Solving the Milk Supply Crisis during Breastfeeding

Yesterday I received a comment on my Korean Seaweed Soup Recipe [A Milk Production Helper] where a mom was not making enough milk for her baby. Come to find out she was supplementing with formula. I don't have enough background info to know if this was a medical decision; but in … [Read more...]

Tips for a Green(er) and Healthier Summer-

Today I swam for the first time this summer. Ah, a crisp cool Vermont river swept away the dirt and grime and I finally felt alive again after feeling wilted most of the day. We don't get heat like this often in good ole' Vermont, and I'm not used to it. All that fresh water, … [Read more...]

Modern Day Homesteading and Voluntary Simplicity: Giving Away Your Possessions and Living Off the Land

Modern Day Homesteading I consider my family modern day homesteaders. We started with 160 acres of raw land, which actually was an old homestead and still had some of the original fruit trees. We built our own home from the trees on the land, started a garden, and installed an … [Read more...]

Soothe Colicky Babies and Help Infants Sleep Better with Happiest Baby on the Block

When I first brought my daughter home from the hospital; I thought there's nothing to it. I had my own baby-sitting business when I was twelve. I raised my younger siblings; I have been around children almost all my life. How hard could it be? I mean babies sleep most of the time … [Read more...]

Cell Phones and Cancer-

I've been following the stories about cell phones and cancer closely. It's not that I use mine very often (in fact, I can rarely find it), and coverage is spotty in rural Vermont. No, I am thinking about all of my students who probably started using cell phones in the seventh … [Read more...]