Even if you don’t homeschool you can teach these self-reliance skills to your kids! What other ways can you think of, you experienced, or wished you had to instill self-reliance in kids? https://www.naturalblaze.com/2021/09/5-skills-that-help-teach-kids-self-reliance.html

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Are you thinking creatively about how to respond to today's (and tomorrow's) challenges? https://www.naturalblaze.com/2021/10/energy-crisis-becomes-a-food-crisis-grow-food-and-build-local-food-systems-now.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+naturalblaze+%28Natural+Blaze%29

Going in to fall is a great time to learn about rosehips. These are the buds of the dried up wild rose. They’re edible and make great nutritional medicine and skincare products. The plant itself is a wonderful pollinator attractor. You can forage them like this article talks about but better yet, plant wild roses in your food forest garden and benefit from this incredible plant for generations!