While we carry a Bruise Rollerball in our farm store, it is good to have a backup recipe for an essential oil rollerball that doesn't contain Helichrysum. For casual essential oil users, Helichrysum is one of the most expensive oils you will purchase. The recipe uses Frankincense, which while also expensive from some sources, I… Continue reading Bump & Bruise Essential Oil Rollerball
Category: Homesteading
Eucalyptus and Lavender Epsom Bath Salts
I created this eucalyptus and lavender epsom bath salts blend for a neighbor recently. Both her and her mother suffer from eczema, as does my youngest child. One recommendation you often hear is taking baths versus showers. Don't go for super hot water though, that can make sensitive skin worse. Epsom salts are well proven… Continue reading Eucalyptus and Lavender Epsom Bath Salts
Canning Dandelion Jelly
Right at the end of the Spring bloom, the first crop of Dandelions have nearly disappeared (oh, they will come back!), so I set the youngest outside to pick a bucket for me. This jelly's hardest work is the picking, and then stripping of the flowers, but it goes fast. Although you might have green and… Continue reading Canning Dandelion Jelly
Canning Lilac Jelly
Wherever I have lived (if it was a house) there seemed to always be a Lilac Bush nearby. Most were tree like. We had one that was taller than the house, and was covered in white blooms. While we are down to only one here, it is a deep purple lilac. The blooms were late… Continue reading Canning Lilac Jelly
April In The Gardens
April in the gardens....a frustrating cold and wet month, in a Spring that wasn't showing up. It got better by the end of the month, but being in a holding pattern wasn't easy. Even with the long and wet winter and early spring, our trees finally bloomed. They have all been late this year. We… Continue reading April In The Gardens