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36 August/September It’s Your Life Magazine fried herbs, you’ll need to throw it away try it again). This can also be done in your double boiler. More Recipes Arnica Pain Balm http://www. stonefamilyfarmstead.com/ arnica-balm-for-pain/ Lavender Perfume Balm Equal parts carrier oil and beeswax or Mountain Rose Herbs emulsifying wax* 40-50 drops of lavender oil (or combine with lemongrass for a lovely scent) Basic Goat Milk Soap http:// www.stonefamilyfarmstead. com/making-basic-goat-milksoap-in-your-crock-pot/ Melt carrier oil and wax over your double boiler. Remove from heat and allow to cool for a couple of minutes. Add essential oil(s) and carefully pour into your storage container(s). Use once your perfume balm is hardened. *If you use beeswax, your perfume balm will be a different color. I used the emulsifying wax and grapefruit seed oil, which gave it a pretty green color. If you were to use olive oil and beeswax, it would be more of a bright sunflowery-yellow color. Sources: Estrogen and Xenoestrogens in Breast Cancer (NCBI) - www.ncbi. nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2907875/ Two Food Additives Found to Have Estrogenlike Effect (Dr. Mercola) - http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/03/19/twofood-additives-found-to-have-estrogenlike-effects.aspx Kristi Stone Writer, aspiring herbalist, and gardener, Krista is also wife, mother, grandmother, mother-in-law, and keeper of dogs, cats, rabbits, chickens, and goats. She and her family live in Sunny Southern California on a one acre hobby farm where they hope to one day produce all of their dairy, eggs, and produce. She writes about hobby farming and herbs on her blog at StoneFamilyFarmstead.com/blog Ask the Gardner Do you have a question about organic gardening? If so this is the place to ask it, Mary Smith our experienced organic gardener will be happy to answer your questions. Questions will be answered and published in our magazine and on our website. http://www.itsyourlifemag.com/ask-the-gardener Isssue 3 37 Pineapple Apple Sorbet in Granny Smith Sorbet d’Ananas en Pomme Granny Smith By Chef Alain Braux This is a recipe I put together for my vegan students at the Natural Epicurean Academy of Culinary Arts. It’s lovely, very refreshing, very healthy, and very easy to make. It’s also vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free and paleo, Bon Appétit! 2015 itsyourlifemag.com