Top 10 Posts of 2012
This has been such a great year for Nature’s Nurture! I’m so humbled by all of the wonderful people who visit this little old blog of mine every week, and the love I feel from all of you is truly a wonderful thing. Nature’s Nurture has grown so much in … Continue Reading
Natural Homemade Anti-Itch Remedies
Although Winter technically doesn’t start for another month, it sure doesn’t feel that way here in Toronto – the temps today dipped into the negatives, it snowed for all of five minutes, and the slight breeze was not making things any better! Unfortunately, along with winter, comes the dry, itchy … Continue Reading
Natural Sore Throat & Cough Remedy
It’s almost winter, and you know what that means! Well, besides snowmen and days off, winter unfortunately also means the height of the cough and cold season. Earlier this week, I shared with you natural ways to prevent and treat the common cold, and today I want to share … Continue Reading
Natural Skin Care: Baking Soda for Blackheads
This post is part of a series on Natural Skin Care. To view more posts in this series, click here.
Last week, I shared with you my no-soap facial cleanser: The Oil-Cleansing Method (OCM). Honestly, I didn’t expect that post be so popular, mostly because it’s been … Continue Reading
Natural Skin Care: Oil-Cleansing Method
I’m just going to put this out there from the start:
I haven’t washed my face in 2 months.
Yes, you read that correctly. I haven’t washed my face in 2 months…Well, not with soap, anyways. And you know what? I absolutely love it! I do NOT miss my old … Continue Reading
Homemade Vitamin Water {Tiny Tip Tuesday}
You’ve heard of the commercial product called Vitamin Water, right? They come in all sorts of colors and flavors, and the producers (a subsidiary of Coca-Cola – ughh!) claim a whole list of health benefits from this magical water. Well, there’s been recent controversy over those claims, so what you’re … Continue Reading
All-Natural Anti-Bacterial Spray
Anti-bacterial…
It’s everywhere. Sprays, soaps, hand-sanitizer, trash bags, cutting boards…
It seems anything and everything can be “anti-bacterial”-ized these days. But what does that actually mean? Are we supposed to be killing any and all traces of bacteria in our everyday lives? What about good bacteria? I think I remember … Continue Reading
Freezing Fresh Herbs {Tiny Tip Tuesday}
Another week is upon us, and that means, it’s Tiny Tip Tuesday again! Today we’re talking about freezing fresh herbs!
Up until a few years ago, before we started growing a vegetable garden, I had a love/hate relationship with fresh herbs. I loved the way they added deep flavors to … Continue Reading
Treat Acne & Other Skin Conditions With Banana Peels!
This post is part of a series on Natural Skin Care. To view more posts in this series, click here.
Adult acne is a nasty thing. Just when you thought you’d put those awkward teenage years behind you, you wake up one morning in your mid-late twenties, and … Continue Reading
Homemade Almond Milk (+ Almond Meal)
Yesterday, I shared with you the super easy tutorial for making almond butter (and other nut butters), and as I expected, it was a huge hit! If you haven’t checked it out yet, you can view it here.
Today, we’re making almond milk, and I think it’s just as … Continue Reading
Homemade Almond Butter (+ other Nut Butters)
Guess what? I made almond butter yesterday! And it’s so easy, so tasty, and so cheap, I just had to share it with you! There’s no real “recipe” really, you just dump some almonds in a food processor, and process away…simple as that!
Well, almost… If you really like the nutty … Continue Reading
Reviving, Storing, & Regrowing Celery {Tiny Tip Tuesday}
You could say, I’m in the giving mood today. 
Why, you ask? Well, it’s Week 9 of Tiny Tip Tuesday, and I don’t just have one tip for you. Nope, not just two either. Today, you get a whopping three tips in one! Because you’re awesome…and I love … Continue Reading
Creamy Carrot-Zucchini Soup
Carrot and zucchini make such good friends, don’t they? They’re always found together – in breads, muffins, fritters. And why not? They’re both very yummy and nutritious!
This week, I found myself with some extra carrots and zucchini that I really needed to use before they went bad, so I … Continue Reading
How To Freeze Fresh Fruit
With Spring in full swing, and Summer just around the corner, fresh, seasonal fruit is showing up at grocery stores, farmer’s markets, and even some home gardens – unless of course, you live all the way up here in Canada and have only recently transplanted your garden {sigh}… At any … Continue Reading
Easy Roasted Green Beans & Mushrooms {Meatless Mondays}
I only just recently started eating fresh green beans – is that weird? I’ve never had them (or any vegetable) from a can, but I always only bought the pre-cut frozen green beans from the store. I’m not exactly sure why, but somewhere along the line, I apparently learned that … Continue Reading
Homemade Dandelion Syrup
Are you sick of hearing me talk about dandelions yet? 
Well, I promise today’s post is really fun and exciting – we’re making syrup! You know, like for pancakes and waffles! I’d already been making my own syrup because that “Aunt Jemima” nonsense they sell at the store is just … Continue Reading
All-Natural Homemade Floor Cleaner
When we moved into our new house a couple months ago, I was so excited to not see one single inch of carpet in the whole place! Not the living room, not the bedrooms, nothing – woohoo! I hate carpet. It stains easily, it holds on to dust and hair, … Continue Reading
Waffle Iron Hash Browns {Tiny Tip Tuesday}
Before we talk about this week’s Tiny Tip, I want to first thank everyone who shared, pinned, and posted my tip on homemade cooking spray. I had no idea it would be such a huge hit! With over 20,000 pins (and counting) on Pinterest, this thing is spreading … Continue Reading
Homemade Cooking Spray {#TinyTipTues}
I’m starting a new series here on Nature’s Nurture. I’m calling it Tiny Tip Tuesday – where I’ll be sharing quick and easy tips for the kitchen and home every Tuesday! So, without further ado, this week’s Tiny Tip is how to make homemade cooking spray!
Every time I … Continue Reading
Greener Household Cleaners
Take a look under your kitchen sink and how many bottles, boxes, and sprays of cleaning “stuff”? Three? Five? Ten? Just for the fun of it, I actually did this last year when I finally decided to get serious about using greener household cleaners.
I counted 9 different products under … Continue Reading
