Simply Living Lightly on the Earth

The Medicine of Chamomile

Susan — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 16:30:33 +0000

Today we are excited to have a guest herbal columnist on our site today. Kiva Rose is a well-known herbal blogger, and co-founder of the Traditions in Western Herbalism Conference. Kiva is finally coming out with her secrets of how … Continue reading →

Now This is Eating Locally

Susan — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 17:12:46 +0000

Here at the RiverRest we get our food from basically three sources. We have a garden where we grow organic vegetables and fruits. We raise chickens and ducks for meat and eggs. What we don’t raise ourselves we either do … Continue reading →

Duck Houses

Charley — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:18:42 +0000

Recently we received this question; “Do your chickens and ducks live in the same coop?” We keep wood shavings on the floor of the coop as this makes cleanup easier and provides great fodder for the compost heap. However, it … Continue reading →