I did a webinar yesterday and had a wonderful time sharing how to make your own body care products. I first want to thank Mountain Rose Herbs and Mother Earth News Magazine for organizing and sponsoring. I wanted everyone to see how easy it was to make basic products. Something that people have done for years or rather centuries. Egyptians, Romans, and our own Pioneers had to make their own products. Today people are making it a lifestyle choice. There are definite cost s

Rose hips are the fruit of the rose plant and you can find them forming just under where the flower was in late summer and early fall. They look like a small hard berry and are often orange or red in color. The size depends on the variety of the rose. There is a "wild rose" bush in my neighborhood that has beautiful pink roses from spring to summer and then then is full of red rose hips in the fall. Just the other day on a walk I saw that the hips were ripe and picked a b

I wrote a post for The National Garden Bureau site and thought you might enjoy reading. Click here to read. I listed three recipes from my book "Beautiful Lavender" Lavender Simple Syrup Lavender Scones Herb de Provence xoxo You are beautiful! Janice

It's fall which means Pumpkins! These round, smooth skinned squashes can be found just about everywhere and if you were lucky enough to grow your own even better! Native to North America pumpkins are one of the oldest domesticated plants, having been used as early as 7,500 to 5,000 BC. We are all familiar with them as a food source or a fun fall decoration for your home but did you know that pumpkins are also a valuable anti-aging and skin care ingredient? Fresh pumpkin con