Herbalism
My Favourite Winter Tea Recipe
Nothing says winter like hot cups of tea while cozying up by the fire. Affectionately called teacher’s tea (my local friends will be familiar with this blend), this has quickly become my favourite combinations. When I first created this concoction I was thinking... read moreSelf Sufficiency
The Number One Skill You NEED to Thrive as a Homesteader
When you think of the homesteading lifestyle, what comes to mind as useful or necessary skills to have? Well, it must be canning or growing food right? How about animal husbandry or being able to build structures? Would it surprise you to know that when we embarked on... read more
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Holistic Health
Cancel Culture and How It Impacts Health
Five years ago if someone had said the term ‘cancel culture’ to me I would little to no understanding of it. Did it even exist back then or was it birthed as a result of the times we are currently navigating? With mainstream media and figures of authority... read moreRecent Posts
Hardy Perennial Medicinal Herbs for Your Garden
I grew up in an annual family. Each year we would pile into the car and drive to the local garden center so my mother could pick out flowers for the gardens around our house. This wasn’t always an enjoyable experience as I suspect my father wasn’t keen on... read more
Healthy and All-Natural Smoky Barbecue Rub
So last year I wrote about leaving my vegetarian ways and after much soul-searching my family did decide to start eating meat again. There were many reasons for this change and we did not come to the decision lightly. If you are interested in my thought process you... read more
Winter Sowing – A Guide to Starting Seeds in Winter
I’ve never been any good at starting seeds. I’ve successfully grown mold a few times (woo hoo for growing stuff), but most of the time they dry out or end up spindly and never survive transplanting. Many of the reasons I haven’t had success had to do... read more
Sorting and Organizing Your Seed Collection
This year I vowed to sort and organize my seed packets. Being the frugal sort, I actually don’t have a very large collection, but there is enough of those little packets floating around that I definitely needed to explore a sorting system of some kind. I asked... read more
A Herbal Materia Medica: What is it and How to Create One
PLEASE NOTE After careful consideration, I decided against offering my templates up for purchase. I made this decision for a few reasons, but mostly due to the fact that my clinical binder is very specific to the school I attended and any additional herbal research I... read more
How to Make Elderberry Syrup
The first blog post of 2017 folks! For those who have been following me for a while now, welcome back my friends. For new faces, many herbal blessings and greetings. I can think of no better way to ring in the New Year on this blog than by teaching you how to make one... read more
Herbal, Homestead and Personal Goals for 2017
With 2017 fast approaching we’re working hard on setting our goals for the upcoming year. Whenever I’m setting new intentions and goals I always take a few moments to look back at my past goals and dreams. After reviewing my goals for 2016 I quickly... read more
Winter Chicken Care and Strategies
Winter is coming. Okay scratch that, winter is here! While the calendar may say that it’s still autumn, we are most definitely experiencing winter weather in our neck of the woods. In fact when we filmed the companion video for this post it was -23°C out! ... read more
How to Can Homemade Bone Broth or Stock
Freezer space is at a premium on our little homestead and so is time! So when I make my homemade bone broth I tend to make it in huge batches. Prior to getting my pressure canner I was freezing my broth, but now that I have canner I’m never looking back! Not... read more
Spruce Tip Shortbread
Remember back in the early days of June when I told you to harvest spruce tips? Well today’s recipe is my number one reason why you need spruce tip love in your life! We are very blessed to have a wild field behind our property and that is where Monkey Man and I... read more
A Day in the Life of a Homesteading Herbalist
I’ve had a few folks ask me what my days are like and my answer is usually “busy”! It’s true that I like to keep myself busy and there is no better way to do this than to run both a homestead and herbal clinic/business out of your home. So... read more