When I moved out to my first little homestead almost 20 years ago, one of the biggest challenges were the bites. As a budding herbalist, I was prone to put plantain salve on everything. After moving to Missouri and facing my biggest bite challenges, I learned from old timers, friends, and trial and error that there are different types of base formulas for different bites. As bite season is coming, I thought I’d share what I’ve learned about salves, teas, vinegars, and oatmeal.
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Chemical Sensitivity is a blessing and a curse. Being able to smell toxins on people means being able to avoid them, but when 90% of the population stinks, it’s hard to hide. There is a substance in fragrances that make them “sticky” so that when you wash your hands or wash your clothes, you still smell the fragrance. Those artificial substances are waste products of the chemical companies and ARE causing health problems for everyone, even if your nose has shut down and you can’t smell it.
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Making your own sports drink easily from herbs around the house. So much healthier!
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I live off-grid and don’t have the power for a heat mat to warm the soil to get my seeds to germinate. I needed a cheap way to get a jump start on my garden. I thought about the heat sources I do have that are consistent and those are my lazy, fat cats and me. This will be my third time germinating seeds with body heat and cats; so far, it has worked like a charm.
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We can double our life by Lucidly Living in this place with gravity so that we can mindfully live through Lucid Dreaming in the place without gravity.

Lucid Dreaming is the most powerful tool in our tool box. Think of all experiences as dreams and maintain an unbroken continuity between being awake and asleep.
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What’s so great about tangerine? It's sun safe and not photo toxic like the essential oil of orange. It's a vibrant pick-me-up. It helps spot treat acne breakouts. It is considered anti-septic, stimulates the generation of new cells, maintains the moisture balance of the skin, and improves circulation…all making it an ideal choice to treat acne. People with a youthful personality love the invigorating smell.

I worked for years to make the perfect face cream and ended up discovering that our ancestors used butters, a much more elegant solution to skin care.
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