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Krista Dawn

October and November around the Homestead

October and November around the Homestead

Fall is my favourite time of year. I long for the changing of the seasons, but I don't like knowing I will be cooped up inside for months on end. My bare feet belong on the earth and wearing shoes isn't my idea of a good

July to September around the Homestead

July to September around the Homestead

I kind of blanked on my monthly homestead updates, the summer months always seem to get away from me. My days throughout July and August are a quick paced mashup of early morning and late nights, endless laundry piles, baking bread daily, a million snacks and meals for the kids.

Along the Hedge - Homestead & Apothecary

Along the Hedge - Homestead & Apothecary

Ever since I could remember I’ve wanted to live in the country and have a hobby farm. That life-long goal was achieved when we purchased our little 2.5 acres tucked back in the middle of nowhere. The banker tried to talk us out of it. It’s not

The Herbal Path

The Herbal Path

Herbs have been studied, explored, and relied upon for thousands of years. They have been skillfully turned into teas, tinctures, salves, powders and more. Herbalists have made allies with thousands of medical and culinary herbs. Many of the medicinal herbs used today are classified ambiguously as weeds, but as herbal

May and June Around the Homestead

May and June Around the Homestead

I'm not really sure where May went... but here we are a week into June already. Oyyyyy! May was a lot. We got our chicks and ducklings and had to basically start & finish up the chicken tractors. I started transplanting my cabbage and brussels sprout seedlings and

Healing with the Chakras: Root

Healing with the Chakras: Root

As you begin your healing journey through the chakras I highly suggest you start with the Root Chakra and work your way up through to the Crown. Spend as much time as you need exploring and balancing each chakra before moving to the next. This might be minutes or it

Healing with the Chakras

Healing with the Chakras

There are many books and countless blogs on this topic. For the sake of brevity and to provide clarity, I'm going to give you just a quick overview of what it means to work with and begin to heal your chakras. From there I will go into more