Tag: Herbs

Sitka Rose Hip Syrup
Herbalism · Recipes

Sitka Rose Hip Syrup

Sarah

One of the best roses for creating herbalist recipes with is the Sitka Rose. While its name has one thinking of wild Alaska, it actually grows along the low lands of the PNW well into Washington State and beyond, and grows beautifully. It's a gorgeous bush, and they grow tall along the salt water on… Continue reading Sitka Rose Hip Syrup

Air Drying Herbs and Flowers
Gardening · Herbalism · Homesteading · Preserving

Air Drying Herbs and Flowers

Sarah

Drying herbs and flowers is easy to do, and takes little work to put away a years worth. And you don't need a dehydrator either. My method is very simple: Take a clean brown grocery bag outside and pick, tossing into the bag as you do. Then fold over the top to keep light and… Continue reading Air Drying Herbs and Flowers

Easy To Grow Perennial Herbs
Gardening · Homesteading

Easy To Grow Perennial Herbs

Sarah

No matter where I have lived, I have always had herbs growing. Even in dismal cramped apartments I found ways to have life near me. It is what the hippies would have called Earth Grounding. That you can easily touch a living plant, and feel right with the world, inside or outside. Now then, I… Continue reading Easy To Grow Perennial Herbs

Tye-Dyeing With Fresh Indigo Leaves
Crafting · crafts · DIY · Gardening · Herbalism · Homeschooling · Wildcrafting

Tye-Dyeing With Fresh Indigo Leaves

Sarah

As part of the hybrid homeschooling we are doing with our local school district, the boys get to attend the farm at the school in person. Last week we had an instructor come and teach tye-dyeing with Indigo leaves. I hadn't done it before, so it was very fascinating to learn. Glad we had cover… Continue reading Tye-Dyeing With Fresh Indigo Leaves

Spring On The Farm
Gardening · Markets

Spring On The Farm

Sarah

I won't lie....I have been very, very busy the past month. Not much time to sit down and actually write blog posts. Some weeks I don't turn on my computer more than every 3 days! But that isn't a bad thing, it just means I am busy on the farm, growing plants and produce like… Continue reading Spring On The Farm