Rosehip Benefits, Uses and Recipes Rose bushes have an edible part of the plant called Rose hips. You won’t find these on every rose bush. “Almost all roses can set hips, but some types, like hybrid teas, have so many petals that bees and other pollinating insects cannot reach the center.”~ HeirloomRoses.com said in their article Roses With Hips. Rosehips aka Rosa canina are well known to reduce inflammation and improve skin health. They are bulbs with seeds under the petals of the rose. They are known for being rich in vitamin C and antioxidants. It can be red, orange,…
Herbal Remedies You Should Find in the Grocery Store or Your Garden Herbal remedies are plants that have a medicinal effect. Herbal remedies have been around for thousands of years. In fact, some evidence suggests that plants were used for medicinal purposes over 60,000 years ago. The earliest written evidence dates back to over 5,000 years ago. “ A man may esteem himself happy when that which is his food is also his medicine” ~ Henry David Thoreau Such herbal remedies have been making a real comeback in recent years. Orange peel the bitterness makes a nice digestive aid. Here…
April 2020 A to Z Blog Challenge Letter H ~ Homestead, Herbs, Health, Harmony, Homemaking Homestead, Herbs, Health, Harmony, Homemaking These words all go together and are important in my life. On Harmony Homestead I am trying to increase my knowledge about herbs and their uses. My goals for the last few years have been to improve my health. One way to do that is to get back to nature and use more natural unmodified food and products. I suffer from several autoimmune conditions due to chronic inflammation. I have to admit a contributing factor is likely my addiction to…
How has your summer been? I hope it has been good. I have been immersing myself in learning more about herbal remedies. Finding more uses of my essential oils and practicing how to make herbal medicine.
Collection of articles on flea, tick prevention with opt in to download free insect repellant natural recipes.
My May Goal Quick Recap At the beginning of May I posted a roundup of activities, challenges and my goals. I wrote a post using specific prompts for May’s linkup on A Chronic Voice about my struggle with chronic illness. I made some improvement on some of my goals and fell very short on some. It is a new month and I am not giving up. It is a new month with a fresh chance to achieve those goals. June Observations This month there is National Adopt a Cat Month, National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month and National Camping Month.…
After a long hard winter, few things are more welcome than sunshine and warmth…at least until you get your first sunburn and itchy bug bites, right? 🙂 15 Innovative Approaches You Need To Know About Minimizing Summer Insect Annoyances There are many natural and earth friendly ways to minimize pests of the insect variety. There are plants that you can plant as well as natural herbal body care products you can DIY. We have insect repellants and bug bite relief made of essential oils. Lets start with ticks. Ticks have been awful where I live. I am seeing posts all over…
The Dandy Dandelion Dandi-lions Yes, I know I spelled that wrong. I know it is spelled dandelion. I was thinking about how I like the name, which is comprised of two words. Dandy and Lion. I wondered also how much trouble this spelling of dropping the Y and putting the E in its place when combining the words causes for kids just learning to spell it. In an earlier post, I started talking about dandelions. There are many more recipes and uses for these plants than I could have imagined. I decided it was worth giving them their post on…
Whoopsies I never actually published my 2019 Goals list. that is included here along with a 4 month accountability update. My motivation I was inspired to put it out there and make my goals public by Becca Moore of The Moore Family Homestead. She said in an email to me ” Writing down our goals was the best thing we could have ever done. We took the first 65 days of this year and really laid out what it was we’d like to see happen over the next year. We don’t think all of them will happen, but writing them down…
Herbal Resources: Learning More About Herbs This post may contain affiliate links that if you click through and make a purchase I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I really don’t want you to miss this. But since the bundle sale is almost over, this is your last chance to spend $27 and get this curated collection of resources to help you: Grow your own herbs in the garden Make your own home remedies Forage plants in your own backyard Pass on your love of herbs & essential oils to your children Use essential oils…
