Rustic Roots: Apothecary & Homesteading

10/08/2026

"My kids can't kick this wet, chesty cough!"

I GOT YOU!! Pineapple Cough Tonic brewing 🫕

10/01/2026

Some wonderful information.👯

09/16/2026

Tried a little twist on some blueberry muffins today: topped them with strudel!

08/08/2026

Tallow Sun Screen made with only 4 ingredients: tallow, coconut oil, beeswax and non-nano zinc oxide.

4oz tins ready to go!

08/04/2026

Colloidal Silver Skin Cream

Packed with anti inflammatory, anti microbial, and oxidative & cell boosting properties, this is perfect for dry, rough, or stressed skin, our cream absorbs quickly without leaving a greasy residue, helping your skin feel refreshed, hydrated, and comforted. Gentle enough for daily use, it's ideal for hands, elbows, knees, feet, and other areas that needs extra moisture.

Ingredients: coconut oil, colloidal silver, beeswax, comfrey oil, guar gum.

08/03/2026

Pickles. Not pickled but fermented producing a gut healthy bacteria, Lactobacillus. They will have the same tangy taste without the sharp vinegar bite.

Here is what I did:

1. Clean and sterilize your jars and lids.
2. Wash the pickling cukes, slice the blossom end off, then slice into approximately 1/4" slices.
3. Each jar* gets 4 whole cloves of garlic, 1T peppercorns, 1T mustard seed, 2T dill w**d, 1T dill seed, 3 bay leafs. * I used half gallon jars.
4. Fill jars with cukes to below the thread lines.
5. Make a salt water brine and till to 3/4" head space. The brine is 34g salt to 4 c water.
6. Add a fermentation weight to keep cukes below the water line and add your lid. You can use a regular lid and ring I'd you burp the jar daily, a cotton cloth and ring/rubber band, or fermentation lid.
7. Set in a cool dark place for 5-7 days. The water will become cloudy this is normal.
8. Replace the lid right a regular lid and store in the refrigerator.

07/29/2026

Teach them well!

07/13/2026

Raspberries, st johns wort, mullein flower, self heal, motherwort, red clover, burdock root & chives.
. there were about 2 cups of Raspberries, not just the 4 pieces you see. We just couldn't wait!

06/13/2026

What do you do when you have an abundance of eggs and some left over pizza toppings? Scrounge the fridge for more add-ins and make breakfast in a Jar!
Each jar has:
2 Eggs
1 TBSP Water
1 TBSP Meat
1 TBSP Shredded Cheese
1 TBSP Diced Veggies

Pressure Can for 40 minutes in jelly jars. Enjoy!

These can be used with homefries, in a wrap, or warmed by the selves.

And as a disclaimer, try it or don't.

05/15/2026