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  • Gardening 101

5 Tips for Planning A Vegetable Garden

Squash plants
Anyone can grow vegetables!
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  • Resources

Favorite Books of 2022

A list of my favorite books I read in 2022
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  • Sue
  • Resilience & Adaptation

2023 Intentions, Plans & Goals

yarn dyed with plants
2023 Intentions, Plans & Goals
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  • Sue
  • Herbal Medicine 101, Resilience & Adaptation

Healthy Aging: Musculoskeletal System

Healthy Aging: Muscle and Skeletal
Our health and wellness are key to our developing our resilience and maintaining our independence.
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  • Sue
  • Food & Drink, Herbs

Montreal Steak Seasoning Blend

Spices & herbs for Montreal Steak Seaoning
Ideal for meats, fish and vegetables.
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  • Sue
  • Food & Drink, Herbs

Everything Seasoning Blend

Everything seasoning & bagels
Everything blend is great on most everything!
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  • Sue
  • Herbal Medicine 101, Resilience & Adaptation

Self-Care for Anxiety & Stress

listen to your inner child
How well do you take care of yourself?
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  • Sue
  • Resilience & Adaptation

The Anxiety of Busyness

The anxiety of busyness
Overwhelming to-do lists, obligations, commitments & deadlines create anxiety.
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  • Sue
  • Resilience & Adaptation

Winter & Wildfire Prep on the Homestead

Winter garden to rest
The blur of the autumn harvest and winter prep is over this year.
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  • Sue
  • Food & Drink, Vegetables

Roasted & Glazed Roots

Roasted and glazed roots
Roasted and glazed root vegetables offer a satisfying and healthy comfort food.
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  • Sue
  • Vegetables

Vegetable: Celeriac

Celery root
A historical root is a new favorite vegetable.
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  • Sue
  • Food & Drink, Vegetables

Roasted Garlic, Potato & Celeriac Soup

Roasted Garlic, Potato, & Celeriac
Autumn comfort food at its best!
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  • Sue
  • Homestead Apothecary, Seasonal Remedies

Winter Herbal Remedies

Winter herbal tea
Support your immune system with herbal remedies.
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  • Sue
  • Gardening 101, Herbs

How to Grow Garlic

Home grown Hardneck garlic
You can always find garlic in grocery stores. So why grow garlic?
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  • Sue
  • Herbal Medicine 101, Homestead Apothecary, Seasonal Remedies

Wild Medicine: Elderberry

Elderberry has a long history as herbal folk medicine, especially as a remedy for influenza.
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  • Sue
  • Food & Drink, Fruits, Gardening 101, Resilience & Adaptation

10 Ways to Spend Less on Food

Saving money on groceries
Is it time to rethink how you eat and shop for food?
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  • Sue
  • Food & Drink, Vegetables

Summer Vegetable Chowder

Vegetable chowder
This is my favorite summer soup but I wait until fresh ears of corn are available to make it.
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  • Sue
  • Food & Drink, Fruits, Herbs

How to Make a Shrub

Fruity shrubs are thirst-quenching, nutritious, and affordable.
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  • Sue
  • Birds, Bats & Butterflies, Ecosystems & relationships, Native Plants

Plant Profile: Milkweed

Milkweed is an amazing plant for so many reasons.
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  • Sue
  • Herbal Medicine 101, Resources

Finding Your Herbal Path

The world would benefit from more healers who value botanical medicine.
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  • Sue
  • Flowers, Gardening 101, Native Plants

Native Plant Profile: Lupine

The tall colorful spires of lupine flowers are beautiful in the wild and the garden.
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  • Sue
  • Herbal Medicine 101, Herbs, Homestead Apothecary

Medicinal Herb Profile: St. John’s Wort

St Johns Wort
St. John's Wort is powerful medicine free for the taking.
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  • Sue
  • Food & Drink, Herbal Medicine 101, Herbs, Homestead Apothecary

3 Healing Herbal Teas

healing herb teas
Developing a daily ritual of drinking herbal teas offer a variety of medicinal benefits.
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  • Sue
  • Flowers, Native Plants

Native Plant Profile: Red Columbine

Red columbine
You can’t miss this native spring-blooming wildflower: its 2-3 foot slender stems are topped with brightly colored nodding flowers.
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  • Sue
  • Gardening 101, Resilience & Adaptation

Homesteading for Retirement

Growing food in retirement
Learning to grow a few key crops could help seniors increase their access to healthy food. This retired nurse has taken this concept to the highest level, growing much of her food and using a variety of preservation methods to stock her winter pantry.
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  • Sue
  • Fruits, Gardening 101, Vegetables

Book Review: Eating on the Wild Side

What makes food nutritious?
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  • Sue
  • Gardening 101, Herbs, Insects/Pollinators

Strategies for Garden Pests & Diseases

Invest in natural solutions for garden pests and diseases.
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  • Sue
  • Gardening 101, History, Ethics, Principles, Whole system design

Making Soil: Hugelkultur

Hugelkulltur is a design that offers multiple benefits.
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  • Sue
  • Flowers, Native Plants

Native Plant Profile: Bitterroot

Bitterroot flower
A western wildflower with a remarkable ability
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  • Sue
  • Ecosystems & relationships, Fruits, Gardening 101, Herbs, Homestead Apothecary, Insects/Pollinators, Native Plants

Creating a Cultivated Hedgerow

Hedgerow define European rural landscapes
Hedgerows offer food, landscaping, medicine, and wildlife habitat.
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  • Sue
  • Homestead Apothecary, Seasonal Remedies

The Many Benefits of Chickweed

An edible & medicinal spring weed
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  • Sue
  • Ecosystems & relationships, Gardening 101, Household products, Resources, Whole system design

The How-To of Backyard Composting

3 bin composting system
Composting is a solution for the kitchen, the garden, and the world.
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  • Sue
  • Food & Drink, Preservation & Long-Term Storage

How to Use Chives in the Kitchen

Chive Blossom Vinegar
Chive Blossom Vinegar & Chive Butter
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  • Sue
  • Gardening 101, Herbs, Insects/Pollinators

Herb Profile: Chives

Easy to grow and use
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  • Sue
  • Food & Drink, Fruits, Gardening 101, Herbs, Preservation & Long-Term Storage, Resilience & Adaptation, Vegetables

Shoulder Season Eating: The Last of the Garden

Growing for winter eating
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  • Sue
  • Herbs, Household products

Spring Cleaning with Herbal Vinegar

Herbal Vinegar for cleaning
Homemade cleaning products are healthier.
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  • Sue
  • Herbal Medicine 101, Herbs, Homestead Apothecary, Seasonal Remedies, Vegetables

The Many Benefits of Nettle

Young nettle emerging in the spring
One of the most useful plants to grow.
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  • Sue
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  • Herbal Medicine 101, Herbs, Homestead Apothecary, Household products, Plant Craft, Resilience & Adaptation, Resources, Seasonal Remedies

What’s a Home Herbalist?

Home Herbalist garden
Every home needs an herbalist.
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  • Sue
  • Herbal Medicine 101, Herbs, Resources, Seasonal Remedies

Herbal Learning Resources

Books, magazines, & websites
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  • Sue
  • Herbal Medicine 101, Herbs, Homestead Apothecary, Seasonal Remedies

Herbal Medicine 101

The basics of plant remedies
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  • Sue
  • Food & Drink, Fruits, Herbal Medicine 101, Vegetables

5 Tips for Healthy and Affordable Eating

Chopped vegetables
Plan and prep for wellness.
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  • Sue
  • Food & Drink, Herbal Medicine 101, Herbs

Medicinal Benefits of Chocolate

A recipe for healthy homemade chocolate
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  • Sue
  • Ecosystems & relationships, Herbs, History, Ethics, Principles

The Bittersweet Story of Cacao

There are few plants that have had a more compelling influence on humanity.
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  • Sue
  • Food & Drink

Winter Spice Balls

Winter Spice fat balls
Healthy snacks with nuts, seeds and spices.
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  • Sue
  • Gardening 101, Vegetables

Five Cold Weather Vegetables

Get started early with these vegetables
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  • Sue
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