Is Mutual Respect Possible? Honoring Myself AND My Kids with Unschooling
This article is Part 6 in a series called Does Unschooling Have Natural Limits? Please also find Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Part 4, and Part 5… Is mutual respect truly possible between children and parents? I know what you’re thinking at this point. “But they’re kids. Is mutual respect really something they’re capable of?” Well, not at first–but that’s the whole […]
Making Herbal Medicine at Home
Are you frustrated with the medical system? Do you believe it is too expensive and often does more harm than good? Would you like to start taking your health into your own hands, like your grandparents and all your other ancestors did? If so, I have great news! My good friend, Marjory Wildcraft, is offering […]
Gardening by the Constellations? Learn about Biodynamic Farming and Planting!
This year we’re trying something new and planting our seeds according to the biodynamic farming method. This method has been around for about a hundred years and originated in Austria. It has some ties to the Waldorf education method, but mainly–biodynamic planting has to do with planting your seeds according to the moon and the constellations. […]
The Home Medicine Summit: How to DIY Your Own Health Care
Registration is open and FREE tickets are now available for Marjory Wildcraft’s Home Medicine Summit 2018! Marjory has gathered 42+ experts who promise to set you free of drugstores by showing you how to be NATURALLY healthy… for pennies on the dollar. The speaker lineup includes big names like: Mike Adams, Ronnie Cummins, Sally Fallon, Sayer […]
Easter Basket Ideas for Healthy Homesteading Kids!
Did you know Easter is the biggest candy-sales holiday in America, after Halloween? Instead of filling up plastic Easter baskets with plastic eggs, plastic “grass”, and five pounds of High-Fructose Corn Syrup, why not make your own Easter baskets out of healthy, fun, and useful stuff? Here’s some of my favorite DIY Easter basket ideas […]
Flow Hive 2 Crowdfunding Campaign Hits $1 MILLION
The Flow Hive team is celebrating another successful run on crowdfunding platform Indiegogo, with sales for the Flow Hive 2 exceeding USD$1million (AU$1.2M) this morning. The Flow Hive 2 is the culmination of a year of product development and reflects feedback from Flow’s worldwide community. With a total of 14 new innovations, Flow Hive 2 […]
Pavlov, Roller Skates, and Why We Don’t Punish Our Kids – Unschooling
I originally wrote this in 2012, when my children were much younger. Gentle discipline. That sounds pretty progressive, right? Not spanking or hitting children IS still a pretty progressive concept in our society (unfortunately). In my opinion, it’s disheartening that we’re still not collectively as a culture at the place where hitting kids is just […]
Superfood Low-Water Soil Mix for Gardening Success!
Every good gardener who’s been at it awhile, knows that success starts in your garden’s soil. What’s the difference between soil and dirt? Dirt and soil seem like interchangeable terms, but really they’re not. Soil has living matter in it–microbes, earthworms, nematodes, and other organisms that indicate the “dirt” is not just parched, dead matter. […]
Lifelong Friends Build their Own Tiny-Home Community
Real, authentic adult friendships are so precious, and sadly, pretty uncommon these days too. Modern society is set up for mobility that has to do with jobs and earning potential, not friendships. However, four couples in Austin, Texas decided to cast aside those so-called values and prioritize community with each other! They’ve all been BFF’s (Best […]
Flow Hive 2 has Arrived, As Crowdfunding Sensation Turns Three
In 2015, Flow Hive became a household name when Australian father-son inventing team Stuart and Cedar Anderson, unleashed their revolutionary honey-harvesting invention, and thousands of people pledged to bring their dreams of “honey on tap” to life. Now, three years and some 51,000 units later, they are ready to launch Flow Hive 2, a redesign […]
US Retail Giant Just Filed a Patent for Robot Bees
Well, here’s one theory as to why those in power haven’t done more to save the bees… Walmart, of all companies, surprised everyone by filing a patent for autonomous robot bees, or “pollinator drones”. These drones will be equipped with sensors and cameras to detect pollen, and will be able to make independent decisions in order […]
7 How-To-Eat-Food Hacks You Need in Your Life
Sometimes, you have to stop and wonder if you’ve been eating food wrong all your life. Check out these useful food hacks and see if any of them improve your eating experience… I just want nice bread slices. Did you ever bake a perfectly lovely loaf of bread, and then when you went to cut […]