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Cleansing is more than green smoothies…

Posted on April 4, 2017 by The Holistic Homestead

When you think about “Spring Cleansing” what typically comes to mind is a harsh dietary regimen of green smoothies, fiber drinks, sour vinegar, and some kind of strange concoction with cayenne pepper and lemon juice. But here at the Homestead,…

Category: Headlines, Spring Cleanse Tags: alpine botanicals, dynamic roots, fiber drinks, green smoothies, Herbalism, herbs for cleansing, kate hormel, kate miller, lymph cleansing, online cleansing, permaculture, skin cleansers, spring cleanse, spring into health, uva ursi

How to beat cabin fever

Posted on March 1, 2017 by The Holistic Homestead

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I recently asked some of the local, holistic practitioners in our area to weigh in on the phenomenon of Cabin Fever, Winter Blues, and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Aiyanah of Intuitive Evolution in Black Hawk has first-hand experience with SAD:…

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Summer Update from the Homestead

Posted on August 22, 2016 by The Holistic Homestead

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Alas – summer in the Colorado Rockies is such a quick, brilliant burst of color and foliage, and a whirlwind of harvesting, weeding, gardening, and taking in as much sunshine as you can. Last week my household got up at…

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Summer Solstice Wildcrafting Party!

Posted on June 7, 2016 by The Holistic Homestead

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Dear Friends, It’s time for our third annual summer solstice wildcrafting party! This event happens right at the peak of arnica season at our Homestead in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado – the entire hillside behind our cabin will be…

Category: Headlines Tags: arnica, colorado non profits, events, Herbalism, Holistic Health, nettle, rocky mountains, summer solstice, wildcrafting

Meet the Board: Casey McCalip

Posted on February 29, 2016 by The Holistic Homestead

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Casey has been an ever-present supporter of The Holistic Homestead since our inception. Her quiet, open presence has brought so much to our community events over the years, her questions always inspire long contemplation over an extra-large cup of tea….

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An amazing year in review: 2014 at the Homestead

Posted on December 11, 2014 by The Holistic Homestead

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What we’ve accomplished… 2014 was an amazing year for the Homestead! All winter long we were in production of Dr. B’s. We also had a successful online winter retreat with guest teachings from Aditi Devi Ma and Dr. Kathleen Fry….

Category: Headlines Tags: adopt a highway, buy local, community service, donation, folk medicine, fundraising, health literacy, Herbalism, Holistic Health, non profit, small business

A juicy love affair with Stinging Nettle

Posted on September 13, 2014 by The Holistic Homestead

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I have been promising my nettle patch a juicy, attention grabbing article for several seasons now. At the end of the harvest, as I am gathering the last, tall stalks in my arms, gently tying them upside down, singing…

Category: Apothecary Tags: green goddess, Herbalism, natural vitamins, nettle, sacred, stinging nettle, susan weed, urtica urens

delectable Dandelion, an ode to taraxacum officinale

Posted on July 28, 2014 by The Holistic Homestead

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Summer memories of my youth are filled with dandelions – I was given a 10 cents allowance for digging up dandelions and throwing them in the compost, but when no one was looking I was weaving faerie crowns with golden…

Category: Apothecary Tags: alternative health, dandelion, Herbalism, Holistic Health, homesteading, liver, Nutrition, susan weed, wildcrafting

The Holistic Homestead goes full time

Posted on July 20, 2014 by The Holistic Homestead

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Dear friends and family, So much has been happening around the Homestead! I have been very busy with the herbs, harvesting, drying, tincturing, making oils and liniments and salves and syrups…oh my! And, with all this busy-ness, the Homestead has…

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In Defense of the Weeds!

Posted on July 10, 2014 by The Holistic Homestead

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Ouch! You don’t have to pull so hard…Oh no! Not my beautiful blossoms…You’re not just going to throw that away, are you? Roots and all? If only we could hear our weeds speaking to us, they might sway our opinion…

Category: Headlines Tags: Alternative medicine, dandelion, helpful weeds, Herbalism, medicinal weeds, milk thistle, mullein, noxious weeds, weed pull, wise woman

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