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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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Gifts to Give - DIY Lavender Bath Salts
Giving the gift of relaxation is the ultimate way to say you care. These soothing, relaxing, and healing bath salts are quick and easy to...
Nov 4, 20232 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
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
How to Make Yarrow Styptic Powder
Since transitioning from full-time work to freelance work, a lot of time has opened up for me to explore more of my passions on the...
Jul 11, 20235 min read
How to Make Mullein Tincture & Why You Should
Chances are you’ve seen mullein growing, possibly in your yard or by the roadside. It’s possible you’ve even considered this fuzzy plant...
Jun 19, 20234 min read
Making Dandelion Tincture
Did you know that every part of the dandelion is not only edible but medicinal? Long before the love of green lawns took over the nation,...
May 30, 20234 min read
Beginners Guide to Stocking The Home Apothecary
If you’ve been thinking about introducing holistic health and wellness to your home, chances are you’ve thought about creating your own...
Apr 5, 20239 min read
Homemade Kitchen Cough Syrup
Did you know that you can make a quick easy cough syrup in less than 5 minutes from ingredients you already have in your kitchen pantry?...
Dec 15, 20224 min read
Wild Mountain Fire Cider With Osha and Juniper Berries
Fire Cider is a traditional folk remedy with citrus, horseradish, herbs, spices, and apple cider vinegar. It’s a potent tonic that’s been...
Nov 10, 20224 min read
Cold Buster Tea
Some of my oldest memories involve sitting in my grandmother's kitchen, the air heavy with spice, and my tummy full of food. But on cold...
Feb 24, 20224 min read
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