Explaining: Spelt Flour

{Image Source} Spelt flour – or Triticum aestivum var. spelta – an ancient grain of the wheat family (and praised by the medieval sage St. Hildegard as being particularly suited to the sick and those of a weak constitution) is one of the more popular non-wheat...

Explaining: Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (SLS)

Image Source Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS): the crystalline sodium salt C12H25NaO4S of sulfated lauryl alcohol; also : a mixture of sulfates of sodium consisting principally of this salt and used as a detergent, wetting agent, and emulsifying agent (as in toothpastes,...

Crazy for Cranberries

Sunraysia Cranberry Juice ad from 2001 Who remember the Sunraysia Cranberry Juice ads? “Where’s the crannie Grannie?” Cranberries have become a staple in our diet. Some History Native to North America, and with most of the world’s supply of fruit coming from this...

Explaining: Organic

Image Source Organic farming recognises that nature has been successful in sustaining life for millions of years so the basic principle of  organic farming closely follows those in the natural world. ~The Organic Grocer Organic farmers and food producers grow and...

{family} 13 years ago today…

…my Beautiful Girl came in to the world. Happy birthday my Darling Love. Your world is changing. Your inquisitive questions, inquiring eyes and innocent thoughts will soon enough be replaced by the weight of the world. Just know that we’ll always be there for you....

Bee My Honey

Do you ever wonder who was the first person to think of eating honey?  The first person brave enough to dip their hand in to a hive?  And draw it out covered in sticky, golden goodness… Image Source What I’ve Learned About Honey. Honey is considered a Yin (female)...

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