How to Make Your Own Beeswax Candles

How to Make Your Own Beeswax Candles

You will need:

• Heat proof glass candle jar
• Candle Wicks
• Mason jar & stainless Steel pot 
• OR Double Boiler
• Beeswax (bulk or other)
• Essential Oils
• We used Melalueca Clove, Cinnamon Bark & Lemon

How to Make THIEVES OIL

THIEVES oil is one of the most popular and effective holistic meat gods of immune boosting.

Sometimes, though, it's difficult to get your hands on a bottle of the pre made elixir.

So we did some research and found the base ingredients for THIEVES, so you too can make it yourself!

Onward ......

No Microwave, No Problem! Why We Ditched Our Microwave

No Microwave? No Problem!

Why we ditched our microwave. And it isn't why you think!

Just like every other North American family, we had a microwave. Yes, I said HAD. 
A couple years back ours screwed the pooch, and we decided not to purchase another.

Why?

Well, a few things really.

The first being; we simply did not want to spend the money to buy another one. Secondly, both my husband and I have read about microwaved food depleting most if not all of your food's nutrients. And the many articles about the negative and harmful radiation they may emit.
Of course, there is always going to be conflicting information, sure, but we choose to find the most nutrient rich way to eat food ... {it's raw by the way, steamed a close second}
Even if they don't emit harmful radiation - why add to the already growing amounts of microwaves, radiation and other shit in your home that, under any other non-technological circumstances, would not be there?
Thirdly -  I HATE the taste of nuked food - gross.


And, since beginning our Moms For Real Food Initiative, we've become, purists.

Questions I get when I tell people I don't have a microwave.

True Herbalism - Juliette of the Herbs

Juliette of the Herbs is a remarkable movie about Juliette de Bairacli. A charming woman who spent her entire life traveling the world in search of herbal medicine for animals and humans alike. She was one of the fist breeders of Afghan hounds in England, and was a renound healer of all life, beckoned by the King and his family, friends and acquaintances.

Watch this amazing documentary, with Juliette herself telling her lifes tale of practical holistic herbalism.

Filmed on location with Juliette and her Afghan hound in Greece, Spain, France, Portugal, Switzerland, England and America and interwoven with Juliette's vast collection of archival photographs, together with scenes of Gypsies dancing and Bedouins with their herds, JULIETTE OF THE HERBS is an inspiring portrait of a remarkable healer. 

People be like "I can't Afford Organic Food"

This is a funny image at first - but when you realize the average person is spending roughly 45% of their grocery bill on processed, pre-made or frozen food .... it isn't so funny anymore.

The day I decided to stop buying from "the center of the store", was the day my grocery bill dropped a whopping $125.

It's a choice, it's a decision, and it's a lifestyle change. With proper budgeting, meal planning and care ... buying organic is NOT more expensive, and WILL make you a healthier person (and ultimately family) in the end.

~Tracy

Mulch Alternatives - HEMP Mulch

Using wood mulch alternatives - HEMP.

We are constantly trying to find new, and more effective ways to garden and homestead.
Our friends at Hemptopia.ca brought in this amazing Hemp Mulch last year - and we are seriously hooked.
For more information, and purchasing please visit Hemptopia.ca

 

 

   

 

Food Revolution Day Song - Sign it. Share it.

We Proudly support this FOOD REVOLUTION! 

SIGN IT. SHARE IT.

http://www.foodrevolutionday.com is Jamie Oliver's global campaign to put compulsory practical food education on the school curriculum. SIGN IT. SHARE IT. FIGHTING FOR FOOD EDUCATION FOR EVERY CHILD #FoodRevolutionDay http://change.org/jamieoliver

ADHD - Our Journey of Food, Health and Knowledge.

{disclaimer: some of you will have your own mama-wolf-hackles go up while reading this. You may think that I'm off my rocker, and that there are legitimate cases of ADD & ADHD out there. Perhaps. But I'm pulling the "This is my blog and I can say what I want to" card. 
Also, I am not a doctor - so do not take this post TO your doctor and wave it in his or her face claiming they are a quack ... I don't condone you stopping any medication for your child without the supervision of a doctor, nor do I condone any crazed lunatics calling me or anyone names on this post or anywhere else. This is my opinion, based on my research and my own personal experiences.}  

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I’ve been wanting to tell of tell people about our journey through the symptoms of ADHD for quite sometime now. I have spoken about it here and there, and to only close friends and family,  but never 'from the beginning'.

THIS IS A LONG STORY - BUT ONE WITH MUCH HEART, INSIGHT and INFORMATION - Bear with me!

When my oldest son was 6, he was attending a very prestigious private school in Calgary. One that came highly recommended academically, spiritually and socially. 

I wanted to the best for my son - of course, and who doesn’t - and being a single parent, I felt this type of school would be a support system. I needed a school who would take care of my boy.
Easy right? Well, nothing is ever easy or that black & white.


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Pyramid Planter

Oh Pyramid Planter! How I adore thee!

Here is a fantastic way to have a compact, vertical, small footprint garden. 

Great for small yards, decks or multiple planter areas.

PDF assembly and instructions Link: 

http://www.mathestate.com/Pyramid.pdf

Best BLT Ever Made

Ten Minute Tequila Salsa