Learn how to make this DIY juniper spice beard balm for that bearded person in your life! This is a terrific homemade beard balm made with all natural herbal ingredients. This juniper spice recipe beard balm smells amazing! Homemade Herbal Beard Balm Last year I made a Rosemary Pine Beard Balm that was hugely popular,…
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Roasted Dandelion Root Coffee with Chicory Root & Cinnamon
{This post is sponsored by Mountain Rose Herbs} What if I told you that roasted dandelion root tasted almost exactly like coffee when brewed? Even more so when you add a pinch of roasted chicory root! I’ve heard this time and time again from people or read it on the internet, but I never actually…
Fermented Apple Ginger Beer (Made with a Ginger Bug)
When apples are in season make this naturally fermented apple ginger beer. It’s made with a ginger bug and is super fizzy and delicious! Fermenting Apples and Ginger Fall is the season for apples, and apples and ginger go together spectacularly! Ever since I first made a ginger bug, I knew that I wanted to…
Fermented Elderberry Soda with Ginger and Honey (Made with Wild Yeast)
Learn how to make this easy and delicious fermented elderberry soda with ginger and honey! It can be made with a wild yeast starter made with foraged elderberries, or a ginger bug. It’s the perfect natural soda for late summer and fall! Elderberry Season Elderberry season is always an exciting time. I love watching the…
Kombucha Soap: Natural Face Bar Recipe
Most of us in the fermenting world know all about kombucha, whether we’ve made it ourselves or just purchase it at our local health food store. What I’ve only recently learned is that kombucha is also great for the skin and makes a wonderful soap! This kombucha soap face bar recipe comes from a brand…
Zucchini Spice Bread (Made With Butter)
We all know that fall is all about pumpkin spice everything, but why don’t we have a zucchini spice craze in the summertime? I’m about to change that! Zucchini is abundant in gardens everywhere, and can be used in yummy baked goods like this zucchini spice bread made with butter. Zucchini Bread Made with Butter…
Blackberry Mead: One Gallon Recipe
Blackberry mead is an easy-to-make, probiotic-rich, sparkling fermented drink. Getting this started in the late summer when blackberries are ripe is a lovely way to have a delicious gallon of mead ready for fall! Hot summer days mean one thing to me: blackberries are ripening! It’s usually sometime in August that we start foraging for…
Comfrey Tea: Homemade Natural Fertilizer
My husband Joel has been making this awesome homemade natural fertilizer for our garden using comfrey, and its been working amazingly well! It’s super easy, too, especially if you have comfrey growing in your garden already. Basically, it’s a simple comfrey tea, or infusion to be exact. Joel wrote this post for us today to…
Wild Rose and Yarrow Soap
Making homemade soap is one of my new favorite skills. I especially love soaps that are made with foraged and wildcrafted ingredients. This wild rose and yarrow soap is lovely and great for the skin! Wild Rose and Yarrow Soap Recipe My friend Jan Berry, blogger at The Nerdy Farm Wife and author of The…
5 Medicinal Herbs in Your Spice Rack
I love herbal medicine, and when I first got really into it I was surprised and pleased to learn that so many common herbs and spices are medicinal. Many herbs and spices that most of us already have in our spice racks do double duty as powerful healers. I’m going to go over five of…
