I’ve picked up a thing or two from my herbalist friends, now developing my own home remedies for colds and overall winter wellness. It’s fun to get to chat with people who know plants and motherhood and children and husbands alike, who can e[...]
The Off-Grid Homestead Bundle is a comprehensive vault of resources covering a multitude of skill sets and topics, curated specifically to guide you to the lifestyle that you always dreamed possible. There is really something for everyone in[...]
I grew up in Sonoma County, California (“Nor Cal”) where world-class pinot noir and chardonnay are grown and wild mustard shines between the rows of those grapevines and redwoods line the drive to the house I grew up in. Luckily for me,[...]
This year's Fall gardening season is about to begin! Or, if you're starting seeds, then it's already underway. The key to this season is knowing your hardiness zone and your frost dates. Per the usual. It's different for all of us (hence why[...]
For the past two years, I've grown chamomile for tea. It's the absolute best evening ritual. However, I also use it to soak washcloths for teething babies, to add to meals as a sweet green apple scented garnish, or to a bath for eczema-skinned t[...]
The day after I found out that I was pregnant with our third baby, I emailed myself this note: May 20, 2022 “Dear Baby, I found out about you on a rainy morning in May. Just the night before I had taken a pregnancy test an[...]
The real moment that everything changed for me was when my husband asked something along the lines of, “If you could spend your working time doing anything you wanted to, what would you be doing?". My answer was gardening and being wi[...]
The day has come and gone (okay, but just like a couple of days ago). Our inaugural planting day in the NEW KITCHEN GARDEN! All of a sudden soil was in (yes, all 110 bags) and I was ready to go and had starts waiting for me, and it just …[...]