Black Currant Jam
Black currant jam is one of my favorite things, so when some friends’ currant bushes were going unpicked, I swooped in. This recipe is about as old-fashioned purist as it […]
Category Archives: Homesteading
Coffee Soap
I’m constantly on the lookout for new and exciting ways to cover my body in coffee. If you’ve got a half-finished pot, some spent grounds, and a basic understanding of safe soap-making […]
Homemade Organic Sunscreen
I have a confession: I frigging love the sun. As health-conscious as I try to be, I will happily run around outside all summer long until I turn a deep mahogany. […]
All-Natural Toothpaste
For many of us, toothpaste was our first foray into the world of DIY personal-care products. We glumped some wet baking soda onto a toothbrush and never looked back. Making […]
Lemon & Vinegar Everything Cleaner
I know this recipe has been making the rounds online lately — and for good reason: it really works. This everything-cleaner uses just citrus peels and white vinegar, and you […]
Pine-Scented Beeswax Candle
My favorite thing about the holiday season is all the smells — and nothing’s cozier around Christmastime than the smell of pine. That’s why I’ve always loved pine-scented candles. But […]
Homemade Deodorant
Much to the dismay of my coworkers and loved-ones, I’ve been spending the better part of a year experimenting with DIY deodorant. Like all of us, I used regular drugstore […]
Homemade Foaming Drain Cleaner
Between a long-haired Dachshund and my male pattern baldness, the drain in my shower has seen better days. But before heading out to reluctantly buy a bottle of horrible liquid […]
Vetiver & Tea Tree Moisturizing Balm
I found a sexy-sounding recipe for an all-natural shaving cream and decided I had to try it. The ingredients were great and the finished product really was incredible. Only thing […]
Pure & Mild Castile Soap
Of all the products I’ve made myself, soap was always the DIY project that dare not speak its name. The ingredients were simple, the outcome was delightful, but there was […]
The Crunchy Urbanite 