Garlic is cured and in. Next stop: separating cloves and beginning the drying and powdering process. I find making homegrown garlic powder so rewarding! In other news, Alby won't (yet) work for me here; I can't swing the monthly fees. Is anyone using a non-fee, self-custodial wallet to zap on Nostr with? Please share! #asknostr #homesteading

Finished my scrappy sweater! All done with leftover random yarns I didn't know what else to do with, including plenty of handspuns. Haven't washed it yet but just so happy to finish! It's perfectly funky for my 13yo 😅

Good reading and finishing up a wee baby blanket. Got the first garden bed turned over for fall planting. This year, drip irrigation went in; hopefully next year we can fence out the deer (currently I cover everything at dusk). First look at the bioreactor compost after a year and it's not bad but definitely not fine yet (still useable). Oh, and here's another look at why it's better to grow/raise your own food/medicine. On the left is chamomile I buy from a very respected and reputable herb source...on the right is my own, dehydrated. Which would you prefer? P.S. Chatting with Alby tomorrow--we'll see if I can get everything sorted out 🤷‍♀️ #grownostr #garden #herbalist

Harvest, dry, store, repeat... Soon I'll work on the preps: tinctures, salves, infusion blends... Currently I try to get a little weaving in when I can, too.

Harvested chamomile and lavender last few days; maybe that's why I feel super relaxed 😅 Some of the onions are bolting 😕 so are getting pulled early-ish, but the garlic looks strong and I can't wait to pull them in a few weeks. Calendula is next! #grownostr #herbalist

Tis time for harvesting and preparing St John's wort. I love it for the oil but also as a tincture during the winter blended with lemon balm for when I need a boost of "sunshine".

Welp I right out stumped the online support with regards to my zap-nonzap and they say I need further help 😂 I don't know if all this is due to my own ignorance (99.99% likely) or if there's something else. Maybe it's just God saying, "NOPE for you!" Anyhow, isn't this honeysuckle gorgeous? Did you know honeysuckle is helpful for those summer colds? Dehydrate some of them and save for an infusion when needed. If you can get your hands on some Chinese crysanthemum to grow (try Strictly Medicinal) you'd have a good traditional blend.

The harvest is on, blanching/freezing a large batch of purple sprouting broccoli. I'm behind, especially with the herbs 😫. I need a room sized dehydrator this time of year! Just learned that half the internet isn't human anymore. I think my world is going to shrink even more now, and that's ok by me. What do you think?

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