Sustainable Scoop

We used to have one blender. One well-used, inexpensive, average blender. We used it to make smoothies and other drinks, mainly. It wasn't so great for doing other things, so we also had a Cuisinart, and a Champion juicer with lots of attachments for making things that our blender couldn't handle. We felt like we had things under control in our kitchen. And then, The Blenders came into our lives. You might be thinking, what on earth would anyone need with two blenders? If we were talking about two regular blenders, I might agree with you. But these blenders are something else entirely. Here's how we came to ...continue reading

I've been catching up with some of my favorite blogs, and I've found some new ones to love. Wellness Mama is one of the blogs I've recently discovered, and it's full of great information on gardening, parenting, health, and just about everything else. My favorite part of the site, at least for the moment, is the recipe page. Recipe categories are represented with photos, and the recipe links are as well. This makes for some seriously easy recipe browsing, which is good because Wellness Mama has a lot of great recipes to browse through. Go check 'em out! ...continue reading

I've been searching far and wide for information about healing cavities and promoting healthy tooth enamel naturally. So far, my favorite find has been Ramiel Nagel's book, Cure Tooth Decay. Ted has cavities and I've had issues with my teeth (and bones!) demineralizing from two pregnancies and years of breastfeeding, so I was happy to discover this fantastic book. It's based on a Weston A. Price-centric diet, and I've found it to be full of helpful and realistic diet-based tools to heal your mouth with good nutrition. I was excited to discover that Nagel will be participating in the Heal Thy Mouth World Summit, ...continue reading

This morning I noticed a lot of readers heading to a post I wrote in 2006, How to Use Red Palm Oil. That's great! I love red palm oil, and use it every day. But some things have changed since I wrote that post, so I figured I'd write an update for those who want to learn how to use this amazing oil. The biggest change since my original post is that you can't get the oil from Jungle Products anymore. I was really disappointed when it became unavailable, and I spent hours scouring the internet for one last remaining source. Alas, no luck. So, I've taken to ordering red palm oil from Agbanga Karite, a company ...continue reading