Your skin is the largest organ on your body and it can be seen by everyone. When your skin looks good, you radiate health. We assume most of you shower daily, use cleansing products, before applying at minimum some moisturiser and at most, many other products and cosmetics. You have good intentions, keeping your skin clean, protecting and enhancing it, but do you really know what you are putting on your skin? Or what affect using these products has on the environment? If you

Talking to people one of the areas they find hardest to change is the move from chemically formulated deodorants and antiperspirant to the natural form. The thoughts of having to keeping your arms tight to your body to close off your armpits and the worry of stinking out a room are some of the thoughts many do have. For others they have tried natural deodorants before and found them ineffective. I had the very same thoughts when I decided I was going to remove much of my toxi

With Spring’s arrival you are probably thinking about spring cleaning your home, but have you thought about spring cleaning your cleaning. We use a lot of detergents and disinfectants to clean our homes, hoping they will speed up the cleaning process, by removing all the dirt, stains and bacteria, but we don’t give much thought to what we may be coming in contact with or what we may be leaving behind. And that is only the cleaners we use on hard surfaces around the home, but

With all the talk about sugar in our diet, a lot of people are looking for other substitutes. One sweetner to consider is molasses, in particular organic unsulphured blackstrap. You may ask why should you use organic, unsulphured blackstrap molasses? Blackstrap molasses is a thick dark syrup. Research has demonstrated the superior nutrition provided by blackstrap versus light or dark molasses. Sugar cane grows deeply into the soil, and because of this it contains many mineral

Spring is here and I love getting out into the garden, seeing all the new growth and colours. The warmer days bring lots of growth, but also many insects and pests. These can be a source of frustration, especially when I am trying to get my new plants to grow, while still maintaining older plants. There are many pesticides out there, but as you know many are not only kill pests, but can be very harmful to us. Also, some of these pesticides contain chemicals that get washed in

Who doesn’t love a handy hint. I am always looking for new and easier ways to clean around the house. Anything that can free up my time to spend it with my family or doing other things, gets my tick of approval. So when I tried out these suggestions I was really impressed. Thermos flasks and vases To clean flasks and vases, place a tablespoon or two of baking soda into the flask, then a good glug of household vinegar. It will start to bubble, but wait for the bubbling to subs

With all the talk about sugar in our diet, a lot of people are looking for other substitutes. One sweetner to consider is molasses, in particular organic unsulphured blackstrap. You may ask why should you use organic, unsulphured blackstrap molasses? Blackstrap molasses is a thick dark syrup. Research has demonstrated the superior nutrition provided by blackstrap versus light or dark molasses. Sugar cane grows deeply into the soil, and because of this it contains many mineral

Although I love the summer, there is something special about the arrival of the chilly days of Autumn with its sprinkling of sunshine. Today seemed a perfect day to head out into the garden to see what needed to be done. I am still trying to figure out where to place my compost heap/bin in our garden since we moved here 3 weeks ago, as my poor mini compost bin is starting to get full of scraps. Pulling at some timber and then some weeds, of course I had to get a few a cuts an

Who doesn’t love a handy hint. I am always looking for new and easier ways to clean around the house. Anything that can free up my time to spend it with my family or do other things, gets my tick of approval. So when I tried out these suggestions I was really impressed. Thermos flasks and vases To clean flasks and vases, place a tablespoon or two of baking soda into the flask, then a good glug of household vinegar. It will start to bubble, but wait for the bubbling to subside

Your skin is the largest organ on your body and it can be seen by everyone. When your skin looks good, you radiate health. We assume most of you shower daily, use cleansing products, before applying at minimum some moisturiser and at most, many other products and cosmetics. You have good intentions, keeping your skin clean, protecting and enhancing it, but do you really know what you are putting on your skin? Or what affect what your using has on the environment? If you want

With all the talk about sugar in our diet, a lot of people are looking for other substitutes. One sweetner to consider is molasses, in particular organic unsulphured blackstrap. You may ask why should you use organic, unsulphured blackstrap molasses? Blackstrap molasses is a thick dark syrup. Research has demonstrated the superior nutrition provided by blackstrap versus light or dark molasses. Sugar cane grows deeply into the soil, and because of this it contains many mineral

Spring is here and I love getting out into the garden, seeing all the new growth and colours. The warmer days bring lots of growth, but also many insects and pests. These can be a source of frustration, especially when I am trying to get my new plants to grow, while still maintaining older plants. There are many pesticides out there, but as you know many are not only kill pests, but can be very harmful to us. Also, some of these pesticides contain chemicals that get washed in

With Spring’s arrival you are probably thinking about spring cleaning your home, but have you thought about spring cleaning your cleaning. We use a lot of detergents and disinfectants to clean our homes, hoping they will speed up the cleaning process, by removing all the dirt, stains and bacteria, but we don’t give much thought to what we may be coming in contact with or what we may be leaving behind. And that is only the cleaners we use on hard surfaces around the home, but

After learning a bit about natural and organic fertilisers the previous week, I thought I would follow up with how to make some fertilisers, other than compost, as compost needs a bit more of a discussion (I will write about this again in another blog post). It is amazing what you may have around your home that will fertilise your garden. Many natural fertilisers are easy to make and full of nutrients to help your plants grow with vigor and maintain their health. Here are a f

If you are experienced or new to gardening you will know that fertilising your garden is important. Crops grow faster and better when fertilised. Fertilisers provide plants with the essential nutrients and minerals needed for growth, particularly nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. increased. So we know fertilisers are needed to establish a healthy garden, but what fertilisers should you use. Of course, I will tell you that natural is better, but there are a few things you n

Hello everyone, Hope your week has been good to you. I know many of you have taken up the Plastic Free Challenge in July. How is it going? Have you learned a few things about your lifestyle? I know when we starting reducing the amount of plastic in our lives, we found it amazing how very hard it was to stop using plastic as it is so prevalent everywhere. It has become so much a part of how we live as a society, that we find it hard to break the habit. I know it is not easy,

Now that we are in our new house a few weeks, I have had a chance to survey our new garden. While removing some rocks and pots I have found huge numbers of snails. It is a bit strange after the hot summer to see them all, but these lucky few have found some great damp hiding places. They may not be a problem now, but in a few weeks as I start to plant out my veggie patch I can see all my work will be in vain if I don’t do something about removing the snails close by. So to co

Who doesn’t love a handy hint. I am always looking for new and easier ways to clean around the house. Anything that can free up my time to spend it with my family or doing other things, gets my tick of approval. So when I tried out these suggestions I was really impressed. Thermos flasks and vases To clean flasks and vases, place a tablespoon or two of baking soda into the flask, then a good glug of household vinegar. It will start to bubble, but wait for the bubbling to subs

So why is there so much talk about coconut? Is it really good for us or is this another trend that marketers are spruiking currently. Well, actually there is scientific evidence that has demonstrated the health benefits of coconut oil (but the jury is still out on the coconut water). Like me, I’m sure you are interested to know what the health benefits of coconut are and should you start using it. Well, here are some of the benefits: Increased energy - Most fats are stored in

Spring is here and I love getting out into the garden, seeing all the new growth and colours. The warmer days bring lots of growth, but also many insects and pests. These can be a source of frustration, especially when I am trying to get my new plants to grow, while still maintaining older plants. There are many pesticides out there, but as you know many are not only kill pests, but can be very harmful to us. Also, some of these pesticides contain chemicals that get washed in