Kali S Winters

Infuse Olive Oil ~ Make Your Own Oil for Dipping Bread

Herbed oil are a boon in the kitchen if you want to marinate, brown meats and braise, baste, make fried rice, cook in oil and make salad dressings.  They can also be used and made in a slightly different way, in beauty preparations.Homemade Seasonings: He... Read >

Hair Coloring for Gray Hair ~ Hair Highlighs

A woman can color her hair anytime, but when you begin to gray it is the time to really decide. Some women confidently choose to go gray, and that's fine but too many women, confused, perhaps by so many color options, simply do nothing, let the gray take... Read >

Hair Styles for Mixed Hair ~ Do It Yourself Hair Do's

Conventional wisdom has the shape of the face dictating hairstyle. An oval face can supposedly wear any style. A triangular one requires volume around the chin to "fill in" the triangle. An angular face, square or rectangular, will have its angles softene... Read >

Vitamin and Hair Growth

Shampoos and conditions are not enough. To make sure that you are giving your crown of glory attention, you have to be aware that nutrition plays a very important role in having terrific, shining hair. Unlike the skin, hair cannot repair itself: but you c... Read >

Sulfite Free Shampoo ~ Soapwort

Herbs can help give luster and body to the hair and may be incorporated into both shampoos and conditioning rinses. You will be able to make your own natural homemade shampoo for hair right within your kitchen…without all the additives of commercialized h... Read >

How to Build an Herb Garden ~ List of Medicinal Plants

You don't need a green thumb to build an herb garden.  Herbs are incredibly adaptable so they require less attention than vegetable gardens. Most herbs thrive in the sun, with six to eight hours of exposure being the ideal.  Herbs generally need less wate... Read >

Natural Hair Remedies for Dry Hair

Over shampooing, excessive styling methods, permanents, dyes and overexposure to the sun are just some of the causes that led to dry and damaged hair. But there is hope. You can restore your hair to its natural glory. However, there are things you will ha... Read >

Store Garden Produce #8 Ethylene Ripening – List of Fruits & Vegetables

Most fruits and vegetables generate ethylene gas during the ripening stage. While this gas is harmless to humans, it can be detrimental to other produce. Below is a list of fruits & vegetables affected by ethylene ripening and tips for keeping produce fre... Read >

Store Garden Produce #5-How to Freeze-Store Squash-Pumpkin Storage

Tis the season for masquerades, tricksters and harvesting before the long winter months ahead. The following tips and techniques below will provide you with growing squashes and pumpkins efficiently.  This is a continuation of Storing Garden Produce for W... Read >

Store Garden Produce #6-Storing & Freezing Green Beans Types

As the cooler months take hold, you might have an abundance of green beans left over from your summer crops. Did you know that "Green Beans" actually derived its name from the young pods of the bean plants that are picked before the pods ripen or dry? Onl... Read >

Store Garden Produce #4- How to Store Ripen Tomatoes-Freezing Fresh Tomatoes

With winter months soon approaching, you will want to harvest your tomatoes, pumpkins and squash before the first frost appears. The following tips and techniques will help you all summer long but the following methods are for longer storage use so you wi... Read >

Store Garden Produce #3-How to Dry Mushrooms & Dry Beans Storage

During my 30 + years of gardening experience, I have encountered many situations where I have had to improvise in order to adjust to the changes within our environment to accommodate my plants needs. I have adjusted and learned so much and would like to ... Read >

Store Garden Produce #2-When To Harvest Garlic & Best Way To Store Herbs

September in old English terms means “harvest month" and just like the name predicts, there is plenty of leftover bounty to store garden produce for the upcoming winter months ahead. This article should be read in conjunction with Part 1 of 10 of this ser... Read >

Store Garden Produce For Winter-Part 1

There are so many newcomers to the area of gardening these days. It just seems like all of us are developing an awareness of obtaining a more self-sufficient lifestyle in one form or another. Well, my self-sufficient lifestyle started well over 30 + years... Read >

Growing Orchids Indoors

It has been the belief of many for sometime that caring for orchids was difficult or reserved only for the rich. But, with more the 25,000 species and more then 100,000 hybrids, it is possible for anyone to find an orchid that will fit into their lifestyl... Read >