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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Mulberries, Pasta, and Lemongrass Iced Tea
It's a gorgeous afternoon, soft and golden, cool and green, our goats and sheep nibbling contentedly among the shifting shadows of the gum trees. A lime yogurt cake is baking in the house, and Bear and I just finished a break on the veranda, watching our little world...
Burn the Blankets
Recently someone from my past communicated with my husband, telling him I have no mind of my own, no will of my own, that any thoughts, beliefs, or choices I have formed, expressed, or made are not mine but those forced upon me by him and others. It's an old trick of...
A Good Little Getaway
It is dark and blustery this morning, rain pelting the windows and drenching everything in sight. It's cold and wild and absolutely wonderful. We are home again after a lovely little jaunt to stay with our friends Martine and Ray. They are our neighbours at medieval...