a fiber farm and artisan studio passionate about teaching you self-reliant skills for backyard homesteading.
I homestead in a Northern climate, in Canada. While most of the people around me benefit from a moderate zone 5 climate, I’m in a mountain valley at 2700 feet. I can get frost any day of the year, in zone 3. So I need to pick herbs that can withstand frost. Being in a [...]
Homestead Medicine Cabinet: Flax jelly for sore throats Its a beautiful sunny day today. It seems brighter with the sunlight reflected on the snow. The wind is blowing quite strongly and its blowing in freshness and life. Its been kind of dark since Solstice and I love to see the sunlight again. Lots of my [...]
Its chicken soup season. Living rural means that you need to take your health into your own hands. How can you keep from getting sick when those around you are coughing and sneezing? And what can you do when you need to get over it quickly — other lives are depending on you. People around [...]
All roses develop fruit — hips – once the flowers fade. Wild roses and rugosa roses are the most prolific fruiting roses. Health Benefits of Rosehips Rose hips are rich in vitamin C, one of the highest plant sources, with 100 grams of dried hips yielding 2,000 mg of vitamin C. Rosehips contain vitamin [...]
Garden herbs and wild herbs provide food, teas and medicine. To get the most benefit from them they need to be harvested at the peak of ripeness — when the volatile oils peak and before the oils in the plant diminish. Different herbs are harvested at different times. Harvesting and drying leaves Some plants like [...]
Virgin Coconut Oil, Gold Label - 1 quart
