Herbs

  • Harvesting Peppermint

    Harvesting Peppermint

    This is the week of our gateway herb, peppermint. In our last blog we talked about the different ways to use peppermint. You can find that blog here. Today I’m going to share with you a video I did about harvesting that peppermint. How to bring it in and prepare it for dehydrating and…

  • PEPPERMINT: THE GATEWAY HERB

    PEPPERMINT: THE GATEWAY HERB

    Peppermint is the gateway herb It is said that chickens are the gateway animal for people in neighborhoods to homesteaders on acres of land. And I believe that is true and we can also say the same about peppermint and how it is the gateway herb. It is easy to grow and there are…

  • Making Mint and Vanilla Extracts

    Smells, isn’t it funny how they can bring memories rushing back. That is what happened to me this week as I was working on making some vanilla extract and mint extract. The wonderfully strong vanilla smell brought back memories of past Christmas baking. Vanilla Extract Sourcing for Vanilla Extract I ordered my Madagascar vanilla…