Ancel Mitchell
Ancel is a Steiner / Waldorf teacher with 12 years experience working creatively with children. She has taught kindergarten through 10th grade everything from math to grammar to history, geography, chemistry, art, basketry, physics, botany - the list goes on.
Ancel has built her own cob-adobe house in northern California and has worked on various other cob-adobe, papercrete and straw bale constructions.
She has a great love for nature and has been lucky to live close to the outdoors all her life. She has raised donkeys, goats, chickens, lovebirds and hamsters, worked with horses and has enjoyed her dogs and cats tremendously.
Please feel free to contact her, she hopes you enjoy her articles,
from Ancel:
From time to time life works out wonderfully. As I write this toucans eat berries from sealing wax palms and white faced monkeys cavort in the tree at the foot of the garden. A pleasant way to spend a Sunday morning.
Latest Articles
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Simple Nature Study for Children
Children are born with an innate sense of trust in the world. How do we foster this in a modern environment?
Jan 22, 2008
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Storytelling for Your Child
Everyone likes a good story, and your child will love the silly, personal and fun stories you create for her. And creation can be fun . . .
Jan 22, 2008
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Howler Monkeys of Costa Rica
Just before dawn the Howlers begin their chorus. If you haven't heard it before you might think King Kong himself was there.
Jan 22, 2008
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Red Roses on Valentine's Day
Why do we send roses on Valentine's Day, and why are they red? Learn a dozen other ways to use flowers to communicate secret messages to your loved one.
Jan 19, 2008
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White faced Capuchin Monkey
Swinging through the trees, posing for cameras or helping themselves to bananas from kitchen tables, the white faced is the most beloved of tourists to Costa Rica
Jan 19, 2008
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Banana Flower Side Dish Recipe
Banana Flowers look impressive hanging from their strong stalks, they look equally impressive when served up alongside a traditional green banana curry and saffron rice.
Jan 19, 2008
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Banana Flower Soup Recipe
Have you seen those large, purple flowers hanging from the banana stalk? Do you know they taste as interesting and as good as they look? Try this dish from Sri Lanka.
Jan 19, 2008
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Making Banana Leaf Baskets
Get tropical with these fun and simple baskets made from the fibers of the banana plant. Following other traditional styles weave yourself a fruity concoction. . .
Jan 19, 2008
- Ancel Mitchell
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Making Pine-Needle Baskets
Ever wondered how to use pine needles for baskets? This article will lead you through step by step to making a beautiful, sweet smelling traditional-style creation.
Jan 19, 2008
- Ancel Mitchell
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Dog Food for Allergic Dogs
With 1 in 3 dogs in the US suffering from allergies, it might be time to look for alternatives to the antihistamines and steroids prescribed by vets.
Jan 19, 2008
- Ancel Mitchell
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