Holistic Health

Rows of various seedlings growing in trays inside a greenhouse.

GROWING MICRO GREENS AND SHOOTS

I am always looking for new ways to create diversity and add food products to...
Rows of vibrant green and red leafy plants growing closely together.

HARVESTING PEA AND SUNFLOWER SHOOTS

I harvested some shoots that I started a week or so ago, and thought I’d...
Healthy green mint plants growing in a pot.

JUST LOVING MARJORAM!

I have decided that this year my favorite herb is marjoram! I am just loving...
Tangled green and yellow garden hoses piled together.

GARLIC

Planting We usually plant our garlic mid-October. It is a very simple process - put...
A small gray tree frog perched on a large green leaf.

WHAT IS PERMACULTURE?

Permaculture Design is basically ecological and sustainable design applying active observation of nature to the...
Bright pink coral on a bed of small beige pellets.

MORE ON LACTO-FERMENTING

Maintenance of Your Kraut  I always end up over-filling my jars when I make sauerkraut....
Purple carrots and jars of homemade purple carrot preserves.

LACTO⁠-⁠FERMENTING FUN

Cabbage is one of the healthiest vegetables to keep in your regular diet. It prevents...
Close-up of a purple flower with yellow stamens on a green leafy plant.

PERMACULTURE DESIGN PRINCIPLES

Permaculture is about creating human living arrangements that mimic nature. Part of permaculture design is...
A brown hen standing on green grass with clover flowers.

DO I BUY GRASSFED, ORGANIC, OR LOCAL?

I hear this question a lot! So I wanted to present the facts on these...