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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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5 Ways to Use Mullein
As summer progresses and gives way to fall, we’re preparing to harvest the season's wild mullein crops. Mullein, with its tall yellow...
Aug 14, 20244 min read
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How to Create a Herbal First Aid Kit
When was the last time you thought about the ingredients of items in your first aid kit? With advancements in modern medicine, it can be...
Jul 16, 20246 min read
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Herb Spotlight - Plantain
Welcome to a new edition of our Herb Spotlight Series. Plantain was the very first plant I learned to work with when I began my herbalist...
Jun 25, 20244 min read
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Herb Spotlight - Peppermint
Welcome to the 5th edition of our Herb Spotlight Series . As one of the first plants to arrive, Peppermint is the harbinger of Spring in...
May 22, 20244 min read
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How To Clean Foraged Plants
Foragable plants are abundant around our homestead, and harvesting them is one of my favorite pastimes. Whether for food or medicine,...
May 16, 20244 min read
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Have You Heard of Solé Water?
I first learned of Solé (pronounced so-lay) Water from a fellow herbalist at an event last week, and I was immediately intrigued. People...
Apr 28, 20244 min read
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Herb Spotlight - Dandelion
This is the fourth edition of our Herbal Spotlight Series . Today, we’ll explore the dandelion. On our homestead, we are passionate about...
Apr 23, 20245 min read
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Herb Spotlight - Oregon Grape
Welcome to the third installment of our Herb Spotlight series! Today, we are shedding some light on a little plant that is prolific in...
Apr 9, 20244 min read
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Tips for Planting a Medicine Garden
When I first started exploring medicinal herbs, I began by foraging them around our property. It didn’t take long before I realized that...
Apr 2, 20249 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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