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water intake Does anyone find that drinking a lot of water means you need the toilet far more often? That can be a problem for some jobs. I have always been in a classroom with no way of leaving until a lunch break because of 'duty of care' requirements. I got into a habit of not drinking a...

Vitamin D In Australia we have a good amount of sunshine so I've never been concerned about Vitamin D. Although recently there was a news report saying that as we are now so worried about sun exposure due to skin cancer people are getting less vitamin D via sunlight. Babies in particular are...

glue traps We put glue traps down in our shed to catch the rats. We actually saw one glue trap running away up the rafters but the rest all disappeared when we weren't looking. We ended up putting down poisoned bait and keeping the dog and cat locked up for a few weeks until baiting finished.

neem You can get herbal sprays made from things like neem oil or pyrethrum. Neem oil is extracted from a tree and pyrethrum is extracted from crysanthemum flowers. I find the pyrethrum is the better of the two and it's considered to be organic.

I haven't started with ashes. I have started by milking our own goats, getting various oils and lye. It made lovely soft, cream soap. Too good for cleaning. If you let it cure long enough it is not harsh on your skin. I added lemon myrtle oil. I must make some more.