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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A Whole Lot of Medievalness
It's cloudy and quiet this Friday morning, and things feel peaceful after much hustle and bustle the past few days. We had toast and eggs for breaky, fleshed out our Master Packing List for medieval events, fed the pigs, let out the goats, and now we're sitting and...
Autumn Days and Roasting Vegetables Over A Campfire
I've been loving these exquisitely beautiful Autumn days. Chilly and shimmering in the early mornings... ...luxuriously warm and golden during the day. I've spent as much time outside as possible, turning old animal pens into new garden plots by digging out huge rocks...
Scones, Soup, and Rain
The howling winds that shrieked around the eaves and sent tree branches flying this week are gone at last. We happily bid them farewell and welcomed lovely gentle rain that cleaned the air and softened the earth and made our little world smell fresh and loamy. It's...