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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Good Rain and A Good Man

Good Rain and A Good Man

After waiting and hoping for rain, it finally arrived yesterday and it was wonderful. It was just mist at first, then drizzle, then full on rain drenching everything in sight, dripping down through the trees and turning the hard-packed earth into squishy mud. I...

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Deli Date and Deli Breakfast

Deli Date and Deli Breakfast

The fog was so thick I could barely see a few meters in front of me as Bear and I drove to Toowoomba in the early hours of yesterday morning. I was heading for a meeting with the Toowoomba Backscratchers, a great group of local businessmen who meet regularly for...

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Hand in Hand with Fear

Hand in Hand with Fear

"Nothing endures but change." Heraclitus I am a fearful person by nature. As a little girl I always wanted everything to stay the same: my room, the menu for Christmas, my friends and family. Change, for some reason, terrified me, but sameness felt safe. Then, of...

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