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2014 Goals and Aspirations

2014 Goals and Aspirations

The fall of 2013 brought about a couple of really big hiccups in my world and it is time for me to re-set my attention on my intentions. That said, I intend to get myself organized around my daily tasks and to-do lists. I intend to spend less time on social media and more time on the farm, in this…
January 1, 2014
A Newbie’s Account of Surviving Her First Master Tonic Making Experience

A Newbie’s Account of Surviving Her First Master Tonic Making Experience

As you may have noticed in some of my recent posts, I've been experimenting a bit with some tinctures and the like.  There is the vanilla extract, the echinacea tincture and, if you follow me on facebook or instagram, you might also know about the apple cinnamon infused whiskey I recently made.  I'm on a roll and am super excited about…
December 3, 2013
How to Make Basic Goat Cheese

How to Make Basic Goat Cheese

Goat Cheese is one of those things that I never gave much thought to until we started our goat share last year. Then, with an abundance of milk on hand, there was only so much of it we could drink straight, so much of it went into the freezer to make soap with and the rest was often made into…
December 1, 2013
Vanilla Extract DIY

Vanilla Extract DIY

More often than not homemade gifts are the best way to go. Now, I know that that statement might resonate with all of you like-minded individuals who share this space with me, but if you look at our general culture of consumption, it could be easily assumed that bright, new, shiny objects might be better appreciated than something we made…
November 27, 2013
Red Pepper Flakes – DIY

Red Pepper Flakes – DIY

Today, finally, marked my first adventure into taking a blender full of cayenne and whirling it into a jar full of hot red pepper flakes. You know, like the hot pepper flakes you get with your pizza, but better because these flakes were home grown, hand strung and dried first in our very own kitchen! This just might be the…
November 25, 2013
Echinacea Tincture DIY

Echinacea Tincture DIY

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned harvesting Echinacea seeds...What I didn't mention was that I also harvested some Echinacea roots to try my hand at my very first Echinacea Tincture! As mentioned in the seed post, our Echinacea is in its third year and did absolutely amazingly last summer!  In addition to being full and beautiful, though, once your…
November 17, 2013