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A Recipe for Homemade, Homegrown Cayenne Pepper Hot Sauce

With the heat of the summer in full swing here in the desert…my cayenne pepper plants are bursting with new growth and peppers galore! I just came in from harvesting a little over a pint of cay...

1 day ago 1 person likes this

Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways #29

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3 days ago 2 people like this

Herbal Rescue: Your Guide to Creating a Homemade Herbal First Aid Kit

ith the celebration of Memorial Day in the U.S. behind us, summer is preparing for her grand entrance – and with her, the anticipation of many outdoor adventures are on the horizon. Now’s...

4 days ago

Herbal Remedies for Common Pet and Livestock Ailments

Editor’s note: This is a guest post that has been written by Chris Dalziel of Joybilee Farm. raise sheep, goats, llamas, angora rabbits, and poultry; as well as dogs and cats at Joybilee Farm, ...

5 days ago 1 person likes this

The Best Herbs for Pregnancy ~ And a Making Babies Giveaway

Tweet Pregnancy is a profound experience in a woman’s life. It carries with it many joys and challenges; yet, understanding how to keep your health in balance can make all the difference. The t...

25 may 12 1 person likes this

Creating a Kitchen Pharmacy: How to Make an Herbal Compress and Poultice

Before really learning about the different herbal remedies, I remember hearing “compress” and “poultices” and then thinking they were one in the same. Well, over the years, I have come to understand ...

24 may 12 2 people like this

Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways #28

The Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways Wednesday Blog Hop Welcome to Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways Wednesday, this is a blog hop! If you are a blogger, please feel free to link-up and share as many posts ...

23 may 12 1 person likes this

A Recipe for Homemade Herbal Cold Care Capsules

I feel like my medicine chest isn’t complete without these homemade herbal cold care capsules. Making my own allows me the freedom and joy of controlling the quality of ingredients. In fact, most of ...

21 may 12 1 person likes this

Creating a Kitchen Pharmacy: Make Your Own Herbal Capsules

A home-based pharmacy isn’t complete without the inclusion of ready-to-consume herbal capsules. However, the downside to buying pre-packaged, commercially-prepared capsules is the uncertainty of thei...

21 may 12 1 person likes this

Creating a Kitchen Pharmacy: How to Make an Herb Infused Medicinal Oil

Herb infused oils may sound intimidating, however I promise…if you can boil water, you can infuse herbs in oil. Choosing the oil you will use should be based on availability, sustainability, an...

18 may 12 1 person likes this

How to Make Herbal Popsicles ~ A Recipe

Looking for a fun and effective way to incorporate more herbs into you child’s diet? Make herbal popsicles! These little homemade treats are super refreshing during the heat of summer and they ...

18 may 12 1 person likes this

How to Create Your Own Herbal Tea Blend at Home to Ease the Symptoms of PMS

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS), since ancient times, has plagued women with it’s a complicated mix of hormonal imbalances, nutrient deficiencies, and a variety of psychosocial factors. Without dou...

17 may 12 1 person likes this

Top 10 Herbs for Your Kitchen Herbal Tea Closet

Adding an herbal tea closet to your kitchen can be as simple as clearing a shelf in one of your kitchen cabinets and filling it with a few jars full of dried medicinal herbs. Love the idea of having ...

17 may 12 1 person likes this

Creating a Kitchen Pharmacy: How to Prepare Medicinal Teas

Tweet The art of tea making has been prized for many thousands of years. In fact, it is one of the most common methods for the consumption of medicinal herbs. It’s a simple process that require...

17 may 12 1 person likes this

Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways #27

Tweet The Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways Wednesday Blog Hop Welcome to Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways Wednesday, this is a blog hop! If you are a blogger, please feel free to link-up and share as many ...

16 may 12 1 person likes this

How to Make A Cold and Flu Tincture Using Homegrown Herbs ~ A Recipe

Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), horehound (Marrubium vulgare), and garden sage (Salvia officinalis) abound in my garden this time of year! Each one of these medicinal herbs are super easy to grow a...

15 may 12 1 person likes this

How to Treat Migraines with an Herbal Tincture at Home ~ A Recipe

Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) abounds in my garden! It is one of the most easy to grow medicinal herbs and has some pretty amazing healing properties…making it a great addition to the home pharmac...

15 may 12 1 person likes this

Creating a Kitchen Pharmacy: How to Make an Herbal Tincture at Home

Tweet In the simplest of terms a tincture is a concentrated liquid extract made from herbs. Tincturing herbs is another safe and effective way to preserve fresh, homegrown herbs…one that our an...

15 may 12 1 person likes this

Creating a Kitchen Pharmacy: Traditional Methods of Preserving Homegrown Herbs

Tweet Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the medicinal plants we needed were available to us at all times throughout the year! However, just as we work to preserve the summer harvest of garden fruits ...

14 may 12 1 person likes this

Creating a Kitchen Pharmacy: When and how should I harvest medicinal herbs?

Tweet Different parts of medicinal plants are used to treat a variety of ailments. Most of us usually only think of harvesting the aerial parts of the plant — leaves, buds, and flowers. And for...

12 may 12 1 person likes this

Creating a Kitchen Pharmacy: How to Wildcraft Herbs

Tweet I strongly believe our Creator has freely given us — in nature – the means by which to care for our most basic needs. Although in this life we will battle with a variety of ailments...

11 may 12 1 person likes this

Creating a Kitchen Pharmacy: The Benefits of Good Water ~ And a Giveaway for You

Tweet We all know that water is foundational for our good health and survival — nothing can replace it. However, these days it seems like everywhere you look headlines like this appear… F...

10 may 12

Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways #26

Tweet The Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways Wednesday Blog Hop Welcome to Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways Wednesday, this is a blog hop! If you are a blogger, please feel free to link-up and share as many ...

09 may 12 1 person likes this

Homemade Red Cabbage Salad

I told you a couple of days ago that we were being inundated with cabbage from our CSA…well it continues! And today I made a homemade red cabbage salad — a variation on this recipe —...

09 may 12

Creating a Kitchen Pharmacy: Best Practice Guidelines

Tweet Before we dive into the “how-to” portion of this month’s series on Creating a Kitchen Pharmacy let’s take a look at a few best practice guidelines that everyone should i...

08 may 12 1 person likes this

Creating a Kitchen Pharmacy: Tips for Buying and Storing Medicinal Herbs

iven the times, wouldn’t it be lovely if each of us could grow all of our own medicinal herbs…right along with all of our own vegetables, fruit, and animals. I envy those who live 100% se...

07 may 12 1 person likes this

Creating a Kitchen Pharmacy: Equipment and Supplies

When preparing your kitchen for a return to home-based medicine – and for making a variety of medicinal herbal remedies – you may be relieved to discover that you already have most of the...

05 may 12 1 person likes this

Creating a Kitchen Pharmacy: Reviving Home-Based Health and Healing

Tweet “I am my own healer. I have a radiant voice within that guides me. I can make decisions for myself. I can rely on others as needed, but at my discretion. It is my body, my health, my bala...

04 may 12

Creating a Kitchen Pharmacy

Tweet During these uncertain times – times of change – there are many individuals and families in search of an altogether different approach to treating minor illnesses and ailments. For ...

03 may 12 1 person likes this

Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways #25

Tweet The Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways Wednesday Blog Hop Welcome to Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways Wednesday, this is a blog hop! If you are a blogger, please feel free to link-up and share as many ...

02 may 12 2 people like this

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