Jess' Journal

A few of my favourite summer mocktails, inspired by what’s growing in the garden. From tart rhubarb and cooling basil to delicate lilac blossoms, these simple homemade drinks are a...

Read some of our favourite ways to use pumpkins on our farm... from cooking to soap!

Bone broth is not just a comforting elixir; it's a powerful secret ingredient for glowing skin! Packed with collagen, essential minerals, and amino acids, bone broth boosts collagen production, supports...

Read Jess' recipe for Saskatoon Rhubarb Jam that she makes for her family every summer.

Learn about our family tradition of Carrot Pudding with a lucky almond that inspired our exclusive soap this winter with a chance to win free soap for a year!

Indulge in my fall favourite homemade rose hip tea, packed with nourishing vitamins and flavors. Harvest the ripest rose hips during autumn after the first frost, and follow our simple...

Learn two favourite recipes of how we use chokecherries on our farm such as chokecherry syrup and chokecherry juice.

Learn how to make rhubarb syrup and our summer favourite Rhubarb Mojito drink that inspired our popular summer soap.

We celebrated winter solstice this year by adapting an old family sugar cookie recipe to include spruce needle.

We love the smell of crab apples & spices in our home once the season turns to autumn.  Here are our top three ways on how we use crab apples.

Vinegar Herbal Hair Rinse Update May 2024- I am still making this every Spring (five years in a row now) and I am using wild Violets and this year I...

Wild Gooseberries Ribes oxyacanthoides (Canadian Gooseberry) which is in the same family as currents.  Have you eaten them before?  Heard of them?  I feel like they’re a forgotten berry here...