Cedar House Farm
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Chai Spice Blend
With Old Man Winter knocking on our door and Christmas this weekend, I wanted to create something super cozy to spice up my morning lattes and add a kick to some of my favorite sweet recipes. So I took a few minutes and created my own
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Five Medicinal Herbs to Grow from Seed
With all sorts of viruses knocking on our door, autumn is the perfect time to grow herbs that you can use to create remedies to help with the aches, pains and sleep deprivation associated with winter colds and flus. There are many herbal allies that are very helpful during this season. I chose these five because they not only support the body and strengthen the immune system, but this set can also provide an opportunity to nourish yourself both mentally and can be mood-lifting during these longer, darker days of winter. -
Herbal and Orchard Garland
I call this my Herbal and Orchard Garland. It beautifully weaves together my love for gardening, herbalism, and home décor. The herbs I used here were grown from seed in my greenhouse and garden and were added to the garland fresh alongside dried fruit from our small orchard. This garland is multifunctional and can be used year-round to decorate your mantle, window frames, banisters, chicken coops and barn doors. It can also added to a fresh evergreen holiday wreath or Christmas tree! -
The Gardener's Bath Soak
My garden is my sanctuary. It is a place where I go to turn my thoughts. To breathe. To find solace. It is a dwelling place for creativity. I wanted to bottle that calming energy into a bath soak that would cleanse the mind and ease tired muscles and joints.
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A Hygge Home
A hygge home. It’s so much more than just a hype word ever popular around the holiday season. To be completely honest, for me, it was a lifestyle I was mindfully trying to create for myself and my family before I’d ever even heard of the word. I thought it would be nice to share some of the subtleties that I believe give our home that cozy, calming comfy hygge feeling. -
Homemade Beeswax Candles
We made our first batch of homemade beeswax candles this week. I had recently read about the health benefits of beeswax candles and learned a few things that surprised and inspired me to try this project and pay more attention to what my candles are made with. -
Slow Living through the Seasons
Slow living. It’s a term that’s become increasingly popular over the last decade. But what does it really mean and how does one achieve it? And is it really all it’s cracked up to be?
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Slow Living, Loaf by Loaf
In March 2020, our state shut down. Our schools closed, my photography business screeched to a halt and my husband began working full-time at home. There are a lot of mixed emotions that came with this shutdown. But we were grateful for our new home and land to stretch out. In fact, I couldn’t imagine a better place to call home during these times. As a way of channeling my anxiety and worry into something positive, I did what many of us did and jumped on the sourdough train! -
Clarity Amidst Chaos – A Blueprint for a New Homesteader
If last November, you’d told me that my family would move to three acres of land, live in a cedar cabin, own 15 animals, be building a garden bigger than my old backyard, all while homeschooling the kids, I’d have told you you’re crazy. But here we are.
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