Top 10 Home Remedies For Earaches

Image – © Piotr Marcinski – Fotolia.com (under license) Earaches can be caused by a number of different things. Foreign matter or water stuck within the ear canal can be a cause for infection, and subsequently, the discomforts which are …

How To Make A Mason Jar Herb Garden

Photo – Onegoodthingbyjillee.com (with permission) Here’s a super fun ‘herbal project’ that we discovered and had to share – how to make your own Mason jar herb garden. This should be a great one for the kids to participate in …

Top 10 Natural Ways To Get Rid Of Wasps

Photo – böhringer friedrich (Wikipedia) lic. under CC 2.5 Wasps are actually very beneficial insects in some ways – for example they hunt all manner of other insects, keeping their numbers down. Certain varieties of wasp are deliberately introduced in …

How To Make Reusable Peppermint Kitchen Wipes

Image – Onegoodthingbyjillee.com (with permission) Regular store-bought “cleaning wipes” may contain chemical ingredients with varying degrees of toxicity; and even unknown ingredients labeled under “blanket terms” such as “fragrance”, which may contain hundreds of petrochemical-derived ingredients. So if you are …

How To Stop Migraines With Salt

How To Stop Migraines With Salt. Image – Naturehacks.com (with permission) Update – this page has now built up a really interesting body of comments, some super tips there! Please be sure to read these and share your own experiences …

Top 10 Reasons To Grow Your Own Veggies

Photo – © Rémy MASSEGLIA – Fotolia.com (under license) Growing your own veggies is a quintessential “off-grid strategy”, a survival skill, a rewarding path to health and a marvelous way to carve out some independence with your own bare hands. …

25 Ways To Clean Naturally With Salt

25 Ways To Clean Naturally With Salt. Photo – © Quade – Fotolia.com (under license) We’ve featured a few posts about cleaners using simple, natural and readily available ingredients – and here’s another for your list: Salt. What’s perhaps most …

How To Make Homemade Vapor Rub

Photo – Everydayroots.com Here’s a great “alternative” natural formula that we discovered via our friends at Everyday Roots – and we had to share. The great thing about this formula is that it contains pure wholesome ingredients and absolutely *zero* …

How To Make A Homemade Salt & Lemon Body Scrub

Image – Everydayroots.com (with permission) Today’s super discovery is for a simple home-made salt and lemon body scrub recipe. This is a fantastic natural formula that uses inexpensive ingredients. It’s also customizable to your personal preferences. What is a body …

How To Grow Your Own Organic Blueberries (And Why You Should)

Image – herbshealthhappiness.com – blueberry photo – wikipedia (PD) Blueberries are a fantastic fruit to consider for your garden. Aside from the fact that the perennial blueberry plants only take up a fairly small space and will definitely make a …

6 Awesome Natural Homemade Cleaners

Image – Naturehacks.com Here’s a simple-but-good collection of 6 natural formulas that can be used to replace cleaning products. These are all very easy to make and use simple ingredients such as borax, lemon and vinegar. The best thing about …

How To Replace 18 Household Products With Castile Soap

How To Replace 18 Household Products With Castile Soap. Image (with permission) – Hotmesshouse.com Castile soap is a natural product made from vegetable oils – and as you are about to see, is incredibly versatile. We’ve discovered a fantastic post …