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.

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.

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 can seem like a...