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Homestead Update – We live here!
We’ve been swirling around in the whirlwind that is moving. I am so grateful that we are finally living in our new home. It’s been a long road here — we put our first offer in on this house early last...
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Homemade Herbal Bug Spray with Yarrow
Recently, we realized the power of this bug spray as we sat on a lawn and watched bugs approach our arms, hover, and turn away leaving our skin untouched. Amazing! Not only is it effective, but it is...
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Lately
I think we’re finally getting close to having a rhythm again. We are settling in to this as our home. As everything around us blossoms and comes into fullness, so do we. This little one is really...
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A Visit to Quiet Creek Herb Farm
A couple weekends ago we made a trek across Pennsylvania to attend the Mid-Atlantic Women’s Herbal Conference. It was inspiring to be in the company of so many like-minded women and I was especially...
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Herbal Baby Powder
Recently I made a fresh batch of herbal baby powder as part of a friend’s baby shower gift. Other than saving money and the fun that comes with homemade projects, why might you want to make your own...
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Next Hands-On Learning Day & Updates
Next Hands-On Learning Day: Saturday, May 23. Come anytime after 11 AM. Potluck at 5:30. Bonfire to follow!! Free camping if desired! Bring drums, musical instruments, questions, enthusiasm, and your...
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Summer Wellness
The days are long and full. It seems I am filling every moment with work around the farm, food preparation, and in fun family outings. Recently we went camping at the Pollination Festival in Kentucky...
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Autumn Wellness
Wandering around the yard it’s really starting to look like Autumn. Our big old oak has splotches of orange leaves, the sunflowers are falling over, and animals are scurrying about getting ready for...
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Gifts from the Heart of Nature & Herb Society Open House
What a beautiful sunny day we’re having here! Overall, it has been such a pleasantly mild Autumn that it is hard to believe that the holidays are ahead. I’m still harvesting some greens and even a...
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Reflections from a WWOOFer
Madeleine Zimmermann / Allegheny College Env. Science + Studio Art / Class of 2018 “But ask the animals, and they will teach you,or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth,...
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