Practice herbalism on your homestead to support natural wellness for both people and animals. From crafting healing salves like a simple plantain salve to infusing honey, tincturing dandelion, and blending herbal bath and body recipes, we bring you hands-on tutorials rooted in traditional herbalism and simple living.
Whether you’re drawn to creating herbal remedies from foraged plants or stewarding a garden for medicinal herbs, Rootsy welcomes you with practical, approachable herbal self-care that grows from your own backyard.
Herbal cordials are a fantastic way to improve your health and have a nice grown up treat. This elderberry cordial uses the direct infused method which takes 6 – 8 weeks so give yourself plenty of time. Cordials have been used to administer medicinal herbs since ancient times and have sugar or honey added to …
One of the most satisfying ways to increase self-sufficiency is to practice home herbalism. This ancient art has the power to keep us healthy, find relief from many everyday ailments, and give us some control over health struggles. It may seem daunting but there are a few ways to get started and incorporate herbal healing …
Homemade herbal cordials are easy to prepare and make unique and notable holiday gifts or housewarming presents. When prepared with medicinal herbs, cordials make a tasty medicine. Even the name “Cordial” implies feelings of graciousness and warmth, so the fact that a sipping liquor also carries that name leaves no question that its consumption is …
When it comes down to it, drying and storing herbs for the pantry keep the flavors of summer preserved for the fall and winter months. As summer winds to a close, gardeners are busily harvesting the last of the bounty. They know that a single frost, let alone a hard freeze, can destroy in a …
Putting together an herbal first aid kit doesn’t need to be overwhelming or expensive. When you make your own natural remedies you’ll be able to control how much and what is in each remedy. This means you can make several first aid kits – one for the home, one for the car, and one for …
Have you every heard of Golden Milk? Although it has milk in the name, it’s not actually a dairy beverage. It’s a nutrient rich drink with a coconut milk base. Why not use dairy milk? While dairy does have loads of nutrients on its own, dairy-free coconut milk offers even more. When combined with turmeric – the spice that gives golden milk its golden color – you get a beverage that live’s up to the spice’s name. The spice of life.
If you’re getting into backyard chickens, there’s a good chance a large portion of your decision is because you care about the food you’re consuming. Maybe it’s the fact that grocery store eggs can be several weeks old and washed in bleach when you bring them home. Maybe it’s the antibiotics being forced into unhealthy and unhappy chickens’ …
Winter is the season for citrus. Even for folks living in the great white north, citrus fruits are usually easier to find and less expensive this time of year. Lemons are among some of the most versatile foods on earth. Full of bitter and tart flavor lemons lend themselves well to sweet and savory dishes. …
It’s that time of year when many households are faced with battling some kind of illness. Thankfully we can find some relief of those various symptoms and shorten the duration with natural cold and flu remedies. While there are herbal remedies that take time and special ingredients, all of these can be made relatively quickly …