toxins and carcinogenics. Why would I use something like that? Specifically the Laurel Sulfate! Have you heard of it? I hadn’t until after my 26th lupus…
Essential Oils on the Farm
Essential oils are everywhere right now! And for good reason. Essential oils have been around since Bible times. 36 of the 39 books in the Old Testament and 10 in the 27 books of the New Testament mention the use of EO’s as medicine provided by God himself. “Oil” is versed in the Bible 191 times. 54…
Basic Household Wet Wipe Recipe
I’ve been looking around for a easy natural household wet wipe. I love my Norwex antibac cloth, but some times I just want to reach for a disposable, pre-moistened wipe.
Branch Basic Review. A Super Natural Cleaner.
While on my naturally living quest, I stumbled across a all-natural cleaning product called Branch Basics. I was actually reading a another popular cleaning product review on Amazon.com when I read about this All-Purpose Cleaner from Branch Basics. Branch basic is a nontoxic soap concentrate made of food grade ingredients including coconut oil, minerals and enzymes from edible…
