Archive for June, 2009
How To Make Tinctures From Herbs
Here’s a primer on how to make your own homemade herbal tinctures, from herbs such as echinacea, eyebright, elder, ginger, peppermint, catnip and yarrow.
Natural Homemade Kitchen and Bathroom Cleaners
How to make your own homemade kitchen and bathroom cleaners from natural, non-toxic ingredients.
Yard Sale Etiquette
Here’s what to do, and what not to do when you are hosting or attending a neighbourhood yard sale or garage sale.
How to Organize a Garage Sale
Use our checklist to organize a successful garage sale; here’s what you need to do before, during and after your garage or yard sale.
Renovating Your Home: The Big to Do
When the dust settles (and it will, on everything), your home renovation project should meet your expectations and those of the building inspector. That means maintaining control (and your sense of humor) as the job progresses toward completion.
Natural Spring Cleaning
Stay away from toxic chemicals and resolve to do your spring cleaning the natural way this year.
Homemade Bee Sting Remedies
How to make a homemade bee sting remedy from common household ingredients.
How to Stock a Pantry
Here’s how to stock a kitchen pantry, including a suggested list of staples, plus some tasty pantry stock recipes.
How to Grow and Use Rhubarb
How to grow and use rhubarb, with cultivation, harvesting and dividing tips, plus some great rhubarb recipes including old-fashioned rhubarb sauce, rhubarb jam and rhubarb chutney.
How to Protect Pets from the Sun
When you smooth on suncreen this summer, consider dabbing a little behind your cat’s ears or on your dog’s nose. It can help protect them from harmful UV rays.
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