My Boreal Homestead Life

When one thinks about stinging nettle most folks don't usually seek it out, will avoid it like the plague and work to eradicate it.  Whether it is growing in a location that is accessed a lot or in the garden…

Having a widespread range, it can be found growing in the grasslands, open forest, mountainous regions and even in the urban flower beds.   Not only does it grow wild, but it is a cultivated flower that adds interest and compliments…

I certainly understand the importance of modern medicine.  But I am also of the belief that if I can prevent, help or heal my body through natural remedies I am better off.  And in wanting to nurture this belief,  l…

I have had an interest in the benefits of using herbs for their health benefits and medicinal remedies for as long as I can remember.  But learning about herbs for use in herbal remedies always seemed to be a bit…

We see them growing in the shelterbelts, along the road side and in many farm yards across North America.  Here at My Boreal Homestead, nature has provided me with an abundance of them and for that, I am thankful because…

For years I have eaten rose hips directly off the rose plant for their medicinal value, especially when I have been working in wet condition, as Nature's Medicinal gift - Vitamin C.

How do I eat rose hips raw?

To…