Jess' Journal

I’ve been pondering the upcoming winter solstice, so I started to research this time of year more.  Naturally, I threw myself into reading all about the historical significance and ended...

On warm summer days when I am out foraging with my husband and kids, it’s easy for me to forget that our back country is different than a lot of...

Spring is around the corner now and with the warming weather, a taste of being outdoors more in our Northern land is a delightful thought.  One year into this global...

Wild Gooseberries Ribes oxyacanthoides (Canadian Gooseberry) which is in the same family as currents.  Have you eaten them before?  Heard of them?  I feel like they’re a forgotten berry here...

Easter is around the corner and with that comes family traditions.  Our family has been decorating pysankas since our Grandma took up the traditional Ukrainian method of decorating eggs years...

Time to make the switch to bar soap. If you haven’t already made the switch to using bar soap, I’m going to convince you why you should get with the...

It's hard not to notice all the plastic in our homes, especially the plastic bottles in our bathrooms and under the sinks.  Not only does it create all that guilty...

  There’s a movement happening to create a natural, toxin-free home. It’s something everyone should take seriously because once you start learning about the different chemicals that are in our...