I just wanted to give everyone a head’s up. If your looking for a gift that’s green, fun and teaches edible and medicinal plants you should check out this great board game. Wildcraft! includes a 20×20 inch game board, instructions, 4 player pieces, 52 plant cards, 52 trouble cards, 25 cooperative cards, and a spinner. It also comes with a downloadable story to enhance the story of the game.

Learn while you play with the Wildcraft board game.

Winner of Dr. Toy’s Best Green Product of 2009 and Mothering Magazine Best Natural Toys of 2008, Wildcraft! is

• Made in the U.S.A.

• Box/board made with 100% recycled chipboard.

• Printed with vegetable oil based inks.

• Water based coating on paper, no varnish.

• Forest Stewardship Council certified paper.

• All material is 100% recyclable

Wildcraft! is a great introduction to the world of edible and medicinal herbs for children of ALL ages.

They’re also giving away SEVEN highly prized bonus items.

* Bonus 1: Herbal Remedies for the Cold & Flu Season (PDF)

* Bonus 2: The Dandelion Activity eBook (PDF)

This 20 page children’s activity book is a nice
companion to the Wildcraft game.

* Bonus 3: Kids, Herbs and Health 90 minute mp3 Audio! (mp3)

A wonderful 90 minnute audio eClass on using herbs safe and
effectively with kids. Includes PDF transcript.

* Bonus 4: Herbal Medicine Chart

This 10 inch by 10 inch medicine cabinet sized chart is
from the Home Remedy Secrets Video eBook. It is located inside
the game box.

* Bonus 5: Herbal Roots Zine: Full Issue! (pdf)

This amazing magazine has over 20 pages of information,
games, activities, and recipes for the herb Calendula. Calendula
is an herb featured in Wildcraft. A great opportunity to learn
more about this easy to grow and versatile herb.

* Bonus 6: Herbal Gifts eBook  (pdf)

A 14 page eBook with many herbal gift ideas including, sachets,
herbal eye pillows, facial scrubs, oils, bee pollen candy, honey,
syrup, chai and more!

* Bonus 7: Understanding H1N1 and our Remedies from Nature (mp3)

This informative special edition HerbMentor Radio episode
covers h1n1, herbal prevention, and natural treatments.

That’s nearly $140 worth of goodies …and you get it all FREE
when you order Wildcraft at $19.99, nearly 50% off.

Learn while you play with the Wildcraft board game.

As I was enjoying my morning coffee, listening to the birds, chickens, and the creek as it tumbled across the rocks I began to feel a bit poetic. Susan and Tony suggested that I post it so here it is. I hope you enjoy it. [Read more →]

Having a special place to experience a spectacular sunrise can be both spiritual and invigorating. Watching as Mother Nature awakens to begin a new day, the black starry sky turns to shades of blue. A burst of pink, purple, yellow, orange, and red splashes which are unique with each sunrise and change with each passing second. There is an old saying; “The only thing constant is change” this is very evident in a sunrise. [Read more →]

We are Charley and Susan the caretakers of River Rest. Married for twenty-one years we named our place River Rest (actually located on the banks of Anthony creek) in memory of Susan’s Grandma (Helen). River Rest is our dream home sought for nearly twenty years. Our home is a modest eleven hundred square feet frame house with ample room for us and our ten cats and dogs. We settled here in December 2002.

River Rest was born out of a desire to escape the rat race of corporate America. After nearly 30 years of chasing the almighty dollar we decided enough was enough and we began to seek a way to simplify our lives, we wanted more sustainability and therefore more control. We were tired of the television commercials, credit cards, and Wall Street dictating how we should live our lives.

We have learned there is much that we can live without, things that ultimately created more stress in our lives. Being frugal is something that comes natural to us, however as we soon learned we still had a lot of waste in our lives, we still do and take steps daily to reduce our waste even more.

We have varied backgrounds from small business owners, managers, and students. In fact, we consider ourselves lifetime students, learning something every day. We have been simplistic in our beliefs and lifestyles all of our lives, just as we have always had a passion for nature and all the wonders she holds.

Anthony joined our family in March 2008 and brings an extensive knowledge and passion for growing plants, so his responsibility is taking care of our organic garden and blueberry patch. With his help, we will plant our first apple orchard this fall. Next year peaches and grapes. He is playing a vital role in attaining the sustainability that River Rest has the potential of achieving.

Being as self reliant as we possibly can is the desire of the three of us, just as it is our desire to live in harmony with mother nature and all her many wonders, creatures, and plants. As we continue to learn, we will continue to share and hope that you too will find that Living Lightly on the Earth is the right thing to do.