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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Feels Like Spring
“When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest." Ernest Hemingway After weeks of frosty mornings and ice-covered windshields, it's wonderful to step outside into warmth and sunlight and bits of green here and there. These...
Simple Pleasures on a Cloudy Day
It's a cuddly sort of Saturday morning, dark and cloudy and quiet with the hope of rain. The sort of day where everything is leisurely and gentle, nothing rushed or harried. It's a day for meanderings through the gardens, checking on the progress of baby kale, sturdy...
Exploring the Black Forest, Germany
Now that I'm on the road to recovery, it is marvelous to be able to plan and hope for the future. One thing I'm looking forward to most is traveling. I'd love to explore some new places like Bulgaria, Tasmania, and Finland. But first I want to go to countries I've...