It's time for the first lavender harvest!  This is one of the herbs my daughter and I love most that we grow here in our gardens - it...

This seems to be an abundant flower year.  I have never had such a bountiful crop of calendula blossoms, that we keep harvesting over and ov...

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On the weekend we held our annual "backyard herbal teas" workshop.  Thanks to everyone who came out to learn about growing, harves...

It seems like the herb gardens (both my culitvated herbs and the wild ones we wildcraft) have recently exploded!  This is one of my favourit...

Calendula, one of my all-time favourite herbs for it's vast medicinal applications, ease of growing, and beauty, is at it's peak!  W...

Our greenhouse has turned into a solar herb drying facility - we've hung up a tarp to block out the sunlight, and have converted our she...

This time of year is filled with days where we are trying to enjoy the last warm moments outside. We've been taking time for walks to t...

This is my favourite season, and a busy one here at the homestead. Last week's projects included: - seed collecting and drying (coriande...

I've been harvesting herbs - calendula is flowering in abundance, one of my favourite herbs! Also raspberry leaves, lemon balm, mints, ...