You’ll find all of the articles in our blog here, including our growing guides, seed saving guides, and recipes.
We’ve added a new section to our website this year called “Medicinal Herb Hub” where you can find all our medicinal herbal articles, medicinal remedies, salves, tinctures & more.
Also check out our new mini series called “How To Become A Homesteader” where Dina takes you through her journey from city slicker to homesteader and how you can do it too.
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How to Harvest and Save Sunflower Seeds for Next Year
Sunflowers are my wife’s favourite flower. That’s why you see them all over our website, including our favicon. We grow sunflowers every year for their beauty and for the bees,…
The Trick to Drying Basil in a Dehydrator
It’s the end of the season and I’ve already made pounds of basil salt, I have countless basil pesto prepared and now I also have frozen basil pucks. But there’s…
Amish Advil Recipe: A Traditional Herbal Remedy for an All Natural Pain Relief
If you’ve heard people talking about ‘Amish Advil’ you may be wondering what it actually is. Despite the name, Amish Advil isn’t a medication at all. It’s a traditional herbal…
How to Make Fermented Jalapeño Hot Sauce
Every year we grow more jalapeños than we know what to do with. After pickling them, making cowboy candy and saving seeds for next year’s garden, fermenting them has become…
Gifts for Gardeners: 6 Genuine Ideas and 2 Things to Never Buy
Buying gifts for gardeners sounds easy until you actually start thinking about it and looking. There are endless lists recommending gardening mugs, decorative signs, random seed packets and every garden…
How to Save Marigold Seeds for Next Year
Saving marigold seeds is one of the easiest ways to collect seeds from your garden. Marigolds were one of the first plants I learned to save seeds from. Once the…