Growing up, my room was filled with all sorts of crafts, usually involving paper of any and every kind. I had glue, glitter, paints, colored pencils, fancy scissors that cut all sorts of shapes, and rubber stamps galore. Hello 80s! 

While all of those things are fun tools for a crafty person to ...

 I've never been able to drink alcohol — not even a glass of wine. Having non-alcoholic fatty liver disease paired with a compromised digestive system makes alcohol one of the hardest things for me to handle. Only a sip or two will have me sleeping in short order and will leave my digestive system f...

 I grew up drinking sun tea like it was going out of style. I could never get enough of it! My mom always made it using Lipton tea bags in one of those big gallon containers with the brightly colored design on the outside. She would fill it up, set it in the sun, and then top it off with sugar. 

Summer is definitely a time for ice-cold drinks. I grew up drinking Lipton’s sun tea all summer long! Nowadays, I still love a good sun tea but made with higher quality loose-leaf tea instead of tea bags. There are so many wonderful cold drink options for summertime, including Starbucks teas and cof...

Our hoop house greenhouse is one of my favorite places to go when it is cold and wet out in the Pacific North West. It is a peaceful little oasis where I can garden while listening to the rain, and best of all… where I can grow food for my family without getting too soaked.

We have had our origi...

The liver is such an super important system for all of us! It’s responsible for detoxification and cleaning out all the gunk that goes through our body — I like to think of it as being similar to a car filter. And, a car filter needs changing sometimes so that it works normally and does everythin...

Milk thistle is one of my favorite medicinal herbs. Some of its best medicinal uses include liver support, digestion, and gallbladder health. These systems are highly critical to making sure that we are healthy all over. 

I’ll be honest with you: milk thistle is not necessarily a plant you would...

Fall is hands down my favorite time of year. It’s the harvest season after the hard winter, the rush of spring, and the hot summer have all passed. To me, it’s the perfect time of year because it isn’t too hot or too cold, and the nights are not too short yet either. Best of all, it means that Chris...

If you have clay soil on your property, you are likely no stranger to the fact that it turns into a rock in the summer. This type of soil is difficult to work in, doesn’t take water very easily, and will either flood until it’s muddy or just not get enough water to the plants. 

Thankfully, raise...

Rice Krispie Treats were my favorite thing growing up. They were a must-have in the summer at every family gathering, reunion, or potluck, and they were probably the first things gone from the table too. But when I later discovered that I had a sugar allergy (and had a near-death reaction to corn sy...

Roses are not only beautiful, but also useful in so many ways. Today, I will share a few recipes using rose petals, along with some new ideas for bringing the garden into your home.

Roses are among my favorite flowers to grow in the garden, especially the kind that smells like raspberries! I pre...

How many of you are growing a garden this year? Are you growing medicinal flowers?

We started ours with basic things that could be eaten. It was a way to help cut down on food costs and to know the story of where our food was coming from. Knowing which growing methods were used, where the seeds ...