Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Episode 015.<br> <br> <br> <br> Do you take FULL advantage of events? Do you challenge yourself to meet new people and focus on new opportunities?<br> <br> <br> <br> Janice Cox is a leading DIY natural beauty and skin-care expert from Medford, Oregon. She is the author of several books including Natural Beauty from the Garden, Natural Beauty for All Seasons, and Natural Beauty at Home.<br> <br> <br> <br> She’s a member of the International Herb Association, the United States Lavender Growers Association, and the Herb Society of America.<br> <br> <br> <br> Janice brings an bright energy into everything she says and does. Her enthusiasm is contagious. Listen now!<br> <br> <br> <br> Find out more about Janice Cox: <a href="http://www.janicecox.com">http://www.janicecox.com</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Find out the business events secrets for growing and strengthening ANY company: <a href="http://brianjpombo.com/secrets/">http://brianjpombo.com/secrets/</a><br> <br> Full Transcript<br> Janice: I think I said this to the fair director, the world would kind of be a better place if everybody acted like they do it Mother Earth News Fairs because you have all walks, all backgrounds. There's urban people, there's, you know, country people, but everybody gets together because they really do want to learn and share and grow ideas.<br> Podcast Intro: If you're someone who refuses to go along to get along, if you question whether the status quo was good enough for you and your family. If you want to leave this world better off than you found it and you consider independence a sacred thing.<br> You may be a prepper, a gardener, a homesteader, a survivalist, or a farmer or rancher, an environmentalist or a rugged outdoorsman.We are here to celebrate you whether you're looking to improve your maverick business or to find out more about the latest products and services available to the weekend rebel.<br> From selling chicken eggs online, to building up your food storage or collecting handmade soap.<br> This show is for those who choose the road less traveled the road to self-reliance for those that are living a daring adventure, life off the grid.<br> Brian: Janice Cox is an author and leading DIY natural beauty and skincare expert. She is a wife, mother and grandmother and loves creating her own bath and body products.<br> She's also a freelance magazine writer and beauty editor for Herb Quarterly Magazine. Janice is a member of the International Herb Association, the United States lavender Growers Association, and the herb Society of America.<br> She will be speaking at the remaining Mother Earth News Fairs for 2019 in Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Kansas. Janice, welcome to the Off The Grid Biz Podcast.<br> Janice: Thank you for having me. This is fun.<br> Brian: Sure thing once you let everyone know besides what's in your bio, just tell us a little bit about who you are what you do?<br> Janice: Well, I am kind of a DIY beauty. I've just always had a passion I grew up my dad was a farmer. My mom was a home mech major. So I kind of grew up in a DIY environment anyway. And I've just always had a passion for body care products.<br> Now growing up, we lived out in the country, so I couldn't run and buy things. So we had to craft things. And I had to use what was on hand when I first started out, people really liked my recipes. Because you could save a lot of money, which you still can.<br> Today, I've noticed that my message is kind of shifted, where it's people are really concerned with the products and the ingredients that they're using on their body. And so knowing what goes into even the commercial products that you're buying, because there's a lot of great products out there helps with your overall wellness.<br> I mean,
