baby’s first herbalism: cinquefoil

After making some major progress on my backyard hugelkultur project, my shoulders were thoroughly toasted and CBD salve and aloe weren’t cutting it. After looking through my library of medicinal plant books, I realized I had some cinquefoil and could make something with it (In case you also have an addiction buying books, the oneContinue reading “baby’s first herbalism: cinquefoil”

dreary june

It has been amazing to look at the forecast and see that e v e r y day is the exact same. I especially love it when it’s supposed to rain the least on the day of the farmers market and then Friday night rolls around and now there’s a 90% chance with 10mph windsContinue reading “dreary june”

rocks, roots & rough goings

Finally finally finally! We have broken ground on our janky gravel backyard and can finally start putting some plans into motion. First things first, tractoring is awesome. Mike makes it look easy, especially when he really hauls ass down the driveway with the trash sled in tow~ I was pretty nervous about using it myselfContinue reading “rocks, roots & rough goings”