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"Easy and economical. Ideal for rinsing produce when you cannot get or afford to buy Organic. Removes a lot of residue like chemicals, pesticides and other matter quickly and easily. I saw this on Oprah and had to share! NOTE: Make sure to mix this in a DEEP pitcher. The baking soda and vinegar will react and foam everywhere if you do not. (just ask..."

Ingredients: grapefruit seed extract, vinegar...

"Anti-fungal, anti-bacterial...and also an insect repellent. This is an organic recipe."

Ingredients: liquid dishwashing soap, garlic...

"Do your fingers stink like onions after you handle them? I had to list the ingredients the way that I did because I couldn't list the knife. I have never used lemon, but it can't hurt! :) You won't believe how well this works! It usually takes away the smell of garlic too. You can use a dull butter knife but if you are not comfortable using..."

Ingredients: fresh lemon, tap water...

"After reading many different crock pot potpourri recipes I came up with this one, and my house smells wonderful! :) If you don't have a small crock pot, just use a sauce pan and simmer on your stove. These are fun to throw together because you can use what ever you want to create the scent you want and you can't really mess up. I used the spices..."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, warm water...

"This is an antiseptic spray to use on small cuts and scrapes or to spray on dirty hands when you can't get to a sink. Can also be used as an air freshener. Please use only 100% pure essential oils. This is from the AromaThyme website."

Ingredients: essential oils, distilled water...

"This is an organic solution that will take care of all the pesky creatures in your garden; insect or four legged. I found it on an organic gardening site recently, and it worked so well, I had to share it! Evaluate the pest situation after applying and adjust the water dilution as necessary. It will be pungent when first applied, but the smell will..."

Ingredients: dish detergent, vegetable oil...

"This is a good way to soak up smells. It is fragrence free and really works! The activated charcoal soaks up the odors and the gel, as it dries, reveals a bit of charcoal at a time so the odor removing properties last a long time! Please don't use bbq charcoal! You won't get the same results at all!"

Ingredients: charcoal, hot water, salt...

"Oil based mixtures can be used to suffocate mites, scale and other soft-bodies insects. They help to repel leaf miner moths and sometimes even grasshoppers. Avoid using on plants with hairy leaves and during very hot weather. From Gardening Australia."

Ingredients: liquid dishwashing soap, vegetable oil...

"Highly effective! This recipe was shared with me yesterday by my neighbor, Kathrine. I had to ask her what she put on the weeds at the corner of her lot that adjoins my garden because although her weeds had turned brown and died, so did a large patch of my green grass. That's when she shared this recipe, and let me tell you....IT WORKS! Recipe..."

Ingredients: salt, vinegar, boiling water...

"I used the method to reduce the flea population in my den after it exploded. Didn't want to use that much Frontline or the bug bombs. I DID use Frontline but just 3 or 4 squirts. Less chemicals in my house, the better."

Ingredients: warm water, laundry detergent...

"This liquid soap can be used in the bath as well as a hand wash.
For antibacterial purposes use tea tree oil, lemon and/or lavender. Other wonderful scents are jasmine, rose and lemongrass."

Ingredients: glycerine, hot water...

"Use this spray on plants that are being attacked by caterpillars and other chewing pests. Caterpillars would rather starve than eat leaves sprayed with this. this also has been used by some as a possum repellent. From "Organic Vegetable Gardening" by Annette McFarlane and the Gardening Australia team"

Ingredients: liquid dishwashing soap, warm water...