Episode 8 Sustainability Book Chat As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. If you want to learn more about using herbs beyond the kitchen, The Artisan Herbalist is a must read and a must see. It’s filled will … Read More
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Even though homesteaders tend to be really good at working hard, most of us need to get better at relaxing and pampering ourselves sometimes. That’s exactly what The Herb Lover’s Spa … Read More
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Within hours of starting to read Rosemary Gladstar’s Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner’s Guide, I had started a tincture and an infusion. It is one of my favorite herbal books for beginners, … Read More
I’ve spent the day curled up with my favorite seed catalogs and dreaming about my gardens. Every year between Groundhog Day and the first day of planting in the spring I struggle to find activities that allow me to feel … Read More
I grew up in a gardening family. This meant that I learned a lot about taking care of my body while standing on a stool in the kitchen. Both my parents and my grandparents knew a lot about how to … Read More
The Importance of Local I believe we should all have the ability to walk into our backyard and pick what is needed for any minor home emergency. Western medicine and natural therapies have become polarized un-necessarily. It can be inappropriate to … Read More
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Today we’re chatting with Dawn Combs, author of Heal Local: 20 Essential Herbs for Do-it-Yourself Home Healthcare. How did you get interested in medicinal herbs? I have been fascinated with ethnobotany … Read More
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. New Society Publishers initially contacted me a few months ago and asked if I would be interested in reading a pre-publication galley for Heal Local: 20 Essential Herbs for Do-it-Yourself Home … Read More
Although you can buy a fancy food dehydrator to dry your own food, there are a number of foods that can be dried in a more low-tech manner. Herbs, such as mint and basil, are probably the easiest to dry. … Read More
One winter more than a decade ago after receiving my master’s degree and suffering through a class on research and statistics, I decided to finally put that knowledge to use. I then proceeded to design a study that I knew … Read More
Thrifty Homesteader is about creating a more sustainable life, but what exactly does that mean? It means making choices that will make you healthier...
