health
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Roots in Natural Living, Gratitude for Modern Medicine
“Natural health is how God designed our bodies to thrive, and doctors are how He cares for us when storm clouds roll in.” As parents, we often have a preferred playbook when our kiddos aren’t feeling well. On our farmstead,… Continue reading
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DIY Yarrow & Plantain Salve: A Hands-On Homestead Project for Kids (and Adults)
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” — Benjamin Franklin If you spend any amount of time working with your hands—whether that’s tending livestock, gardening, wrangling energetic kids, or just living life… Continue reading
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From Survival to Spreadsheets: Finding My Spoons Again
“Motherhood is a constant process of letting go—including letting go of the expectation that you should feel like yourself overnight.” I never thought I had postpartum depression. There were no crying spells on the nursery floor, no terrifying anxiety, and… Continue reading
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Wild Yarrow: History, Healing, and Hunting This Ancient Herb
“I will pluck the yarrow fair, That more brave shall be my hand, That more warm shall be my lips, That more swift shall be my foot. May I an island be at sea, May I a rock be on… Continue reading
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The Footprints of the Forager: An Introduction to Plantain
“Nature is a first-aid kit, and the world is a garden; we need only to look down to find the remedy.” **Before proceeding with this article, please note that these articles in my foraging for food and medicine series are… Continue reading
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Clever Cleavers: Nature’s Velcro
“Whoever drinks cleaver water for nine weeks shall be so beautiful, everyone will fall in love with them.” — Ancient Welsh Folk Belief **Before proceeding with this article, please note that these articles in my foraging for food and medicine… Continue reading
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Pineapple Weed: The Trampled Tropics
“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” — Confucius **Before proceeding with this article, please note that these articles in my foraging for food and medicine series are very in depth and therefore can get a bit lengthy. I… Continue reading
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Purple Dead Nettle: Purple Powerhouse
“Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.” Luke 12:27 **Before proceeding with this article, please note that these… Continue reading
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Chickweed: The Forager’s Winter Star
“He who seeks the mind of the Creator in the little things of the earth shall find a wisdom that the world cannot give.” — In the spirit of George Washington Carver **Before proceeding with this article, please note that… Continue reading
