Renée Benoit

Jan 13, 2025 | motherearthnews.com | Renée Benoit

So, I’m out in the dog pen this morning. We have a big dog pen so the dogs have a safe place to get exercise and shelter from monsoon thunderstorms. It’s 35 feet by 85 feet and has a lovely grape arbor in the middle. It’s also completely fenced with chicken and goat wire. Weeds would take over if I didn’t clear along the perimeter and mulch the middle. So, I’m merrily chopping away and that’s when I see her – a 3-foot-long Sonoran gopher snake.

Jul 3, 2024 | motherearthnews.com | Renée Benoit

Research construction methods and consider non-standard construction house insurance before building your dream home to make the insurance process easier and less costly. Years ago, my husband and I had a hankering to build a straw bale home to live in. So, we did a lot of research, and along the way, we encountered many hurdles, meaning we’re well-versed in what you’ll experience when you try to insure a non-standard construction home.

Jan 9, 2024 | motherearthnews.com | Renée Benoit

My excuse to travel to India in 1982 was that I was studying Transcendental Meditation with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. I was also studying Indian culture, so different from American culture. One of the street foods I enjoyed most in India was chai. The drink mixture varied from vendor to vendor and could be as simple as tea with pepper and ginger, or as complicated as tea with five or six spices. Indian chai was usually made with buffalo milk, which is creamier than cow milk.