Stories from the Homestead

Why olive oil in skincare?

Why olive oil in skincare?

Olive oil, a time-tested high quality ingredient for our skin!

Why olive oil in skincare?

Olive oil, a time-tested high quality ingredient for our skin!

Yarrow and Oregano wildharvest!

Yarrow and Oregano wildharvest!

A casual visit to the garden can turn into a wildharvest excursion, if you let it! Ours took us through yarrow and oregano patches!

Yarrow and Oregano wildharvest!

A casual visit to the garden can turn into a wildharvest excursion, if you let it! Ours took us through yarrow and oregano patches!

Inviting the wildflowers in...

Inviting the wildflowers in...

My youngest likes to go out on the property and look for wildflowers and offer them to me. He is always so excited about each and every one! I think...

Inviting the wildflowers in...

My youngest likes to go out on the property and look for wildflowers and offer them to me. He is always so excited about each and every one! I think...

How to make arnica oil { and a little bit about our harvest day }

How to make arnica oil { and a little bit about...

DIY Herbal Oil Making - with arnica flowers!

How to make arnica oil { and a little bit about...

DIY Herbal Oil Making - with arnica flowers!

Bring the garden in with herb bunches

Bring the garden in with herb bunches

I myself make my herb bunches and put them in the home! I find they bring a bunch (pun intended) of great benefits: Beauty, intoxicating fragrance, healthier atmosphere (most of...

Bring the garden in with herb bunches

I myself make my herb bunches and put them in the home! I find they bring a bunch (pun intended) of great benefits: Beauty, intoxicating fragrance, healthier atmosphere (most of...

Planting starts in the garden

Planting starts in the garden

If God wills it, later this summer thanks to these starts we will have our new batch of calendula, and hopefully, yarrow, oil and be well equipped to make this...

Planting starts in the garden

If God wills it, later this summer thanks to these starts we will have our new batch of calendula, and hopefully, yarrow, oil and be well equipped to make this...