This is the soap made last week using calendula-infused oil. I love making soap. It's another piece of the self-reliance puzzle a...

I'm sure many of you are wondering: "Why make soap when I can buy it cheaply at the supermarket?" My cold process soa...

Having the time and the inclination to make many of the things we use here is one of the most satisfying things about living this way. I lo...

I have been very busy lately making soap, while Hanno has been wrapping it and packaging it up to post all over Australia, the US and UK.  T...

I have tried to make this process and the explanation of it as simple as I can, but you must be aware that soap making is not cooking, it ...

Graphic from the Carl Larsen gallery I was going to write about starting off your chicken flock but there are a few loose ends from yesterda...

Next Tuesday I'll be starting the first of two workshops on soap making at my local Neighbourhood Centre. The classes are booked out,...

I made a batch of soap last weekend. For me, soap making is one of those defining tasks of a simple life. Like bread making, it is a powe...