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“I have been using the Lavender Hydrosol on a severe burn (2nd and 3rd degree in some areas) from a radiator exploding. Combined with coconut oil, and peppermint the hydrosol has been a miracle! It is incredible! No infection and the scarring will be minimal.”
-Charleen (South Dakota)
Essential oils: what they are and how to use them
Our essential oils are made by process that is half engineering and half art. These oils have many natural health benefits. But what are they? How are they made? And how do you use essential oils? What are essential oils? Essential oils come from the extraction of the aromatic oils of various plants. Each plant produces these oils [...]
Cooking Grass-Finished Beef
If you regularly enjoy eating grass-finished beef, you may have a few recipes and tricks up your sleeves on how to cook it just right. But if you're new to this type of meat, we're here to give you some pointers! Never thaw your grass-finished beef in a microwave. Let it thaw in a refrigerator (which may [...]
Health Benefits of Non-GMO Corn Fed Pork
The words Non-GMO have been popping up all over food labels in recent years, but what does it really mean and why might you care? First off, GMO stands for genetically modified organism – it's a plant, animal, microorganism, or other organisms whose genetic makeup has been modified in a lab. You may also hear the term biotechnology, which [...]
Health Benefits of Grass-Finished Beef
First and foremost, there is a difference between grass-finished beef and grass-fed beef. The most notable difference is that grass-finished beef comes from cattle that eat nothing but grass and forage (hay) their entire lives. These cattle have never had any supplemental feed. Grass-fed, on the other hand, can mean that they started out on grass but at some [...]