Off The Grid News Better Ideas For Off The Grid Living

Healing salves, passed down through the centuries, contain the goodness of medicinal plants to relieve pain and inflammation and promote healing. Here are five healing salves for common problems that anyone can make at home: 1. Burn-aid salve If minor ...

Did you know you have a “wonder drug” in your cabinet? Raw honey, or liquid gold as some call it, is quite powerful. Forget store vitamins and supplements for the moment. Raw honey contains up to 80 different substances that ...

Did you know that a pine tree’s needles contain more Vitamin C than fresh orange juice? In fact, native North Americans drank tea made from pine needles for centuries to both prevent illness and to treat coughs and colds. The ...

We all use spices and herbs when we cook during the year. At Christmastime, however, certain spices, and certain herbs just make the holidays real. They add a different taste to our food and smell to our air. You’re no ...

You may think goldenrod is good for nothing more than causing allergy flare-ups and looking pretty. But what is simply an annoying weed to many actually has a long history of being a healthy, medicinal plant. In fact, goldenrod tea ...

There is no doubt that autumn vegetables are versatile and delicious. Many autumn vegetables store well, so you can take advantage of low seasonal prices and keep them for months in a cool, dark place such as a root cellar. ...

If you’ve ever bought soursop in your local market – or even grown it – you know it’s a tangy, sweet treat reminiscent of pineapple and mango. But what you might not know is that many believe the fruit, which ...

You may be familiar with black cohosh, Cimicifuga racemosa. But do you know blue cohosh, Caulophyllum thalictroides? Both are woodland plants which have been used for centuries by Native Americans and herbalists for women’s health and more. While they are ...

Chamomile tea is a popular herbal remedy known to have a calming effect on the nerves, on upset stomachs, disturbed children and disgruntled adults. It is the daisy-like white flowers of Chammaemelum nobile or Roman Chamomile that go into the ...

Essential oils have a long history of being used for physical and mental well-being. In fact, people with a substantial stock of essential oils — and a working knowledge to make the best out of them — were always revered ...