I have been practicing herbal medicine for many years. In the three shops I have had, and in the three books I have written on the topic, I have created and come up with new ways to make herbal remedies. I love the standard method of soaking herbs in alcohol. Vinegar the same way, or…
Category: Herbal Remedies
The Many Uses of Corn (including medicine)
We processed three bushels of corn this weekend. Forty-six jars of corn and two gallons of frozen corn were added to our winter stores. In addition to the edible kernels, there are other by-products of canning corn ourselves. After cutting off the kernels, the majority of the cobs go to the chickens along with any…
The Medicine Person’s Guide to Herbalism (my newly released book!)
My first herbal remedy book was released over five years ago when I closed my first apothecary to become a full time farmer (three months later we opened a new apothecary!). Homesteader’s Pharmacy has been my best seller ever since. I am grateful that I have been able to share my knowledge and the many…
How to Use Aloe and Cactus to Heal Wounds and Diabetes
I am like the dad in the movie, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” except instead of Windex I often yell, “Put some salve on it!” It is my go-to for everything. My daughter and I make a fine pain salve. It literally heals everything from nerve pain to sun burn. I have an intense skin…
Become a Certified Herbalist with my Online Course
Do you have the same love for herbs as I do? Do you imagine an apothecary within your home filled with jars of beautiful dried herbs that you grew yourself and vats of brewing medicines to heal anything and everything? Do you wish to know how to heal? Do you imagine your own apothecary on…
The Innate Healer (and what to do when you cannot help)
I shivered in the cold, forced air of the dim hospital room and pulled my shawl tighter around my shoulders. I listened to the ominous drone of the heart monitor. He finally fell asleep. I watched my child, now a man, lay there in the hospital bed with the flimsy covers upon his slight frame,…
How to Treat Parasites and Infections in Chickens (and other animals)
The chicks that we brought home were rescued by brave volunteers that worked parallel to the killing crew that came in and snapped thousands of necks by hand. It is amazing that these chickens have lived this long. And it might be amazing if all of them make it another month. Some are stronger than…
How to Make a Rich Skin Salve for Super Dry Skin
I have told you before; it is dry here. Not just dry, like you might need some lotion and lip balm, it’s eczema, skin itching, nose bleed dry here in Colorado. I love to travel places with humidity. But, my home is here. In the winter, lotion doesn’t cut it, even though I make the…
How to Heal Wounds; the Wise Farmgirl’s Pharmacy
Booboo is our oldest cat in the house right now. He is in his second generation of kids. He waits excitedly by the door if Maryjane arrives. When Booboo was a kitten, our son Andrew trained him to run to his room if he played Bob Marley. Booboo walked around sporting a tiny Jamaican hat…
The Spiritual Tea Garden (and letting go)
The community came together and helped save our shop. An interest free loan from a customer helped smooth out stress. The beautiful shop in Elizabeth will remain nurtured and cared for as Shyanne’s. I am trying to release the need to control and know every outcome. Maybe we will make it until the lease is…
Farmgirl School 