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Welcome to our blog! Here, you’ll find recipes for herbal remedies, chicken keeping, gardening tips, DIYs, and all the tips, tricks, lessons, and skills you’ll need to manage a homestead and become more self-sufficient. Whether you’re new to this lifestyle or you’ve been doing it for years, we hope you find our content entertaining as well as educational.
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Herb Spotlight - Mullein
Welcome to part two of our Herbal Spotlight Series . Today, we’ll be exploring the exquisitely fuzzy and completely underappreciated...
Mar 19, 20244 min read
Herb Spotlight - Juniper Berries
We’re kicking off our Herbal Spotlight Series with Juniper Berries. These berries are one of my favorite things to forage each fall. From...
Feb 26, 20245 min read
A Guide to Carrier Oils
I’ve had a lot of people ask, “Which carrier oil is the best?” The answer is that there is no cut-and-dry answer. The better question is,...
Feb 12, 20246 min read
5 Surprising Herbs to Support Heart Health
February is all about matters of the heart, be it love or heart health. It is also American Heart Health Month , a time when everyone is...
Feb 7, 20245 min read
How to Make a Glycerite: Alcohol Free Tincture
I’ve had a lot of people ask lately, “Can you make a tincture without alcohol?” The answer is yes! For people who are opposed to alcohol...
Jan 17, 20244 min read
3 Methods For Making Herb-Infused Oils
The world of herbalism is abundant, intriguing, and sometimes intimidating! But it doesn’t have to be. Projects like creating tinctures...
Jan 11, 20248 min read
Harness The Healing Power of your Christmas Tree! - 4 Ways to Use Pine
Now that Christmas is over, the day rapidly approaches when millions of people will haul that tree to the curb for trash. True, a few...
Dec 26, 20234 min read
Homemade Ginger Cough Drops
I tend to be prone to coughing, even when I don’t have a cold, but I hate over-the-counter cough drops. The flavor is always nasty, and...
Dec 8, 20234 min read
Immuni-Tea! How to Make an Immune Boosting Tea
We’ve fully entered the cold and flu season, but that does not mean the cold and flu season needs to enter your house! Help keep winter...
Nov 27, 20233 min read
6 Common Herbs for Taming Holiday Stress
The holidays bring joy and cheer to most of us, but they can also bring stress and anxiety. From holiday travel to crazy relatives,...
Nov 10, 20236 min read
Holiday Gifts to Give - Herbal Infused Hot Chocolate Mix
Homemade hot chocolate mix makes a delicious gift to give, but take it to the next level and turn this sweet treat into a decadent and...
Nov 1, 20235 min read
Fire Cider Cough Syrup
It's been a crazy and exceptionally stressful week, and I neglected taking my Fire Cider for several days. So, wouldn't you know it, I...
Oct 27, 20233 min read
10 Warming Herbs for Winter
As the bitter cold of winter takes hold, many of us head indoors to bundle up against the cold, but this can leave us feeling more...
Oct 25, 20235 min read
Stocking the Winter Apothecary
As we make our way through fall, we’re busy on the homestead harvesting, foraging, preserving, and making all the necessary winter...
Oct 13, 20237 min read
DIY Herbal Infused Hand Sanitizer Spray
Cold and flu season is just around the corner, and all signs point to a renewed abundance of the “Rona” (COVID-19) as well. And, as a...
Oct 5, 20233 min read
Winter Medicine - Making Osha Honey
Native to the American Southwest, and the Rocky Mountains, Osha is in the same family as carrots and parsley, which is why the flowers of...
Sep 24, 20233 min read
Winter Medicine - Traditional Fire Cider
Fire Cider is a traditional folk remedy with citrus, horseradish, herbs, spices, and apple cider vinegar. It’s a potent tonic that’s been...
Sep 23, 20233 min read
15 Kitchen Herbs with Medicinal Properties
While we all enjoy the taste and smell of the herbs and spices we use most often, these wonderful plants often bring more to the table...
Sep 19, 202310 min read
Our 5 Favorite Things to Forage
Each season, one of my favorite things to do as the days get warmer is to forage for all the wild edibles and medicinals on and around...
Sep 9, 20236 min read
Making Plantain First-Aid Salve
It’s a banana, it’s a weed, it’s magic, no. It’s the plantain plant, and it may just be one of the most valuable “weeds” in your...
Aug 17, 20236 min read
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