Archives


How to make our best-selling Achy Joints Ointment!

I’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 More

Watch this 2 minute video, learn how to make homemade cough syrup!

Favorite thing about the Holistic Homestead #67: We are more interested in EMPOWERING YOU to take charge of your health with simple, DIY, all natural remedies – than in making money from our products (we are a nonprofit, after all)!…

Read More

How to make All-Natural Heal-All salve

What’s in my All-Heal salve? Coconut Oil Calendula or Comfrey (fresh or dried) Oatmeal What’s it good for? Rashes Bug Bites and Stings Eczema Psoriasis Burns How does it work?  Let’s start with Coconut Oil. Dr. Axe lauds the wound…

Read More

DIY Winter Tonic Tea

Winter time calls for warming herbs that help us circulate, clear out and renew. Stuck indoors with stuffy, dry air and depressed immunity leads to lingering coughs and colds that take weeks to clear up. That is why I created…

Read More

It’s Colorado Gives day – help the Homestead with your gift of $25

Dear Friends, “Colorado Gives” day is a day especially dedicated to supporting the many nonprofits in Colorado who do amazing work to make Colorado, and our world a better place. The Holistic Homestead is on the verge of joining the…

Read More

DIY: Natural Antibacterial Ointment

Make your own antibacterial ointment to keep in your first aid kit – safe, natural and effective for kiddos, pets and the whole family!

Read More

Fun with electuaries! (And three easy DIY recipes)

“Just a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down…” sings Mary Poppins. A spoonful of sugar is the best definition of an “electuary” – making those bitter, astringent, spicy, pungent herbs and spices more palatable with sugar! This is…

Read More

36 hours and $683 left to make a difference in 2014

36 hours left in 2014, and $683 to go before we reach our goal! So far, 9 wonderful people have donated an average of $35 each. Do you think we can make it before midnight tomorrow night? YES! Do you…

Read More