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A few weeks ago I gave you my recipe for flax jelly, for relief colds and flu. Check out my article on making your own hand sanitizer using flax seeds. Flax is one of the oldest cultivated plants in the world. Like most agricultural plants, it originated in the Middle East and travelled around the [...]
Hello Beautiful Homesteaders, Joybilee Farm is having a blog celebration for 400+ likes on the Joybilee Farm Facebook Page. The draw will take place on Tuesday February 14th, Valentine’s Day at 5pm Pacific Time. The draw is open to anyone who leaves a comment. Open to those living where the mail can reach them. The [...]
What is a hope chest? The traditional hope chest is a wooden box, sometimes lined with aromatic cedar, that fathers gave to their daughters in anticipation of marriage. Daughters worked with their mothers throughout middle childhood and adolescence, learning hand work skills like knitting, embroidery, weaving, and spinning, filling the chest with textiles for their [...]
You’re at the end of stress-filled day. You need an inexpensive escape. Lock the bathroom door, turn on some quiet music, put a bees wax candle or two in a flame proof dish at the side of the bathtub, and turn on the bath water. But before you step in to your luxury escape, toss [...]
Creativity, individuality, beauty, these are the things that give meaning and significance to life. You don’t need a lot of stuff. But you do need beauty, and creativity. Our souls are made to crave beauty, creativity, and individuality. We are hardwired to seek these things. That’s why mediocrity and normal are killers to the soul. [...]
In my community there is a grass roots movement to feed the hungry. The Boundary Foodshare began in 2010. When artist, Vivien Browne noticed that the economy wasn’t improving and people in her area were losing their ability to feed themselves, she didn’t sit around talking about the problem. Vivien gathered some neighbours together and [...]
Virgin Coconut Oil, Gold Label - 1 quart
