Cedar House Farm
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Sourdough Cinnamon Wreath with Chai Cream Cheese Frosting
Possibly a new holiday tradition, this combination of sourdough and cinnamon rolls create a beautiful festive breakfast treat to be paired with coffee and your favorite beeswax candle stick. -
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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Cultivating Hearty and Robust Seedlings
There is a bit of a shift in momentum here in our growing space and grow-along project. For weeks we were busy gathering supplies, sowing, and watching for seedlings to emerge. Taking them off heat, setting up shop lights and nursing our tiny little sprouts into full-fledged seedlings with multiple sets of true leaves. But now, our seedlings are off heat, robust, and it's time to take a deep breath and relax. -
Tips and Tricks for Greenhouse Growing from Seed
Growing plants from seed is such a rewarding experience for so many reasons. There is peace of mind in knowing where your seeds came from, what kind of soil mixture they grew in, and that they were not treated with chemicals or pesticides. But growing from seed can be tricky too. There are so many factors that contribute to growing successfully from seed. Below are a few tips and tricks based on my own personal experiences growing from seed that I hope will help you along your growing journey. -
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. -
Sowing Seeds
It’s time, friend. Time to get our hands in soil. There’s something so soothing to me about working with soil. The smell, the texture, the idea of planting a seed that will create a plant with health benefits for your entire family. I’ve found that gardening improves my mood when I’m having a tough day and gives me a feeling of peacefulness and contentment. My hope for you is that you, too, will experience similar mental health benefits during this project. So let the soil sift through your fingers. Take the time to learn about what you’re growing. Enjoy and appreciate each step of the process. -
Gathering Supplies for Starting Seeds Indoors
Welcome to our fall/winter herbal grow along! I’ve curated a collection of medicinal herbs called the Cedar House Living Herb Set offered by Halden Gardens and I’m inviting YOU to grow with me in health and soil. The set includes the following five varieties: bee balm, lemon balm, calendula, catnip and chamomile. -
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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Tips for Using Instagram to Build your Small Business
Building a following on social media has become an increasingly difficult and daunting task and I often hear of talented artists feeling that their work isn’t good enough because their numbers (followers or likes) are low. Chances are, their work is not getting seen by the majority of their following and it is very disheartening, indeed. Instead of blaming the algorithm, here are few tips for how to work with the ever-changing algorythms of Instagram to build an authentic following and increase your overall engagement: -
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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