by Nana | Feb 2, 2017 | around the farm, Gifts
Here are some spa gift basket ideas for women. One of the great advantages of homesteading and country living is that when it comes to giving gifts homemade is easy and from the heart. You can use your homemade soap, lotion and other luxurious homemade items to... 
by Nana | Feb 1, 2017 | goat milk soap
Easy Goat Milk Soap Recipe Super simple goat milk soap recipe. Make this easy goat milk soap recipe using ingredients that are easy to find. Sodium hydroxide (lye) can be found over at Amazon by clicking on this purchase lye link. You can also use canned goat’s... 
by Nana | Jan 28, 2017 | essential oils
When it comes to How to Calm an Upset Stomach with Essential Oils, just one drop of peppermint oil rubbed on the stomach or smelled from a tissue can calm indigestion, an upset stomach or other internal digestive commotion. A must-have when traveling!…... 
by Nana | Jan 27, 2017 | essential oils
Let’s look at the many benefits of lemon essential oil. Created by cold pressing lemon peals, this light yellow oil may surprise you with its properties. Lemons grow on the Citrus limonium evergreen tree, native to Asia. Today, lemons are grown... 
by Nana | Jan 27, 2017 | essential oils
Full lips are one of the most sought after assets today. So it begs the question does plumping your lips with peppermint oil work? A full set of lips can balance the face and give you a more sensual and feminine look. Full lips add to the symmetry of the facial... 
by Nana | Jan 26, 2017 | essential oils
When it comes to the natural health benefits of lemon water, if your aren’t already reaping them, you need to start because іt саn сhаngе уоur hеаlth. Wе аrеn’t tаlkіng аbоut thе sugar-heavy lеmоnаdе thаt kids sell fоr 50 сеntѕ a glаѕѕ in mоvіеѕ. Nо, this... 
by Nana | Jan 19, 2017 | goat milk soap
There is a secret to making beautiful homemade goats milk soap for beginners that most soap makers won’t tell you. Having been a soap maker for quite a few years now, I have discovered this secret almost by accident and now make wonderfully luxurious cream... 
by Nana | Jan 18, 2017 | goat milk soap
There is nothing that beats the feeling of sliding into a nice warm bath, scented with just the perfect essential oil to help a tired body recuperate or simply to prepare for another day’s adventure. HartNana’s goat milk soap gift baskets come in a variety... 
by Nana | Jan 17, 2017 | around the farm
Reflecting back I’ve come to realize that living the homestead life is a process of becoming self sufficient. When I first started this journey, I had no idea goats had no upper teeth, how to make bread from scratch, whether you needed a rooster to get chicken... 
by Nana | Jan 17, 2017 | goat milk soap
What says I’m thinking of you more than a homemade gift? HartNana’s Goat’s Milk Soap Recipe is so easy and so forgiving that even a novice can have terrific results – of course HartNana will be there with you to help you out if you have... by Nana | Jan 14, 2017 | goat milk lotion
Preservatives in lotion has gotten a bad name in some circles as not being “all natural”. Bacteria and germs are all natural too but you don’t want to be putting them on your skin and causing infections do you? When making homemade lotions there are... 
by Nana | Jun 11, 2017 | laundry Soap
How to Make Homemade Laundry Soap That Works Want to save money by making your own cheap laundry detergent? This homemade laundry soap that works recipe will make a almost four gallons of fabric cleaning laundry detergent for under one dollar a gallon. Safe for all... 
by Nana | Jun 10, 2017 | Herbal Remedies
How to Make Comfrey Oil Making any type of herbal oil is a simple process of infusing the herb into a good quality oil that will allow absorption into the skin. I prefer Almond and Coconut oils for making ointments, oils and lotions. You could add the Comfrey infused... 
by Nana | Feb 12, 2017 | Shampoo and Conditioners
Over the years we have become so conditioned to purchasing our shampoo and conditioner at the local grocery story that we have forgotten the time honored, all natural shampoo and conditioner ideas that our grandmothers used to use. There are some things we need to... 
by Nana | Feb 11, 2017 | goat milk soap
DustyFrame Shares with us her experience with re batching cold process soap because it did not turn out the first time around. I have had similar problems and this was my solution also. Here is Dusty’s story About Cold Process Soap Re Batching: I’m... by Nana | Feb 10, 2017 | around the farm
Cute Goat Pictures Ahead One of the biggest benefits of making goat milk soap is that you get to keep a dairy goat farm. On that dairy goat farm you get to keep goats that have babies in the spring. Enjoy the photos of goats. #KW1# has been widely... 
by Nana | Feb 7, 2017 | essential oils
Feel Full, Faster. Satiety. It’s about feeling full, and not overeating. The aroma of peppermint oil has the ability to make you feel full, faster… especially if you breathe it in during… Healing Oils are a natural way to address many regular... 
by Nana | Feb 4, 2017 | around the farm, Artisan Bread
So, for my birthday, I decided to really dive into artisan bread making and bought myself (from my family, of course) several bread baking gadgets. My father in Law, however, took home the “best gift ever” prize when he gave me a Danish Dough hand whisk.... 
by Nana | Feb 4, 2017 | around the farm, goat milk lotion
Before we venture into this goat milk body butter recipe we need to discuss why one might not want to make body butter with a liquid. Some one was asking about a goat milk body butter recipe over on the soap making forum and was giving this information: Basically,... 
by Nana | Feb 3, 2017 | around the farm, Goats
In this raising goats for beginners primer we will cover all the things you need to know about keeping goats when you are first starting out. When I got my first goats, Marsha and Fadra I knew next to nothing about goats. Quite frankly they kind of scared me. I... 
by Nana | Feb 3, 2017 | goat milk soap
When it comes to making homemade soap, once you get past the actually making the soap phase, you need to have a soap mold to pour your lovely creation into. The sky is the limit when it come to molding your soap, you just need to follow a few simple rules. NEVER USE... 
