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If you've been on the hunt for a natural remedy that can turbocharge your well-being, your search ends here. Sounds dramatic but it’s true!  Fermented garlic honey is the answer! Last year you’ll remember me raving incessantly about this stuff, or perhaps I insisted that you try it for yourself.   My family still roll their eyes when I mention it and in all fairness I was talking about garlic honey like it was my full time job….but here’s why…late last fall, early winter, when everyone around me seemed to be catching one bug or another, I turned to my...

Saving seeds in your own garden might seem like a quaint and unnecessary practice but it’s easy and is a very gratifying process.   Seed saving not only connects us with nature but also empowers us to become more self-reliant and environmentally conscious.  I want to encourage you to give it a try this year….and now is the perfect time to collect them. Here’s how to get started with Getting Started with Seed Saving... Not all plants are suitable for seed saving. But you will learn this through your own trial and error of what seeds are easy to save and...

Let's unravel the magic behind creamed honey… First things first – creamy honey isn't a result of mixing honey with cream, despite the name. Nope, no dairy involved here! Creamed honey is as natural as it gets, with all the health benefits of this superfood intact. What we're doing is simply expediting a process that Mother Nature herself orchestrates with high-quality natural honey. A Sweet Symphony of Raw and Crystallized Honey  It all starts with a secret blend of raw honey and finely crystallized honey, affectionately known as "seed honey" or "starter." These two ingredients enter a special honey creaming...

  Preserve the essence of summer and savour it all year long with super easy salted herbs. These little jars of goodness will infuse your winter dishes with the taste of a sun-kissed summer garden. I’ve been making salted herbs for years, mostly to keep the vibrancy of summer in my winter meals…especially basil. Dried basil for whatever reason just doesn’t bring that summer basil taste, but a sprinkle of basil salted herbs, it's like having a pinch of sunshine in every dish. And here's the "recipe" (if you can even call it that): 3 parts fresh herbs 1 part...