While I have been wildcrafting the wild plants for food and medicine since childhood, I have never worked with the extremely subtle art of flower essences. Flower petals are so delicate the beauty and fragrance is easily lost in a tea, and doesn’t transfer easily to the harsh treatment of alcohol. How to harness and preserve the beauty and healing power of rosa acicularis?
Read MoreThe benefits of membership goes way beyond beets! Read about all the reasons to be a member of the Homestead, and make sure you show up for the Annual Membership Meeting on Sunday, January 30!
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Read MoreI am always ecstatic when I get to meet a new plant – an energetic signature that I’ve never felt growing in-between my hands before, new opportunities to crouch down and disappear in fields of golden hypericum blossoms and listen…
Read MoreDear Friends, You are cordially invited to our annual Summer Solstice Wildcrafting Party on Saturday, June 24th from 10 am to 1 pm at our new location – 972 Golden Gate Canyon Rd. in Black Hawk, Colorado. ‘Tis the season…
Read MoreI’ve had lots of folks lately asking for our Achy Joints Ointment, and by this time of the year, we are always sold out. Our infused oils and vinegars are always made with freshly, ethically, and beautifully wildcrafted herbs; and…
Read MoreKate Miller has an extensive resume when it comes to holistic health. She is a Bioregional/Biodynamic Community Herbalist, Medicinal Herb Grower, and Permaculture Design Teacher. She also teaches Herbal Medicine, Mountain Ecology, and Ethical Wildcrafting Practices. As a Certified Herbalist from Colorado…
Read MoreIt’s harvest time! Or, if you’ve been harvesting throughout the summer, it may be time to garble, decant, press, and blend. One question I always hear at the end of a Wildcrafting class is, “So, what do we do with…
Read MoreDear Friends, Some of you have been following the Homestead for a long time – since we started in 2012. Many of you, I’ve noticed, are new readers, subscribers and members. Welcome! Arwen Ek founded the Holistic Homestead in 2012…
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