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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A Week on the Farm

A Week on the Farm

It is cloudy and cool this morning, dark and quiet, and I'm smiling because we had a bit more rain in the night. The world smells good and fresh and alive. Bear is pottering in the kitchen making us toasted egg rolls for brekky, and we are excited because Spring is...

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Rain at Last and Coffee Chocolate Cream Scones

Rain at Last and Coffee Chocolate Cream Scones

“Colors shone with exceptional clarity in the rain. The ground was a deep black, the pine branches a brilliant green, the people wrapped in yellow looking like special spirits that were allowed to wander over the earth on rainy mornings only.” Haruki Murakami I don't...

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Home and HONY

Home and HONY

“Home is the nicest word there is.” Laura Ingalls Wilder In the midst of the overwhelming horrors in Gaza, Iraq, Syria, Ukraine, etc, there are two things I'm especially thankful for this week: home and HONY. Home has never been so precious to me as it is now, as I...

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