Hey Trader Joe’s, palm oil is not sweet!
Trader Joe’s uses conflict palm oil in many of their products. Read the labels, and let them know you care!
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Armpit Ecology!
Combatting BO is big business! Read on to learn about antiperspirants vs. natural deodorants…
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FDA Bans Harsh Antimicrobials: Here’s to Handmade Soap!
Many commercial soaps contain harsh antimicrobial chemicals that destroy our natural flora.
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Homemade Yogurt
Secrets for how to make thick creamy yogurt every time!
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Jewelweed – a gem for preventing poison ivy rash!
How jewelweed can help prevent and relieve poison ivy
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Plantain Salve
How you can use a common yard “weed” to relieve itchy bug bites!
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Super tasty snack squares
Hi Friends! I have a great new recipe to share – a twist on the old snack balls that is super easy to make and has been getting rave reviews. These snacks leave out the protein powders and have a nice crunchy texture. I’ve made two basic...
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Cocoa production – an introduction!
Cocoa, a favorite food and ingredient in personal care items, is a product I use or consume pretty much every day. I’m a huge fan of dark chocolate, and I love using cocoa butter in soaps and lotions. Given the vast scales at which commercial...
READ MOREManada Conservancy plant and soap sale!
Just a reminder that the Manada Conservancy’s annual Native Plant Sale is this Saturday at Boro (Schaffner) Park in Hummelstown, PA. The sale will go from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will feature nice native plants and homemade soaps and lotions. All...
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Paleo muffins
I try to keep my carb intake relatively low to prevent blood-sugar swings. We had some overripe bananas that I had put in the freezer to use later, so I adapted a pumpkin-cranberry muffin recipe from Practical Paleo to make moist, delicious...
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Veggie peel soup stock
I learned this trick from my neighbor Pamela. Save your veggie scraps – peels, celery tops, kale and broccoli stems, ends of carrots, onion and leek greens, etc. Keep them in a bag in the freezer until you accumulate enough to make stock. Put...
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Snack balls Feb. 2015
NO-COCOA SNACK BALLS I made a couple new batches of snack balls yesterday, leaving out what I thought was a key ingredient – cocoa powder. I though it would be interesting to see if I could make tasty snacks without it for a change. So far, the...
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