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Krystal Trammell

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WebDev, writer, and biz coach at www.KrystalTrammell.com. Permaculture-minded hippie + mother of five unschoolers.
If you have a forested scrap of land somewhere (or you know someone who does), this video may inspire you to build a log cabin like the pioneers did! While deforestation is a major problem facing the planet today, pine...
In many parts of the world, most people still rely on traditional plant-based medicine for their primary healthcare. This is especially so in many rural communities of Africa, Asia, Central and South America. This interactive website has just released its...
RoundUp's already-questionable reputation suffered another blow recently. A federal court conducting cancer investigations ordered some of Monsanto's confidential documents to be unsealed--and what they found wasn't comforting. The records contained email communications between Monsanto executives that suggest the company had ghostwritten...
Hold on--I'm about to disappoint all you high-achievers...but good grades are no measure of intelligence. More importantly, good grades also don't actually have any bearing on one's success. School does influence one’s real-world success–but not in the ways that one would...
The majority of people have no idea what unschooling is, so I'm here to define it for you. A lot of people think they have unschooling all figured out, but are actually stuck in varying states of misinformation. Unschooling is not a...
If you've explored any sort of alternative wellness approaches, you may have heard of something called Reiki treatment or healing. The treatment is an ancient healing art from Japan, and it uses energy & vibration to aid the physical body,...
Parsnip burns? That's right. Did you know you can get third-degree burns from a weed that's commonly found in most gardens across America? Last month, I was weeding my (admittedly very overgrown) garden. I wasn't wearing gloves, but I wasn't...
Want to make camping more simple without sacrificing space or amenities? Why not make or buy your own truck bed tent for camping! They're great for full-time RV dwellers who may not want to sacrifice space for an extra...
Your action is needed NOW as Azure Standard Organic Farm is under threat! For those who don't know, Azure Farm is one of our largest organic bulk food suppliers, located in Moro, Sherman County, Oregon. They are one and the...
A new study from Canada has found something surprising: Kids who grow up drinking skim milk are actually more likely to have problems with obesity than those who drink whole milk. You'd think it was the other way around. But...
A groundbreaking new study covering the health of vaccinated versus unvaccinated American children has delivered some shocking results. **UPDATE** It seems that the original link to the study in question was not working - because it was DISABLED after we...
Compulsory public school is widely thought of as something that benefits society as a whole. A reasonably well-educated populace makes a country run more smoothly...or, at least, that's the theory. An Arizona State Representative wants to improve public school--by making it optional. Yes,...