natural insect repellents- outdoor challenge

The best essential oils for homemade insect repellents.......READ MORE.

Numi Blooming Tea

Numi Flowering Tea- Flower Jewel's tender white tea is crowned by a bright.......READ MORE.

oatmeal-honey face mask

Here is a great gentle oatmeal mask for those of us that have sensitive skin. I guarantee this will leave your face feeling clean, soft, and smooth. READ MORE.......

winter sunflower and oats scrub

A recipe to rehydrate your skin using ingredients from your cupboard......READ MORE.

herbal honey candy/cough drops

We made herbal candy (medicinal drops) for the first time last week. Little bit challenging I must admit, but fun and tasty! Our candy was basically a peppermint candy with a bit of beebalm, thyme, and sage added for a cold fighting punch......READ MORE for the recipe.

get well gremlin softie (free pattern)

The Get Well Gremlins are finished and I have 2 little ladies who are quite excited about them! They are kind of a twist on a dream pillow but you don’t use dry herbs as the stuffing. Each gremlin has a pocket to hold a cotton ball or........READ MORE.

get well gremlin and vegetarian chili

I forgot to mention one more flu comfort the little ladies enjoy. They love to take a cotton ball to bed that has 2 drops lavender, 1 drop peppermint, 1 drop eucalyptus and 1 drop tea tree essential oils on it. This makes their breathing better and opens up those stuffy nasal passages. Now the problem is where to put the cotton ball, it tends to get lost in the bed? Today I came up with this little........READ MORE.

easing flu symptoms

Well, the bad germs hit us this weekend. Saturday morning the little ladies both got up with high fevers, sore throats- “like I’ve never felt before,” claimed Fauna, and swollen glands. The day continued with Fauna not talking and barely moving, she couldn’t even watch the silly Halloween shows we had running. Araina sat in......READ MORE.

"feel better" herbal wreath

Sunday was a rainy cold and wet kind of day; an indoor activity was needed. After being so sick last week Araina thought it would be a great idea to make a ”Feel Better Wreath.” A wreath full of herbs that “make you feel better.” We went outside.......READ MORE.

goldenrod history and medicine

Happy Autumn! Our field is ablaze with gold from the tall goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) growing everywhere. I love the golden color of this plant and it has an interesting history in the USA. After the Boston Tea Party.....READ MORE.

red clover tea (nitrogen)

One of our favorite teas from our yard is red clover tea. Not only are the blossoms tasty to munch but they make a wonderful cleansing tea. We are studying the many benefits of clover to our gardens..........READ MORE.

Plantain Insect Sting and Bite Remedy

Romeo: Your plantain leaf is excellent for that.
Benvolio: For what, I pray thee?
Romeo: For your broken (cut) shin.
-William Shakespeare

Plantain (Plantago major and Plantago lanceolata) is easy to find and easy to use (there are over 200 species). It is FANTASTIC for bug bites and stings because it’s an astringent that creates a soothing and cooling effect. Plantain.......READ MORE.