I write a lot about growing your own vegetables, fruits and herbs. I grow my own for many reasons but mostly because they are cleaner and he...

Recently I got the *virus that shall remain nameless* and less than a month later, I caught a common cold. I haven't been ill at all in ...

Do you know what is in vanilla flavoring? That's a question going around social media right now and the answer is pretty gross. Vanilla ...

When my daughter was little she was obsessed with glitter gel. I wouldn't let her have it because it was so full of chemicals. Then I ca...

Last night I realized that my mortar and pestle needed cleaned. It looks a bit sticky inside the bowl of the mortar. You see, I like my gree...

Lately I've been doing a lot of thinking about this plastic free kick everybody's on. I took a look around my house and I realized e...

There are only a few herbs that make it into my herb garden every year. Parsley is one of them. As far as cooking goes, I probably use just ...

I love to garden. I can spend hours and hours digging, planting, weed pulling and mulching. I plant in the ground, in raised beds, in large ...

A few years back I was diagnosed with a serious liver infection. It was winter and the herbs I wanted to treat it with were not readily avai...

I just got done reading my 437th "Healthy Holidays" article and I want to scream! Not only was that a tremendous waste of time but...

It's winter in most areas and the windows and doors are shut tight to keep out the cold. Unfortunately, that keeps in lots of allergens,...

As a gardener I am always looking for new ways to use the tons of produce and herbs I harvest in the summer. It's also really hot out th...

Did you know that Earth day was started in 1970? Every year people all over the world celebrate Earth Day by making small changes in their l...

I have always had a good amount of gelatin in my diet. I like it in your typical Jello form but also in my favorite candies, other desserts ...

Did it ever occur to you that there might be chemicals added to fresh chicken? no? Me neither! I don't always pay attention to ingredie...