Whether you're growing vegetables this summer or frequenting Farmer's Markets to stalk up on fresh veggies, try this simple recipe with...

Everything is blooming, which means it's time to make an herbal honey. Infusing herbs in honey is a great way to get your antioxidants...

Calendula lotion in a clear glass jar sitting on a bed of calendula blossoms If you suffer from dry skin in the winter, whip up a batch of this nourishing Calendula Lotion. Calendula Officinalis (Calendula) has anti-inflammatory, antifungal, antiseptic, and antibacterial properties, which means it's helpful for healing wounds, soothing eczema, and treating damaged skin. I grow Calendula during the summer, so I use fresh flowering heads to make a solar-infused oil. However, yo

Solar-infused oils make wonderful skin-care products. I use them for lotions, creams, and salves. A few of my favorite solar-infused oils to use in skin-care products are calendula, lavender, plantain, comfrey, and rose. Directions for Making Solar-infused Oils Pick the fresh flowers or leaves (make sure they’re not wet, so as to avoid mold in your oil) and grind them briefly in a mortar with pestle to get started on releasing the essential oils from the flowers. You coul

I don't know why so many people like canned cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving, when homemade cranberry sauce is so much better. Try this...