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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Good Work
It's a deliciously quiet Saturday morning. The animals are sleeping in, basking in warm puddles of sunshine before they get up and start feeding. Bear and I have had our coffees and chatted about our plans for the day, and I've got my to-do list ready. It's been a...
Writing the Letters
The wind is howling outside, but indoors, all is quiet and still. I've been battling a flu this week, knocked flat one moment, wobbly but upright the next. I'm thankful for our peaceful little house where I can rest and recover, and make this down time something good....
Harvesting Elderflowers and Building Good Things
This morning I woke up feeling wobbly in spirit. Anxious, unsettled, uncertain. So I did the three things that always help: Have a good cry. Talk to Bear. Go outside and make something beautiful. It's hard to keep feeling wobbly when the tears are out, the struggles...