The other day, I was in Ranson, West Virginia, and remembered the Ranson Community Gardens, and we poked around to find them. It is behind the local community center, on the edge of town. This past week they had hosted an open house for the new Herb Garden they had put in, but I'll be… Continue reading Visiting The Ranson Community Gardens
Tag: Herbalism
Review: Survival Garden Seeds Ultimate Medicinal Herb Collection
A few weeks back, I saw a packet at Walmart for Survival Garden Seeds Ultimate Medicinal Herb Collection. I was at one of the largest Walmart locations I have visited, here in West Virginia, and they carried a number of the Survival Garden Seeds products on the shelves inside the store's garden section (not outside… Continue reading Review: Survival Garden Seeds Ultimate Medicinal Herb Collection
The Insanity Of Those Opposing Make America Healthy Again
Social media is interesting, especially when what you see is pushed onto you. Like many people, I have double accounts on Facebook and Instagram (keeping my personal separate from my business side). What the companies push can be the opposite. On my Trail Cooking Instagram account, I only post business photos - hiking, the outdoors,… Continue reading The Insanity Of Those Opposing Make America Healthy Again
Removing Toxins: Why I Quit Dying My Hair
I loved dying my hair. The first time I did it, I was maybe 13, and I always had loud, proud hair through high school. Bright hair wasn't as standard in the late 80s and early 90s as it is today, so I stood out. Just getting the hair dyes was hard enough. Not like… Continue reading Removing Toxins: Why I Quit Dying My Hair
Preserving Chamomile For Tea
Last week, I popped into the food co-op closest to us and browsed the bulk-dried herbs and spices. As I walked by, I saw a jar of Chamomile and gasped—$29.99 a pound! The bulk bins are often sourced from Frontier Co-op, a very ethical and real cooperative. For example, you can buy their products in… Continue reading Preserving Chamomile For Tea