Ashwagandha has been used for thousands of years in Ayurvedic medicine to promote overall longevity and wellness. It is commonly referred to as Indian ginseng for its powerful rejuvenating and restorative properties. Learn more about ashwagandha’s benefits, how to grow it, and how to prepare your own tonics and supplements.
Fix Your Brix and Grow Your Sweetest Garden Yet
For the scientifically-minded, there is one measurement to pay attention to if you want a sweet and juicy harvest: the brix. Increasing this one measurement will improve your crop’s flavor and nutrition, extend its shelf life, and keep pests at bay. Learn how to measure and improve your garden’s brix.
Grow Your Own Food Indoors
Learn about the best crops to grow indoors year round, and tips for growing your best harvest.
Why the Homestead Life Will Make America Great Again
I’m not here to talk politics or endorse any candidates, but I would like to discuss the state of our nation, and why I think living a more self-reliant lifestyle is what it will take to make us great again. Whether you live in an apartment or on 20 acres, the change begins with each of us and how we live.
Our New Homestead
After 5 years of dreaming and planning, we bought our new home on 6.5 acres with the intention of creating our own modern homestead. We dream of living a back to the land lifestyle and eating fresh, super healthy food: the harvest from our garden, the fish we catch, and the eggs our chickens lay. Come and take a look around.
How to Start a Community Garden
Seeds of Grace is a non-profit that builds community gardens in Washington State and Mexico. Each garden donates their produce to community organizations such as homeless shelters, food banks, after school programs, and Meals on Wheels. I sat down with Seeds of Grace founder, Karole Johnson, to ask her how others can start building community gardens where they live. She offered several helpful suggestions based on what she has learned over the years.
Cannabis is Powerful Medicine
After living through decades of the War on Drugs, there is still a stigma attached to cannabis even though it is arguably one of the safest and most powerful medicinal herbs on the planet.
Reishi: The Real Magic Mushroom
An acupuncturist once told me that if I only ever take one supplement for the rest of my life, it should be reishi mushrooms. For thousands of years, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has hailed reishi as the “Mushroom of Immortality.” Learn about all of reishi’s incredible benefits and how to incorporate it into your daily routine.
9 Ways to Beat Stress
Stress is an inescapable part of life. It may take the form of taxes, difficulties at work, or a traffic jam. A little can be good, but overwhelming stress takes a toll on our health and leads to disease. Here are 9 strategies Eastern medicine offers to help us deal with toxic stress and return to balance.
Fall Gardening Checklist
Our outdoor growing season is winding down, but that doesn’t mean you’re off the hook for gardening chores just yet. There are many things you can do right now to make the best of the remaining season and set yourself up for success next year.
Grow Microgreens for a Powerful Vitamin Boost
We all know it is good for us to take our vitamins, especially in a world where our store bought food is nutrient deficient. Our food lacks vitamins and minerals because our soil is not as healthy as it used to be, and because our food is irradiated before itContinue reading
4 DIY Fertilizers for Your Garden
Most people probably don’t realize that the weeds they are trying to kill are some of the most beneficial medicines on the planet. Learn how comfrey, stinging nettles and dandelions can improve the health of your body and your garden.
Grow Your Own Back to Eden Garden
There is a garden nestled among the trees of Sequim, WA, that has gained worldwide attention through an internet documentary called Back to Eden. The documentary stars a humble, but revolutionary, gardener named Paul Gautschi and his home garden. Paul hasn’t watered his garden in 34 years, he doesn’t rotate his crops or till his soil, and his only garden tools are a rake and a wheelbarrow. The results? Pests and disease don’t bother his plants and the food he grows is juicier and sweeter than anything I’ve ever tasted. Even better, his methods are completely free.
Organic & Natural Skincare Routine that Works
Beautiful skin starts from the inside out, and it isn’t necessary to slather your skin in toxic chemicals to look young and beautiful. This natural and organic skincare routine delivers results.
Grow Your Own Herbal Medicine
Learn how herbs can be a valuable addition to your medicine cabinet.