Herbalism
Aronia Berries: Health Benefits & Why You Should Grow It
With superfoods all the rage and many folks opting for exotic imports, I want to draw your attention to a local nutritional powerhouse. With such an abundant array of our own native superfoods, there is no need to add to intense demand and bring in your acai and gogi... read moreSelf Sufficiency
Frugal Home Improvements on the Homestead
Like most things in life, homesteading does not come without its expenses. While it doesn’t have to be expensive necessarily, even the most frugal of homesteaders will be shelling out money on items like seeds, soil, wood for projects, feed for animals and... read more
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Holistic Health
The Spirit of Pine Medicine
Shadow work. Delving into the darker aspects of your experiences, traumas and emotions. While this work is necessary for growth, evolution and expansion; the companions on the journey are often pain and discomfort. Today I use this space of mine to walk you through... read moreRecent Posts
Lovely Lavender – More Than Just an Essential Oil (a herbal materia medica)
What comes to mind when you think of lavender? The “scent” of lavender can be found in everything from dish soap to dryer sheets. But this is not true lavender my friends! And most of the products on the market today don’t even smell like actual... read more
The Ins and Outs of Detoxification: What Exactly is a Cleanse?
With warm weather and sunny days fast approaching, spring is certainly in the air. Traditionally this is the time of the year to clean house and to get rid of those old unnecessary things. Just as this is the perfect time to cleanse your home, it is also the perfect... read more
The Bullet Journal – Homestead, Herbal and Life Management
My friend Amelia introduced me to the concept of the bullet journal. I will admit the first time I watched Ryder’s video on the concept I thought it was slightly complicated. I was sleepy and not really paying attention. But on her insistence that I will LOVE... read more
Canadian Seed Companies for Heirloom & Non-GMO Seeds
I got this really wicked list come up in my Facebook feed today by Small FootPrint Family. And while the list does rock, they are all American. And there ain’t nothing wrong with that if you are live there, but I do not and my family strives to support local... read moreSpiraea Herbal Clinic – An Office Tour
Projects make me feel great. At the end of a hard day’s work I feel zero guilt about kicking back, relaxing and enjoying the outcome of the day’s labour. And the office overhaul we did today was HARD work, but I’m so happy with how things turned out.... read more
St. Johnswort Herb – Hypericum perforatum (a herbal materia medica)
I am so excited to be writing about St. Johnswort today. It was this amazing plant healer that started me on the path to becoming a herbalist. As someone who has battled depression for most of my adult life, it’s no surprise that this herb would be in my healing... read more
Some Days Are Just Hard
Yes they are. Some days are just hard. Fraking hard. I’m just fresh off a meltdown (both me and the kid) so I might not even post this once I’ve calmed down and reread the words. I’ve never written about this or talked about this. Not once. As I... read more
The Nourishing Traditions Phenomenon: Thoughts on food and food trends
DISCLOSURE: In order for me to support myself and my herbal clinic, I may receive monetary compensation or other types of remuneration for my endorsement, recommendation, testimonial and/or link to any product or services from this blog. I truly appreciate all the... read more
Tire Planters – Reusing some unusable for something wonderful
I have a tendency to binge watch homesteading videos on YouTube. My husband and I will sit and watch for a couple of hours with our blankets to keep us warm (the basement is chilly!) and a nice big bowl of popcorn. One channel we binge watched recently... read more
Beating the Winter Blues: Meditation
Oh will this grey weather ever end?! It’s not uncommon for southern Ontario to be grey in the fall and winter, but I swear I haven’t seen the sun in weeks! Since our brain needs sunlight to create serotonin this is putting a grey little cloud on my mood... read more
What’s In a Name? (Naming Our Homestead)
The winter months bring out the dreamer in me and this winter I’m deep in dream mode. Dreaming about gardens, backyard chickens, fencing and garden boxes, beekeeping and becoming more self sufficient. These are lovely dreams that fill my heart with happiness and... read more