A Simple Chickweed salve recipe for homemade first aid kid 🌿
Discover how to make a soothing homemade chickweed salve using fresh herbs and natural ingredients. This easy, two-step recipe is inspired by my visit to herbalist Pat Collins’ workshop, where I learned the power of creating your own healing remedies at home. Perfect for easing eczema, rashes, itchy skin and more — a beautiful addition to any natural medicine cabinet.
Designing Our Mountainside Homestead: A Practical Guide to Permaculture Living
Some people saw an uninviting hillside, we saw the opportunity to build a home. Building a homestead isn’t about perfection. It’s about starting where you are and letting the land teach you. With simple design, composting, and worm farming, you can create a thriving, sustainable space that feeds both your family and the earth.
Types of Meditation: Finding the Practice That Works for You
The best technique is the one that feels like home. Meditation is one of those practices that sounds simple, and in many ways, it is. At its heart, meditation is simply giving yourself permission to pause. It’s the moment you put down the endless stream of thoughts, to-do lists, and worries, and choose instead to rest inside your own body for a little while. In our world of constant motion, this pause can feel uncomfortable at first. We’re so used to doing that simply being c
The power is in today: your brain believes what you tell it most
There’s a moment in many of our lives when the momentum that once kept us moving forward suddenly becomes too much. Each day feels faster, louder, and more demanding. The very rhythm that once gave us purpose begins to push us off balance. For me, that moment came when I found myself constantly running, but never arriving anywhere that felt like home. As the noise of life built around me, I began to feel increasingly disconnected and overwhelmed by everything that was happeni
Seed Saving – Keeping the Cycle Going
Saving seeds feels like keeping the heartbeat of the garden alive and it means I don't have to rely on buying seeds from stores. The next season's garden is already in your hands.
Turmeric Harvesting – Growing Sunshine Beneath the Soil
There’s something deeply satisfying about pulling turmeric from the earth, the rich, golden colour bursting through the soil like hidden sunshine. Every year, our turmeric patch glows with this vibrant energy, and I never tire of seeing that beautiful orange-yellow hue.