It’s Elderberry Syrup Season!

After Midsummer we start getting ready for the fall. For some of us it means harvesting of what’s left of our summer gardens, for others it’s time to get ready for school to begin and others, like me, just love the season, the waning summer into beautiful fall colors and cooler temperatures. Regardless of what

Our off Grid Journey

I’m being guided to share our journey to going off grid. We’re not there yet, we’re still living in Wisconsin in the suburbs. We’ve been working on our off grid goal, making life, financial and mindset changes and learning all we can. We see this as a learning experience to help us gain the knowledge

Melissa officinalis aka LemonBalm

Lemon Balm is an amazing medicinal, culinary, magick, aromatic and garden herb. It’s native to the Mediterranean, N. Africa, Asia and Europe. It’s now gown in many countries. It’s genus name Melissa is from the Greeks and means “Honey Bee” or “Bee Leaf”. In ancient Turkey, it was planted near bee hives to encourage the