5 Tips for Planning A Vegetable Garden
Anyone can grow vegetables!
Sue
Favorite Books of 2022
A list of my favorite books I read in 2022
2023 Intentions, Plans & Goals
2023 Intentions, Plans & Goals
Healthy Aging: Musculoskeletal System
Our health and wellness are key to our developing our resilience and maintaining our independence.
Montreal Steak Seasoning Blend
Ideal for meats, fish and vegetables.
Everything Seasoning Blend
Everything blend is great on most everything!
Self-Care for Anxiety & Stress
How well do you take care of yourself?
The Anxiety of Busyness
Overwhelming to-do lists, obligations, commitments & deadlines create anxiety.
Winter & Wildfire Prep on the Homestead
The blur of the autumn harvest and winter prep is over this year.
Roasted & Glazed Roots
Roasted and glazed root vegetables offer a satisfying and healthy comfort food.
Vegetable: Celeriac
A historical root is a new favorite vegetable.
Roasted Garlic, Potato & Celeriac Soup
Autumn comfort food at its best!
Winter Herbal Remedies
Support your immune system with herbal remedies.
How to Grow Garlic
You can always find garlic in grocery stores. So why grow garlic?
Wild Medicine: Elderberry
Elderberry has a long history as herbal folk medicine, especially as a remedy for influenza.
10 Ways to Spend Less on Food
Is it time to rethink how you eat and shop for food?
Summer Vegetable Chowder
This is my favorite summer soup but I wait until fresh ears of corn are available to make it.
How to Make a Shrub
Fruity shrubs are thirst-quenching, nutritious, and affordable.
Plant Profile: Milkweed
Milkweed is an amazing plant for so many reasons.
Finding Your Herbal Path
The world would benefit from more healers who value botanical medicine.
Native Plant Profile: Lupine
The tall colorful spires of lupine flowers are beautiful in the wild and the garden.
Medicinal Herb Profile: St. John’s Wort
St. John's Wort is powerful medicine free for the taking.
3 Healing Herbal Teas
Developing a daily ritual of drinking herbal teas offer a variety of medicinal benefits.
Native Plant Profile: Red Columbine
You can’t miss this native spring-blooming wildflower: its 2-3 foot slender stems are topped with brightly colored nodding flowers.
Homesteading for 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.
Book Review: Eating on the Wild Side
What makes food nutritious?
Strategies for Garden Pests & Diseases
Invest in natural solutions for garden pests and diseases.
Making Soil: Hugelkultur
Hugelkulltur is a design that offers multiple benefits.
Native Plant Profile: Bitterroot
A western wildflower with a remarkable ability
Creating a Cultivated Hedgerow
Hedgerows offer food, landscaping, medicine, and wildlife habitat.
The Many Benefits of Chickweed
An edible & medicinal spring weed
The How-To of Backyard Composting
Composting is a solution for the kitchen, the garden, and the world.
How to Use Chives in the Kitchen
Chive Blossom Vinegar & Chive Butter
Herb Profile: Chives
Easy to grow and use
Shoulder Season Eating: The Last of the Garden
Growing for winter eating
Spring Cleaning with Herbal Vinegar
Homemade cleaning products are healthier.
The Many Benefits of Nettle
One of the most useful plants to grow.
What’s a Home Herbalist?
Every home needs an herbalist.
Herbal Learning Resources
Books, magazines, & websites
Herbal Medicine 101
The basics of plant remedies
5 Tips for Healthy and Affordable Eating
Plan and prep for wellness.
Medicinal Benefits of Chocolate
A recipe for healthy homemade chocolate
The Bittersweet Story of Cacao
There are few plants that have had a more compelling influence on humanity.
Winter Spice Balls
Healthy snacks with nuts, seeds and spices.
Five Cold Weather Vegetables
Get started early with these vegetables