Author name: Dina Wilson

Hi! I'm Dina, a mother, gardener, homesteader, and seasonal recipe creator. I love to share practical tips from my family's homestead in Zone 5B. I write about medicinal herbs, gardening, and simple homemade recipes that support a self-sufficient lifestyle. Welcome to DBSFarmWilson.

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Garlic for Health: Proven Benefits and Natural Remedies You Can Try

Garlic is one of those kitchen staples we often take for granted. A clove here, a clove there tossed into soups, sauces, or roasted with veggies. But this humble bulb has a lot more to offer than flavor. For thousands of years, people around the world have turned to garlic not just as food, but […]

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Fall Herb Basket with Echinachea Flower

Last Chance Herbs: What to Plant This Fall in Zone 5 (Before Frost!)

Summer is coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean the gardening season is over in Zone 5! In fact, it’s one of the best times to get certain herbs established before the cold sets in. Cooler temperatures reduce transplant shock, soil retains moisture better, and many herbs thrive in the crisp autumn air. If

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Fire Cider Overlooking Garden

How to Make Fire Cider Recipe: Immune-Boosting Tonic for Cold and Flu Season

You may have heard the term “fire cider” in the last few years – while it’s been around for ages, it’s only recently gained popularity through the rise of holistic medicine and homesteading. This delicious herbal fire cider recipe is the best way to help boost your immune system during the low vitamin D season.

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Goldenrod Flowers in Full Bloom with a Bumble Bee

Goldenrod Benefits, Uses & How to Make Goldenrod Tea

It’s the end of summer and beginning of fall – time to fill that medicinal cabinet with the ‘to make whole’ plant – Goldenrod! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a commission. Thanks. Introduction to Goldenrod & Other Names for Goldenrod Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis spp.

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What To Plant in June: A Seed Starting Guide for Gardening Success

June is here and you may be worried because time got away from you and you haven’t started your garden yet! Or your gardening season is shortened this year due to weather (yes that’s us too). Regardless, it’s June and you are worried that you missed your window. That could not be farther from the

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