Beeswax Candles: Why I no longer make them

One of the most profound changes for me was becoming a vegan rather than only vegetarian. Learning more about the dairy, chicken egg and bee product industries was the impetus. Isn’t it interesting that when one searches for information rather than accepting what you grew up with, one’s thinking often changes?

The Lowdown on… Toxins in Air Fresheners

I don’t know about you, but I get very tired of seeing all the commercials on television pushing us to artificially “perfume” our indoor air. Indoor air is actually full of pollutants. We don’t need plug-ins (using elecricity), sprays or stick-ons and we certainly don’t need the toxins they all contain. Phthalates are found in a wide array of consumer products, including cosmetics and fragrances, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, vinyl children’s toys, automobiles, paints, and interior finishes.

The Lowdown On… Hemp: The Miracle Natural Resource

Many uses of Hemp

“If all fossil fuels…as well as the deforestation of trees for paper and agriculture, are banned from use in order to save the planet and reverse the greenhouse effect….then there is only one known renewable natural resource able to provide the overall majority of our paper, textiles and food, meet all the world’s transportation, home and industrial energy needs, reduce pollution, rebuild the soil, and clean the atmosphere all at the same time – Cannabis Hemp!”