Farmers Market

One of the best things about living in Berea, KY is attending the bi-weekly farmer's market. Here is a picture of a few of the strawberries that are organically grown and sold here. Do they not look wonderful?! They are -- a juicy red all the way through! Once you eat these you will never again desire the almost tasteless strawberries that are sold in the large grocery store chains.

Make Your Own Laundry Detergent

I found this recipe on another blog and while I have yet to try it . . . you can bet we will be using this from now on . . .

Laundry Soap by Crystal Miller

1/3 bar Fels Naptha or Zote
½ cup washing soda (not baking soda)
½ cup borax powder

You will also need a small bucket, about 2 gallon size

Grate the soap and put it in a sauce pan. Add 6 cups water and heat it until the soap melts. Add the washing soda and the borax and stir until it is dissolved. Remove from heat. Pour 4 cups hot water into the bucket. Now add your soap mixture and stir. Now add 1 gallon plus 6 cups of water and stir. Let the soap sit for about 24 hours and it will gel. You use ½ cup per load.

This is what the blogger stated about the recipe:
"I've been following Crystal's recipe for six months now and I'm still on the original boxes of powder. That puts my investment so far at less than $10 for laundry for at least six months. This is washing clothes for five people--well, six if you factor in Tool Guy changing clothes between going from his day job to his tool job, plus a Princess still in night time cloth diapers."

Recycle

It is my hope that every home in America will take the steps necessary to learn how to recycle. It is really fairly simple and does not take much more time than it does to not recycle.

If I had known how easy it is, I would have started recycling years ago.

Take the time to learn and begin now. Make the Earth a better place for our future . . . for the future of your children!