With these small&#x2d;batch home&#x2d;preservation recipes, you’ll learn that stashing away the season’s bounty doesn’t have to be complicated.

Smaller&#x2d;Batch Home&#x2d;Preservation Recipes

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Food is medicine. It all starts here. We create recipes with functional, whole organic ingredients that nourish your body and feed your soul. 

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Whether it’s a salad or a grilled piece of chicken or fish, many of our meals can benefit from a tasty sauce to deliver a delicious burst of flavour.

Not&#x2d;So&#x2d;Secret Sauce Recipes

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When it comes to nutrition, taste, and sustainability, how does potato milk compare to other varieties of plant&#x2d;based milk?

Potatoes

Many people grow up without life skills that are not only practical but also important for sustainable living. If we know how to repair a hole in a sweater, we won’t toss it in the landfill. If we know how to preserve some bruised fruit, we won’t trash it. Relearn forgotten life skills; everyone will benefit.

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Life is about balance. We provide you with strategies for a lifelong commitment to strength and well-being in all areas of your life. 

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Sure, packaged foods make cooking easy—but they're usually not that healthy. Here are seven classics (think instant oatmeal) made into DIY recipes.

DIY Recipes: 7 Packaged Foods You Can Make Healthier at Home | alive

Fill your kettle. Grab your favourite teacup or teapot. Blend a few key ingredients. Now … warm yourself with a healthy DIY herbal tea.

6 DIY Herbal Tea Recipes With Bonus Health Benefits | alive

If you’re looking for fresh eggs straight from a happy, healthy chicken, there’s no better option than raising your own backyard chickens.

The Unofficial Guide to Raising Backyard Chickens | alive

Eggs

Learn how to make your own kombucha with tips from a pro—and bring this fermented tea's many health benefits into your daily life.

How to Make Your Own Kombucha at Home | alive

Fermented Foods

Want to know how to make your own cheese? It's surprisingly easy. Discover how to whip up two types of fresh, delicious cheese—quark and queso fresco.

How to Make Your Own Cheese + Healthy Cheese Recipes | alive

cheese

If you've ever wondered how to make your own stock, you’ll go crazy for these homemade broth and stock recipes—they couldn’t be easier.

How to Make Your Own Stock and Broth: 3 No-Stress Versions | alive

Looking for the best in nourishing skin care? Close your beauty cabinet and open your pantry! This DIY honey face mask will leave your skin glowing.

Skin-Smoothing Avocado & Honey Face Mask | Alive Magazine

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Try our 9 uses for tea tree oil to find out why we think everybody should have this antibacterial and anti-inflammatory oil in their cabinets.

9 Best Uses for Tea Tree Oil | alive

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Natural is the way. We bring you credible approaches to preventative health, holistic treatments, and supportive supplements.

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Family comes first. We equip you with the tools to create a holistically healthy family now, and for generations to come.

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Not-So-Secret Sauce

Blueberry Balsamic Sauce

Ginger Miso Cashew Sauce

Honey Habanero Hot Sauce

Tarragon Yogurt Dressing

Potato Milk: Is It Worth Making the Switch?

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Warming Teas

Backyard Chickens

Brew Your Own Kombucha

Cheese Making at Home

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Nourishing Honey Face Mask

9 Best Uses for Tea Tree Oil

Eco-Conscious Christmas Crafting

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