{This post is sponsored by Ball® Fresh Preserving} When fall comes, it’s a good idea to start thinking about herbal remedies that will keep you healthy through winter. This herbal oxymel recipe with sage and ginger is easy to make and has many benefits for the immune system. It also happens to be deliciously sweet…
Herbalism
Using herbs, flowers, and plants for medicine is something I feel very strongly about, as I believe that the plant world has given us almost everything we need to stay healthy! I’m passionate about teaching others how to make their own herbal remedies and skin care products with homegrown and foraged herbs and flowers.
Learn how to make herbal salves, creams, lotion bars, soap, tinctures, and teas.
Fermented Honey Garlic
This fermented honey garlic is the perfect thing to make to boost your immune system! Both honey and garlic have strong medicinal benefits, so you’ll want to have this delicious home remedy on hand for cold and flu season. Fermenting Garlic in Honey I’m really excited to share this post with you! Fermented honey garlic…
How to Make Elderberry Syrup: Simple Recipe with Fresh or Dried Berries
{This post is sponsored by Ball® Fresh Preserving} In the late summer and early fall when elderberries are in season, it’s the perfect time to make some homemade elderberry syrup! This syrup is not only delicious, but has powerful medicinal benefits as well. Ball® Sharing Jars and Freezer Jars I’m so excited to tell you…
Foraging Plantain: Identification and Uses
Even if you don’t know this plant by name, you’ve almost definitely seen plantain growing in the wild before! Typically dismissed as a weed, plantain has a long history of use as a healing plant, often called “nature’s band-aid.” From varieties of plantain to its edible and medicinal uses, here’s everything you need to know…
10 Reasons to Grow Oregano: a Highly Beneficial Herb
Oregano is an amazing herb, and definitely one that everyone should have growing in their backyard herb garden. Not only does it add great flavor to your favorite dishes, it’s also a powerful medicinal herb. Many of the common culinary herbs like rosemary, thyme, and sage also have healing benefits, and do double duty in…
10 Reasons to Grow Sage for your Garden, Food, and Health
For many people, sage is the ultimate autumnal herb. Savory recipes for roast turkey, stuffing, and squash are at their best when accompanied by the addition of fresh sage. What you may not realize, even if sage is a regular part of your cooking routine year-round, is how easy it is to grow fresh sage…
Calendula Lotion Bars for Dry Skin
Calendula flowers are highly beneficial and nourishing for the skin. These calendula lotion bars are easy to make and the perfect natural remedy for dry skin! Calendula for Dry Skin I always have dry fingertips. It it just me? The heels of my feet are often dry as well. I’ve tried many different products to…
Calendula Iced Tea: Botanical & Refreshing
{This post is sponsored by Ball® Fresh Preserving} Calendula is a beautiful flower that just happens to also be edible and beneficial. It is definitely one that I always have growing in my garden! It reseeds itself readily and comes back year after year without any inputs. The beautiful orange color of calendula flowers make…
Wild Violet Soap for Spring: Homemade and Foraged
Inspired by the curling purple petals and fringed yellow throats of violets, Wild Violet Soap is a fun way for a soap maker to celebrate the return of spring! An all-natural, cold-processed soap recipe, it is made with foraged wild violet infused herbal tea, moisturizing violet infused sweet almond oil, and tinted with natural colorants….
How to Make Skin Soothing Rose Lotion Bars
Learn how to make rose lotion bars! These lovely lotion bars use rose infused oil and are great for the skin. They are easy to make and a wonderful addition to your homemade bath and beauty projects. Using Garden Roses for Skin Care We have a huge rose bush in the front yard of our…
