There’s something deeply beautiful about creating your own healing remedies from the plants that grow right around your feet. One of the favorite summer allies of our forest families? Bee Balm—also known as Monarda, Wild Bergamot, or Oswego Tea. This vibrant, spiky bloom isn’t just… Read More »Homemade Organic Bee Balm Salve & Oil
Mullein + garlic = amazing for ear health! Mullein Garlic Ear Oil is my favorite go-to for any issues with ears! From dogs and cats to kids and adults, mullein garlic ear oil is amazing for supporting ear health without the use of pHarmaceuticals. A… Read More »Homemade Organic Mullein Garlic Ear Oil
Another of my summer favorites for preserving, is my own version of organic strawberry pie filling. I’ve taken bits and pieces of different recipes I’ve tried over the years, and found this one to be my favorite! Homemade Organic Strawberry Pie Filling Ingredients: 3 large… Read More »Homemade Organic Strawberry Pie Filling
Strawberry time is one of my absolute favorite seasons! I love fruit jams because they’re so easy. I like to make different jams and jellies and preserves, but my top favorite has got to be STRAWBERRY! There’s just something special about popping open a jar… Read More »Homemade Organic Strawberry Jam
Mmmmmm y’all. If you’ve never had Cowboy Candy before, you’re in for a treat! I make this usually in late summer when allllll the jalapenos in my garden are ripe and ready for picking. You’ll need to make sure you choose firm peppers that don’t… Read More »Homemade Homegrown Organic Cowboy Candy (“Candied Jalapenos”)
Story time! So, when I was a kid, my sisters and I would climb the sweetgum tree in the front yard. We lived in the suburbs and we made this tree one of a few “treehouses”… which, for us kids, consisted of nailing a few… Read More »Homemade Organic “Oink” Sweetgum Tincture
Black Walnut is one of the “unsung heroes” of the tree world. Largely abhorred for turning folks’ hands black when you hold them, they pack a powerful punch when it comes to health! Black walnut tincture is super easy to make! All you need to… Read More »Homegrown Organic Black Walnut Tincture
Ingredients:• 5 fresh organic lemons• 1/3 cup organic honey• 4 cups cold filtered water• ice and lemon wedges for serving Instructions:• Juice the lemons and add the juice to a blender along with the honey.• Blend the lemon juice and honey until smooth.• Add the… Read More »Homemade Organic Backyard Lemonade
Enter: FIRECIDER.
First of all, let me tell you about the taste. The odds that it will kick you in the teeth, are pretty high.
We make our elderberry syrup the “old fashioned way” around here. (Like our amazing Grandmas used to make it.)