getting back to my roots: my journey in true health and natural living

Urban Homesteading

Beginner’s Guide to Drying Herbs

Beginner’s Guide to Drying Herbs

You should know on the front end that drying herbs is super easy. If I can do it, so can you. This is the first year I have actually had any kind of success growing herbs on my balcony. We don’t get much sun on our side of the apartment complex, so last year’s cilantro […]

Taking Recycling to a New Level

Taking Recycling to a New Level

We all learned in the first grade that recycling was good for the planet. Recycle, reduce, reuse….and close the loop! And I do take my plastics, glass, cardboard and junk mail to the recycling center. I wash out glass containers and reuse them. I even have plans to build an entire house from recycled materials (I […]

Attack of the Fruit Flies

Attack of the Fruit Flies

Last weekend’s canoeing trip on the Buffalo River meant that our friends took us to the Amish farms right down the road. We came home laden with fresh, local honey, cantaloupes, bell peppers, blackberries, green beans, and potatoes (!) Unfortunately, the fruit flies decided to stow away and make a new home in our kitchen. […]