by Kelley | Jul 25, 2020 | DIY, Herbal Remedies
It feels like we have reached that special moment (tongue in cheek) in summer called the “dog days”. It’s hot and dry and I’m panting like a dog and just want to eat ice cream and float around in water all day or lay on ice. Now is a really important time to make...
by Kelley | Aug 9, 2019 | DIY, Herbal Remedies
I just got back from a camping trip in the wilderness. We went on what’s called the Magruder Road Corridor. It’s a unique road that passes through the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness and the Frank Church Wilderness in Idaho. It’s almost 4 million acres of nothing! It’s...
by Kelley | Feb 1, 2019 | DIY, Herbal Remedies
Sole (pronounced Solay) is a deeply nourishing, mineral rich, salt water concentrate. Sole is essentially water that has been completely saturated with a natural salt. It isn’t just a small amount of salt dissolved in water, but water that has absorbed as much natural...
by Kelley | Jul 24, 2018 | DIY, Herbal Remedies
Feeling the heat? Mother Nature provides the perfect solutions! Summer is all about lazy days and family vacations. It’s flip flops and sand castles. It’s floating the river and eating lots of ice cream. It’s campfires and roasting marshmallows. It’s long days and...
by Kelley | Mar 31, 2018 | DIY
They have been whispering to me for a few weeks. I kept telling them I was coming but never made the time. Finally, the call was too strong and I had to go. Who am I to say no when such gifts are offered! Like many herbs timing is everything when harvesting and...
by Kelley | Jan 25, 2018 | DIY, Herbal Remedies
What is a tincture anyway? A tincture is a concentrated liquid extract made from fresh or dried herbs. The herbs are soaked in a menstruum or solvent if you will, which is used to extract the properties of the plant. There are different menstruums, the most common...
