Fresh Peach Salsa with Lemon Balm and Lime (Served with BC Wild Pink Salmon)
Joybilee Farm Peach salsa with fresh lemon balm and lime is a freshing change from a squeeze of lemon for wild salmon fillets and whole salmon. The peaches are in season at the same time as pink and...
View ArticleIs it Prepping or is it Homesteading? Answers From the Preparedness Mama
Joybilee Farm Prepping or homesteading? In this interview with Shelle Wells of Preparedness Mama, we talk about the incident that led her into preparedness and why as a single mom, she changed...
View ArticlePumpkin Chai Latte at Home that’s Better than Starbucks
Joybilee Farm Pumpkin chai latte tastes like a warm hug in the cooler days of autumn. It can be made healthier and for pennies a mug when you make it at home. No need to drive out to Starbucks to get...
View ArticleTroubleshooting Your Kombucha Problems
Joybilee Farm When troubleshooting kombucha problems it’s important to know what healthy kombucha is supposed to be like. Using your senses and observation you’ll be able to know that your kombucha is...
View ArticleQuick Gluten-Free Quiche Recipe that’s Ready in 30 Minutes
Joybilee Farm This gluten-free quiche recipe, along with the any of the 7 variations, can be ready in 30 minutes. It serves 8 so you can make it ahead for a week of lunches or serve to your family for...
View ArticleGrandma’s 15 Tips for a Roast Turkey that Makes Memories
Joybilee Farm Learning how to roast a turkey is best done while helping your grandma in the kitchen on Thanksgiving or Christmas Day. But if you don’t have the ability to hang out at grandma’s house...
View ArticleHow to Make Potato Pancakes Like Grandma Used to Make
Joybilee Farm When you learn how to make potato pancakes you have a frugal, simple, but filling meal at your service for any time of day. Potato pancakes are a frugal and filling breakfast, brunch, or...
View Article5 Plants to Forage In Winter Even if You Live in the North
DIY Herbs with Joybilee Farm 5 plants to forage in winter because foraging enthusiasts don’t stop foraging when the snow falls. They look for plants to forage in winter, knowing that this is the best...
View ArticleForaged Fir Needle Detox Bath Salts Recipe to Help You Feel Better Faster
DIY Herbs with Joybilee Farm This detox bath salts recipe, made with foraged Douglas fir needles, is rich in health boosting actions to relieve pain, sooth inflammation, and get you feeling better...
View ArticleHow to Make Pine Needle Tea for Vitamin C and Wellness
DIY Herbs with Joybilee Farm Pine needle tea has significant amounts of vitamin C, vitamin A, and flavoniods that make it a citrus-y flavored tonic drink to forage in winter. As I type this I’m...
View ArticleHow to Harvest Wild Cherry Bark and Stop Coughing So You Can Sleep
DIY Herbs with Joybilee Farm Wild cherry bark is an effective herbal remedy to stop coughing. It is easy to make at home from wild harvested cherry bark or from wild cherry bark found at the health...
View ArticleAuthentic Hummus Dip that’s Easy to Make at Home
DIY Herbs with Joybilee Farm Hummus dip is easy and inexpensive to make at home. When we visited Israel last fall I took a hummus making workshop at the Abraham hostel on Davidka Square in Jerusalem....
View ArticleRaw Cranberry Orange Relish That’s a Refreshing Change From Canned
DIY Herbs with Joybilee Farm This easy to make raw cranberry orange relish can be made in just 10 minutes. It’s full of fresh herbs and healthy antioxidants and is just as at home with turkey and...
View ArticleNut-free Polish with Beeswax for Wood Utensils, Cutting Boards, and Cabinet...
DIY Herbs with Joybilee Farm Beeswax for wood conditioner and polish is a smart idea. With just a few ingredients you can make a safe natural DIY beeswax wood polish that is nut-free, food safe and...
View Article13 Tips to Keep a Wood Cook Stove Functioning at Peak Efficiency
Joybilee Farm | DIY | Herbs | Gardening | So you have your eye on a pretty wood cook stove for your homestead kitchen. You have dreams of being able to cook in the winter, even when the power is off....
View Article5 Edible Wild Plants of Early Spring to Hunt on Your Foraging Hike
Joybilee Farm | DIY | Herbs | Gardening | These edible wild plants pop up from under the leaf mold even before the snow has receded. These are some of the earliest wild edibles to forage in spring....
View Article3 Easy Dehydrator Jerky Recipes that Will Have Them Asking for More
Joybilee Farm | DIY | Herbs | Gardening | These dehydrator jerky recipes can be made with any lean red meat like beef, lamb, goat, venison, moose, or elk. Beef is the most common choice but other red...
View ArticleDIY Dandelion Bath Bombs to Soothe Sore Muscles
Joybilee Farm | DIY | Herbs | Gardening | Use these dandelion bath bombs when you need relief for achy muscles and sore joints. These soothe the achyness with dandelion’s anti-inflammatory powers....
View ArticleEasy Peach Mead Recipe with Summer Roses and Elderflowers
Joybilee Farm | DIY | Herbs | Gardening | This peach mead recipe is easy to make in small batches as the peaches ripen or the roses bloom. Mead is the ideal vehicle for saving summer’s bounty for...
View ArticleHow to Prepare Sunflower Buds Like Artichokes
Joybilee Farm | DIY | Herbs | Gardening | Many people love sunflowers for their cheery sunshine faces but did you know that the whole sunflower plant is edible from the roots to the petals and seeds....
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