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Welcome to our blog! Here, you’ll find recipes for botanical skincare, herbal remedies, and home apothecary tips,as well as our older homesteading content for chicken keeping, and gardening tips. We hope you find our content entertaining as well as educational.
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Fall Into Immune Support: Herbs, Rituals, and Remedies for Seasonal Resilience
As the air turns crisp and the days grow shorter, the shift into fall asks more of our bodies than we often realize. Cooler mornings,...
Sep 305 min read
DIY Decongesting Botanical Vapor Steam
Cold and flu season is officially upon us, and respiratory infections seem to be common this year. I don’t know about you, but for me,...
Dec 30, 20245 min read
DIY Herbal Vapor Rub
When a cold or flu strikes your home, relief is what you seek, and Vicks VapoRub is one of the most used products around this time of...
Oct 31, 20245 min read
Elderberry & Rosehip Electuary
Electuaries are tasty and simple herbal remedies requiring nothing more than dried herbs ground to powder and raw honey. Plus, electuary,...
Oct 9, 20243 min read
How to Make Four Thieves Vinegar
So much history, legend, and lore surround Four Thieves Vinegar that it’s difficult to discern fact from fiction. Nonetheless, this...
Aug 21, 20246 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
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
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
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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