Cedar House Farm
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Herbal Fire Starters
Simple things made beautiful. These botanical fire starters give me the opportunity to rummage through my dried apothecary shelf and kitchen pantry to pull herbs that have expired or are discoloring. -
Why Grow from Seed?
Why grow from seed? First and foremost, growing from seed gives you access to so many more varieties than what your local garden center offers, allowing you to create a garden unique to you.
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Fresh and Foraged Cedar Swag
These timeless, aromatic botanical bunches look beautiful adorning a door or hanging over your stove. Representing strength and protection, cedar and eucalyptus are among my favorite botanicals to use for handmade wreathes, swag, and garland. -
Holiday Parting Pots
Last year, I filled terra cotta pots with handmade botanical gifts from herbs and flowers I grew in my garden and gifted them to friends as we parted ways after our annual holiday party. They were so well received that I decided to make them again this year. And so a new tradition began. -
Cedar & Spice Aromatherapy Sachets
These sewn aromatherapy sachet pillows are beautiful, low-cost, low-waste, and make useful gifts. Best of all, the materials were collected from around our home and land. The only cost was my time, which was well spent with my daughter on her first snow day of the season. I used herbs that I dried over this past growing season and homemade vanilla extract. -
Herbal Shower Steamers
This holiday season, I am gifting my two favorite homemade shower steamer varieties, Spearmint Lavender to decongest and sooth, and Lemon Eucalyptus to revitalize. Here is my recipe: -
Botanical Cinnamon Broomsticks
I ran across these cinnamon-scented broomsticks at my favorite market and instinctively popped a few in my cart. When I got home, I couldn’t wait to try my hand at decorating them with dried botanicals I'd preserved from my garden.
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Spearmint Eucalyptus Goat Milk Bath Soak
This is one of my favorite self-care recipes and can be made in just minutes. I incorporate eucalyptus oil for its beneficial properties, including soothing dry irritated skin, protecting against infection, and rejuvenating sore muscles. I chose spearmint oil both to aid in reducing fever, fatigue, inflammation, and nasal congestion. Goat milk bath was chosen to moisturize and nourish skin. -
Scarborough Fair Turkey Brine
Brining a turkey is a culinary technique that involves soaking the bird in a solution of sugar, salt, water, and often other flavor-enhancing ingredients. This process not only adds moisture to the turkey but also infuses it with savory herbal flavors, resulting in a tender and succulent centerpiece for your holiday feast. The salt in the brine helps to break down the proteins in the meat, allowing it to retain more moisture during cooking for an extra juicy bird. If you’ve never brined your turkey, it’s a gamechanger and guaranteed make for a memorable holiday feast. -
Winterizing: A Nod to the Life Cycle of the Garden
For me, autumn is a time for tucking the garden in for a restful winter sleep. Unlike many, I find great joy in this part of gardening. I find it therapeutic to collect seeds, to clear and tidy my garden beds, and to tuck my perennials into their beds for a deep winter sleep. It gives me an opportunity to truly appreciate the cyclical journey I take with my garden, from germinating seeds to nurturing seedlings to cultivating flowers and herbs to harvesting them, and then to collect their seeds to begin the process once again. Winterizing my garden is a nod to the life cycle of each and every plant I grew that year. -
My Pumpkin Chai Latte
While I love pumpkin everything during these cooler months, pumpkin spice lattes from chain stores tend to be too sweet for my personal taste and often leave me with a tummy ache. To remedy this, I decided to try making my own pumpkin latte and I'm thrilled with how it turned out. -
Floriology of the Iris and Planting Tips
This year, I am growing a special collection of gorgeous, vintage-inspired irises hand-picked by yours truly. The Cedar House Living Botanical Message Iris Collection pays tribute to this incredible bloom and the deeper meaning and message that it holds. These are NOT your traditional purple irises.
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