What to Stock In A Home Apothecary

Herbs & Essential Oils, Home Remedies

* This article contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure.   Having a home apothecary full of medicinal herbs, tinctures and infusions of all kinds is many a homesteader’s dream! In fact, as far as goals and dreams...

4 Ways to Preserve Herbs At Home

Preserving

Every year without fail, I wait until the last possible moment to harvest and preserve everything out of our garden, including my herbs. Sure, I harvest things throughout the season to eat or enjoy fresh, but when it comes to preserving (as with many other things),...

Homemade Herb Butter (aka. Compound Butter)

From-Scratch Recipes, Preserving

This homemade herb butter is versatile and easy to make. Plus, it’s a fantastic way to preserve your fresh summer herbs to enjoy all year long! * * * I don’t know about you, but where we live, summer ended pretty abruptly this year. One minute the sun was still...

13 Culinary and Medicinal Herbs to Grow At Home

Herbs & Essential Oils, Organic Gardening

* This article contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure.   Herbs have a long history of being used for both culinary and medicinal purposes. They truly are the reason for the famous quote, “let thy food be thy...

How to Use Yarrow to Treat Almost Any Ailment

Herbs & Essential Oils, Home Remedies, Organic Gardening

* This article contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure.   As far as weeds go, yarrow is definitely one you want growing in your garden. It’s a powerhouse of a plant, packed with medicinal properties to help cure...