Granola Bar Recipe Ingredients: 12 medjool dates, pitted 3/4 cup toasted buckwheat 3/4 cup toasted rolled oats 1 cup roughly chopped toasted almonds 1 Tbs raw pumpkin seeds 2 Tbs dried blueberries (you can use any type of dried fruit) 1/4 cup honey (I used white pine infused honey) 1/4 cup peanut butter (you can […]
Raising Kids
Intro to Family Herbal Medicine Course
Introduction to Herbal Medicine 2 Sessions: August 19 & September 16 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Bring a picnic lunch (snack, water & herbal iced tea will be provided). Each session is purchased individually at $80 plus a $20 supply fee. Session 1, August 19, 2017: Brief Historical Overview of Herbal Medicine Why Use Herbs? […]
Preparing to Homestead Part 1
Before we started homesteading I would sit and imagine how idyllic and peaceful it would be. Sitting on my porch shucking peas, looking out at all the animals grazing on lush pasture, the garden teaming with vegetables, fruit trees drooping from the load of fruit ready to be picked, and the kids building forts and […]
I’m Thinking About Homesteading, What Now? Part 1
Over the last 15 years or so Sean and I have discussed changing our lifestyle from city-dwelling to country life. I always imagined what life would be like: quiet, relaxed, many evenings in front of the fire with snow falling outside, fresh milk and eggs, baking homemade bread in my favorite apron. What I wasn’t […]
The First Year Homesteading – some thoughts
This last year has been filled with a whirlwind of changes. We’ve moved from Okinawa, Japan to Northern Idaho; from suburbanites to modern homesteaders, our daughter got married, and we started our business. Some days I don’t feel like much has changed at all and other days I sit and ponder the massive changes that […]
