drying herbs

  • Mama bear has had enough

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    This has been a really difficult year for the seedlings and potted vegetables. The beginning of the spring was very cold, which didn’t allow our seedlings to grow as they should. After the cold, came unusually warm months, and we’ve…

  • Changes bring big harvests

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    We all strive to grow big and beautiful pieces of vegetables. We want perfect lettuce heads, big cabbages, long carrots, and lots of beans and peas per plant. But, what if we notice that no matter what we do we…

  • Drying elderberry flowers

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    Elderberry flowers are something I absolutely adore, the beautiful small white flowers, although don’t seem like it, carry loads of taste and are a great ingredient to make syrup, cordial, or even jam. Elderberry fruits are also excellent, but the…