Have any to add? Please do!  Here are some simple insect repellents made from herbs:  Tansy: This herb is commonly used for repelling many different kinds of insects. It can be used a fly repellent when hung in bunches near doorways and window (Use it in your barn! It works to protect animals too!). To repel ants, sprinkle dried and crumbled tansy flower and leaf around the house foundation, cupboards, and anywhere in their path. Warning: Tansy is toxic to animals and humans when eaten in large…See More

 Hello all!   I hope this finds you in good heath and spirits!   I've been an on again, off again veggie head (vegetarian) for years now. One of the hardest things I find about being a vegetarian, especially when starting out, is recipes. When you've eaten a certain way you whole life it becomes hard to think about how you will eat without meat (or eggs and milk).   I was thinking it would be nice if we could do something like a recipe swap. Maybe share some of your favorite vegetarian/vegan…See More

Hello, My name is Brianna (but everyone calls me Bree) and I am currently living in the tundra of north of Michigan (Yes, it is STILL cold here). I was wondering what drew you to Quakerism. Was it a path you were born into, one that you found, or one that found you?   Personally, I think this path found me. There were no glowing angels in the sky beckoning me to a picture of George Fox and whispering that this was the way for me, just this strange realization since I was a child that this was…See More