What is Vegetable Dye

What is Vegetable Dye

Vegetable dyed? It’s what my kids wish would happen to the dinner vegetables…but that’s a whole different story. Vegetable dye (also called vegetal) often doesn’t even involve vegetables, but it does involve ingredients that are plant based....
Helping Nepal’s Newest Citizens

Helping Nepal’s Newest Citizens

One Heart World-Wide is an organization that has been helping the people in rural Nepal by setting up tents where mothers can give birth in a clean environment. Much work is still left to do to hope those affected by the earthquake. Below are two videos showing and...
Drone Footage Documentary of Nepal Earthquake

Drone Footage Documentary of Nepal Earthquake

Many of you may have seen the drone footage that was posted online of the destruction caused by the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25, 2015. That footage has now been put together into a documentary. Here is the short trailer for the film: The need...
How to See Mount Everest

How to See Mount Everest

The climb up the tallest mountain in the world is no small feat, but even just getting to the base camp is a trek all in itself. But climbing Mount Everest is not the only way to enjoy its beauty. Travelers can trek to certain points and villages and needn’t go...
Tibetan Singing Bowls from Nepal

Tibetan Singing Bowls from Nepal

Many people are not familiar with Tibetan singing bowls also called Himalayan Singing bowls, and they’re missing out. The rich tone from a Tibetan singing bowl soothes and relaxes, not to mention it’s an enjoyable musical instrument to learn to play. You...
Eco-Friendly Lokta Paper

Eco-Friendly Lokta Paper

Different cultures have used various forms and types of papers over the centuries, but what makes Lokta paper so different? Today’s mass produced computer printer and copy paper are processed from trees that are cut down and turned into wood pulp to create...