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December & January Around the Homestead

December & January Around the Homestead

It‘s hard to believe we’re already into the second week of January. I feel like I haven’t even had time to process the month of December or even the entire year of 2024. Yet here we are, the wheel turns and into 2025 we are thrust. Ready

Breaking Holiday Tradition in Search of Slowness

Breaking Holiday Tradition in Search of Slowness

It’s ok to break tradition, repeat after me, it is ok to break tradition. This thought has been running through my mind since the days started getting cooler and longer. It always seems like right after Halloween, Christmas sneaks up so quickly and before we even know it, it&

October and November around the Homestead

October and November around the Homestead

Fall is my favourite time of year. I long for the changing of the seasons, but I don't like knowing I will be cooped up inside for months on end. My bare feet belong on the earth and wearing shoes isn't my idea of a good

July to September around the Homestead

July to September around the Homestead

I kind of blanked on my monthly homestead updates, the summer months always seem to get away from me. My days throughout July and August are a quick paced mashup of early morning and late nights, endless laundry piles, baking bread daily, a million snacks and meals for the kids.

Along the Hedge - Homestead & Apothecary

Along the Hedge - Homestead & Apothecary

Ever since I could remember I’ve wanted to live in the country and have a hobby farm. That life-long goal was achieved when we purchased our little 2.5 acres tucked back in the middle of nowhere. The banker tried to talk us out of it. It’s not

The Herbal Path

The Herbal Path

Herbs have been studied, explored, and relied upon for thousands of years. They have been skillfully turned into teas, tinctures, salves, powders and more. Herbalists have made allies with thousands of medical and culinary herbs. Many of the medicinal herbs used today are classified ambiguously as weeds, but as herbal

May and June Around the Homestead

May and June Around the Homestead

I'm not really sure where May went... but here we are a week into June already. Oyyyyy! May was a lot. We got our chicks and ducklings and had to basically start & finish up the chicken tractors. I started transplanting my cabbage and brussels sprout seedlings and