If you like stories about a wild woman with a heart of gold and the courage of a lionness protecting her young, then you will like Grace Hanadarko.  She is all of that and more.  This song is the theme from the show, which sadly, has been canceled this season.  But if you can find [...]

Baking Soda is actually sodium bicarbonate (also known as bicarbonate of soda).  It is found naturally in mineral deposits, lake sediments and groundwater.  Virtually all baking soda in North America today comes from the mined nimeral, trona, which can be found in large amounts in one place — Green River, Wyoming.  Baking soda has lots [...]

As the dog days of summer slowly creep towards fall, Elder, the medicine chest of the country people” is emerging alongside roadways reminding us of the need to prepare for the seasons to come.  Combine dried Elder flowers, which are high in vitamin C, with dried yarrow and peppermint and you’ll have an old Gypsy [...]

Hi! I’m Kat and I am one of the Crones contributing to this blog. I’ve never blogged before, so bear with me while I learn. There are many topics I’d like to share with you, most of which will be revealed as time goes on, but here are some hints. I am a fiber artist, ex-alpaca rancher, [...]

For those of you out there worried about what’s in the foods you eat, it’s not difficult to make and preserve your own.  Some things may be a little more difficult and time consuming, but there are a lot of things that are really easy to do, like jams, jellies, relishes and pickles.  (And you [...]

UMMM, EXCUSE ME!!!    Being focused on eating healthy, alive food means that I am neurotic!!  This must be a joke, the best ever OXYMORONIC TERM.   Sadly, however, it’s not.  This is floating around the internet, has a couple official medical studies, and got published in Psychology Today.  I’m sorry, as it is described on Wikipedia, [...]