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Natural Housekeeping in the Modern World
When it comes to natural housekeeping, I am a stickler for any hooey polluting the air of our home (especially since we live in a climate that requires keeping the windows tightly shut for a few months of the year), or leaving dangerous residues behind on counters or in our clothing. It really doesn’t make sense to make such an effort to eat well, take the best supplements, get exercise, drink clean water…and then to wear clothes or eat from dishes washed in petrochemically-derived detergents, or to use neurotoxic insect sprays as a means of protecting the home from buggy invasions, or to spray all surfaces of our kitchens and bathrooms with harsh chemical combinations that require we wear gloves, that make our eyes smart and our nostrils burn. And, thankfully, with each year that passes, there are more offerings on the market to make what we put in and around our homes and on our bodies safer for us and for the environment. [Read More...]
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Sauerkraut in a Jar!
Homemade, lacto-fermented, raw sauerkraut is such a total delight! And, as I enjoy my new favorite book, The Art of Fermentation, gifted to me by my sister for Mother's Day, my appreciation grows deeper.
There are a number of different ways to start a ferment--you can use starter granules, a little whey[Read More...]
Welcome to a place to share ideas on living more naturally in the modern world!
Use the knowledge I glean as a wife and mother, to create and sustain vibrant health in our family through dietary choices and tasty recipes. Soaking, sprouting, culturing, organics, grass-fed, free range--there are many considerations to make when purchasing and preparing foods!




