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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Magically Mundane

Magically Mundane

This morning started out as most mornings do on our little farm: waking up early and starting the list of things that need to be done each day to keep hearth and home running smoothly. Smoothly-ish. I wound the cuckoo clock, fed and cuddled the dogs, called the sheep...

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Messily Ever After

Messily Ever After

The sun is inching up over the fields, soft and shimmery, turning transparent grass heads into luminous lanterns that flicker and dance in the breeze. I just finished my coffee and am tucked up in bed, keeping warm in the chilly Spring air as I read and write and...

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A Beautiful Whirlwind

A Beautiful Whirlwind

Wind is howling around the eaves as I write this morning, sending parched leaves scuttling across the yard to pile up in drifts against the garden fences. It's a cold Spring morning, but sunshine is streaming through the kitchen windows, flooding our tiny house with...

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