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Making Herbal Infusions and Decoctions

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There are a variety of ways that we can tap into the ancient practices of using natural remedies to heal and stay healthy. Some of the techniques involved in leveraging herbal remedies include compresses, decoction, ointments, infusions, poultices, syrups, tinctures, and tonics. This article will discuss two in particular and perhaps the easiest ways to use herbal remedies...infusions and decoctions. Quite simply and infusion is a hot or cold drink made from the leaves and flowers of herbs. A … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health & Healing Tagged With: bark, Enzymes, Flowers, Health, herbal decoction, herbal infusion, Herbs, Honey, Leaves, oil, remedies, Remedy, Roots, Seeds, steep, vitamins

Savory Pumpkin Soup Recipe

By Tiffany 2 Comments

This just might be my new favorite fall soup. It is scrumptious! Also pretty easy to make, just a bit long on cook time. I love pumpkin and you find great sales on pie pumpkins right about now but I am not big on making tons of sweets and pies. I usually put them in the slow cooker and make my own pumpkin puree for pancakes, smoothies, and souffles. That is about it...until now. You can bet I will be stocking up on pie pumpkins so I can make this soup throughout fall and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Dutch Oven, fall soup, garden, Garlic, Goat Cheese, onion, Pumpkin Soup, savory, Seeds, Thyme

Flip & Tumble Reusable Produce Bags

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Deal now closed.  The Deal of the Day at Reuseit is for these super practical produce bags. I have some bags like these myself (though I needed to get more!) because they are perfect for Farmer's market season and shopping the bulk bins at natural grocery stores. Instead of your market vendor bagging those yummy green beans or cucumbers in a plastic bag you can just hand them one of these. You can also fill one up with bulk grains, nuts, or seeds from the bins at Whole Foods. These bags are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Green Home Tagged With: Bulk Bins, Cotton Bags, Cucumbers, Deal Of The Day, Grains, Green Beans, Holes, Market Vendor, Natural Grocery Stores, Nifty, Nuts, Polyester, Reusable Produce Bags, Reuseit, S Market, Seeds, Whole Foods

Getting Dirty and Looking Pretty to Boot!

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This lovely lady to the right is my 8 year old daughter. I have two boys and yet she is the one who would gladly spend every available moment outside playing with friends and getting dirty. She is such an outdoor girl and she needs boots that will not only keep her feet warm during our cold Ohio winters, she also wants some that are fashionable. Whether you are splashing in puddles or building a fort you need to look good right? Well, I hear that you do anyway. The good folks at Bogs offered … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Enjoying Nature Tagged With: Bogs Boots, Bright Colors, Casual Wear, Colors, Crap, Degree Weather, Feet, Friends, Garden Beds, Good Folks, Love, Lovely Lady, New Boots, Outdoor Boots, Pots, Puddles, Rainy Spring, Seeds, Sneakers, Snow Play, Soil, Spring Summer, These Boots, Tuscany, Two Boys

Have You Got Mad Green Skills?

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Filed Under: Self Sufficiency Tagged With: Conscious Life, Conscious Living, Consumption, Conventional Food, Direct Correlation, Economic Hardship, Environmental Footprint, Farmers, Food Growers, Food Producers, Front Runners, garden, Going Green, grow food, Hubby, Local Community, Mother Earth News, Own Backs, Passions, Personal Responsibility, Pollution, Seeds, Self Sufficiency, self sufficient, Sewing, Skills To Pay The Bills, Sweat, Urban Homestead

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My name is Tiffany and I am the blogger behind Naturemoms. I live on an urban homestead in Ohio with my husband, three children, and assorted furry friends. When I am not blogging I am usually thrift store shopping, gardening, wildcrafting and food foraging, or otherwise enjoying nature. Enjoy! Read More…

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