Vetiver is one of the most widely used but least appreciated essential oils and grasses. The botanical name is Vetiveria Zizanoides and it is fondly known as the “Oil of Tranquility”. Vetiver is a tall, dense grass with long narrow leaves and a strand of underground...
Great Mother shows her love for me as my cat's fur brushes my face. She reminds me how she loves me when I notice again and again the wonderful deep green hues in the bush on my way to work. She whispers yet again that...
Quite surprisingly, I still hear people make the excuse that they cannot afford to buy organic products. If health and wellbeing or even value for money are priorities, then this does not make sense to me at all. Perhaps there still exists the perception...
If I had a rand for every time I’ve heard how important it is to love yourself, I would be a rich woman by now. However, the penny had never dropped, until recently. Lying in bed one night I had quite an uncomfortable insight that...
There are so many things to consider these days when choosing the right nappy solution for your baby. In the past, we simply had to choose between cloth or disposable and most often, this choice had to do with time, money and convenience. Now we...
Kuhestan is the Farsi (Persian) word meaning “land of mountains”. The name was chosen as the farm is situated at the very top of the mountainous Magoebaskloof pass in the Limpopo Province. Kuhestan Organic Farm Products started on a normal day in February 2008, as a...
[caption id="attachment_481" align="alignright" width="200" caption="organic cocao smoothie"][/caption] Finally we're telling you what you've been wanting to hear your whole lives and deep down knew to be true… CHOCOLATE IS GOOD FOR YOU! Yes!...
So why organic food you may ask? Because it's such an important question and because there is such an abundance of robust information on why we should eat organic food, we have devoted a whole article (below) to the topic. Please do read it. Either...
You will find these nasties in your home detergents (from your spot remover to carpet cleaner), your beauty products and your personal care products. Unfortunately, there has been no move to make manufacturers of cosmetic and cleaning products list their ingredients, but by 2011 it...
No one wants to have the wool pulled over their eyes but it’s probably happening everyday you walk into a store. Become a little more discerning to the marketing hype out there however, and you will have back the power to make more informed and...