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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Plums and Portals
Sometimes life gets a bit topsy-turvy. In those moments it's lovely to slip away for awhile and hang out with good friends in the fresh air, laughing, talking, and working together. That's what Bear and I did on this sultry Summer day, meeting up with Oma and Opa at...
Turning 40 and My Italy Book
It's dark and cool tonight after a gorgeous rain that soaked deep into our parched soil. The air smells delectably clean and fresh and frogs are croaking happily outside my office window. It's long past my bedtime, but I don't mind. It's the last day of my 30's and I...
Coffee in the City
Yesterday I went to a meeting in Brisbane with Bear and our friend, Ann. Thanks to clear roads and brilliant weather, we arrived with an hour to kill in a part of the city we'd never explored. So we locked the car and went for a wander. There's something rather...