I’m so glad you’re here! My name is Krista, and I’m an artist, author, photographer and grower of deliciousness on my Australian farm. I’m also a grateful survivor-thriver who believes in the power of stories, nature, and creativity to heal the darkest experiences of our lives.
My great love is making beautiful things with herbs, from nourishing remedies and fragrant teas to luscious home-brews and divine sausages, cheeses, breads, and preserves. I share those recipes and ideas through my books, teach them in workshops, and send them to you straight from my tiny kitchen via my Etsy shoppe.
I love working with folks to build a home apothecary, stock a pantry, or just have fun making delicious and nourishing things.
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Safe and Sound: Solo Camping in the Bunya Mountains
There's something both deeply comforting and deeply uncomfortable about being alone for an extended period of time. It's uncomfortable because there are no distractions. No one else's needs or wishes making us feel needed and important. No one else's conversation or...
Crows Nest National Park: One More Step
"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you...
Solo Camping and the Old Ladies of Courage
Last week I went on my first solo camping trip. For months I squirreled away a few dollars here, a few more there, scouring thrift stores and sale bins to get a tent, backpack, gas bottles for cooking, all the little bits and pieces needed to make a home away from...