Krystal Trammell
WebDev, writer, and biz coach at www.KrystalTrammell.com. Permaculture-minded hippie + mother of five unschoolers.
There is a traditional Persian dessert called faloodeh, made with thin rice noodles, topped with a near-frozen syrup of sugar, rose water, and lime juice. It's been around since the 13th century--long before modern refrigeration technology was a thing.
But wait...
Introducing the Paper Pot Transplanter
Tending a garden takes time, especially if you're trying to turn a profit.
Urban farmer Curtis Stone has market gardening down to a science. He has a YouTube channel that tells all about how he makes...
Earlier this season, the retail world received a jolt when Amazon acquired Whole Foods--and tomorrow, consumers will rejoice when they find their avocados, tilapia, and baby kale are suddenly cheaper.
Amazon is not shy about its mission to become the...
Caffeine is the number one drug of choice over the world. It's even more popular than alcohol, yet most people don't really think of it that way.
There have been many studies in recent years on the effects in the...
For many years, I thought that it was my responsibility, my duty, to deep-dive into the most terrible and baffling situations (and people), with the mad hope of understanding them in order to transmute them--to bring about healing.
I thought I...
Did you know that in September of 2016, a gorgeous statue of a Native American woman went up in Chamberlain, South Dakota, to pay homage to the native peoples of that region--?
It's called Dignity.
The statue was commissioned in 2014 by...
One thing we have way too much of on this planet? Plastic.
One thing we seem to have a major shortage of? Sustainable building materials.
Building a home can be astronomically expensive, and most building projects are likely to devastate the...
If reading that headline made you do a double-take, you're not alone.
Apparently our bodies contain an entire Endocannabinoid System, and the modern medical system isn't too terribly concerned with educating us about it.
The endocannabinoid system works in conjunction with...
Is the so-called War on Drugs really a war against the poor?
Senator Cory Booker is making waves with his newly proposed Marijuana Justice Act and the reasons behind it.
Not only does he want the nation to benefit from increased tax...
According to a new study from the University of Iowa, American farmers and agricultural workers continue to show very rates of suicide, well above the rates for all other occupations.
While suicides among farmers occur at a rate of just...
A newly proposed bill may render you a criminal if you've got too much cash and other "untraceable assets" on hand.
Senate Bill 1241, the "Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017", is ostensibly aimed at catching...
A collaboration by Gurus Krystal & Hailey
A new study published in the Journal of Family Psychology, looks at five decades of research involving over 160,000 children. Researchers say it is the most complete analysis to date of the outcomes...