Today I'm welcoming Leeann of One Ash Farm as she shares her special comfrey plantain salve recipe--this is a homestead must-have! As we enter the summer months (yes, it will actually be summer soon!), the bug bites, scrapes, scratches, and sore muscles will start up again. This is a recipe for a very simple, highly effective, comfrey salve that covers all of those daily happenings. Why Comfrey and Plantain? Comfrey and ...Continue Reading
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DIY Soil Block Maker
I've been hearing some buzz lately... ...about these handy-dandy soil block thingies that people are using to start their seeds. I've been pretty loyal to my nifty little newspaper pots for a while now, but being the nosy curious homesteader that I am, I just had to check out these new pots on the block. (Sorry... I couldn't help myself) :) My initial detective work led me to this soil block maker on Amazon for $30 (affiliate ...Continue Reading