DIY Natural Blog

A Few of Our Favorite Amish Things

Amish made products like bar soap, cheese, raw honey and maple syrup, spices and seeds, and cookware are some of our favorites to purchase and use.

Ways to Simplify Your Life

Simplify your life in areas such as spending, food, time, and commitments to realize the benefits of cutting back and living a less complicated life.

Benefits and Tips for a Vegetable Garden

Start a vegetable garden and use these tips to have success growing great food and providing for your family. There are a lot of benefits to growing food.

Sustainable Kitchen Appliances for the DIY Fanatic

A list of sustainable kitchen appliances for a DIY lifestyle. A Vitamix, pressure canner, bread machine, crock pot, and food processor are a great start!

FAQs for Our Homemade Dishwasher Detergent Recipe

People trying our recipe for homemade dishwasher detergent [soap] have many questions, so we complied this FAQ page to answer the common questions for you.

How To Live a Healthy Life

How to live a healthy life starts by adopting one change at a time in all of the following areas: food, cleaning, personal care, fitness, and health care.

Powder Mix Recipe for Daily Homemade Chai Lattes!

This Chai Latte Recipe makes homemade chai lattes easy. It yields one quart of powder mix so daily coffee shop chai lattes are simple and affordable again!

Homemade Pizza and Sauce Recipe

We love making homemade pizza and have done a lot of experimenting with homemade pizza sauce and crust, which allows us to pass our lessons on to you!

Homemade Glass Cleaner and Spring Cleaning Tips

It’s time for spring cleaning! Use this Homemade glass recipe and these tips to freshen up the house, purge unwanted items, and welcome the new season.

10 Easy Vegetables to Grow

Here are 10 easy vegetables to grow in your garden. Grow them to save money, eat healthier, and teach your loved ones about eating local and natural.

Find The CSA Farm For You [CSA Part 2]

We recently wrote about what CSAs farm shares are, now let’s focus on helping you to find a CSA that is local, inexpensive, and right for you.

What is a CSA and What Are The Benefits [CSA Part 1]

This article answers the question, “What is a CSA?” and tells you the benefits and reasons to join including supporting local farms and eating healthy.

Using Handkerchiefs Instead of Facial Tissue

Using handkerchiefs instead of facial tissue is another great way to reduce your use of disposable paper products. Try it, I guarantee you’ll like it!

How To Make Croutons

This easy recipe will show you how to make croutons that are delicious, inexpensive, and healthy – don’t be afraid to spice up your homemade croutons!

Homemade Bread Recipe [Bread Machine]

We have been using this homemade bread recipe as a staple in our home for more than three years. Use a bread machine or make it by hand if you have time.

White Vinegar for Cleaning and So Much More

White vinegar for cleaning is an old standby that just plain works; but what else is it good for? Here are 10 ways to use this powerhouse around the house.

Eating Root Vegetables

What are root vegetables, what benefits do they have, and how to cook them. All great questions. Study up on them here, get to know them, and eat them often!

Homeopathy and My Visit To A Naturopathic Doctor

After years of conventional medicine failing to heal me I am trying homeopathy via a naturopathic doctor to facilitate my body’s ability to heal itself.