Just when it seems like the garden is beginning to wind down, goldenrod steals the show. Its bright golden plumes stretch across fields, fence lines, and roadsides, bringing color to a landscape that is slowly getting ready for autumn. While many summer flowers are dwindling, goldenrod is just getti...

Just when it seems the garden has finished flowering for the year, bright yellow witch hazel blossoms begin appearing among the autumn landscape. As leaves turn shades of red and gold and many plants prepare for winter dormancy, witch hazel provides one of the last floral displays of the season.

I ...

Red clover was one of the first herbs I ever blended with, long before herbalism became part of my everyday homemaking. It showed up in an early women’s tea I created, and later, when we moved to our farm, I began noticing it growing all over the property each spring. Once you recognize red clover, ...

If you’ve ever stood over a pot of soup and wondered why the recipe calls for one lonely leaf that you’ll fish out later, you’re in the right place. That simple dried bay leaf, the one that often gets overlooked, isn’t just filler in your spice cupboard. It’s part of a tradition that stretches back ...

Discover how to make an herbal hawthorn berry tea recipe, explore heart-supportive benefits, and craft a homemade tincture with this wintery, homegrown herbal guide rooted in slow living.

When winter comes, the leaves are gone and hawthorn looks bare except for its poky branches and those bright ...

Elderberries grow all over where we are, at the foothills of the Cascade Mountain Range. My grandfather used to tell me that when they first moved here, they would go up and down the country roads collecting elderberries. 

I firmly believe that our Creator left us all sorts of useful plants that...

There was a time when there was no Hobby Lobby. I know… isn’t that horrible? But it’s true, no craft stores with pre-made decorations for every season. It wasn’t really that long ago, but I can still remember when the craft stores only had materials to make your own decorations. Yes, I’m that old. 

Basil is my favorite summertime herb! I love growing fresh basil and adding it to pizza or using it to make homemade pesto for pasta and grilled veggies. And that’s just the beginning! Basil is not only incredibly tasty, but it’s also full of wonderful medicinal properties.

In today’s guide, we ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...