Goldenrod Salve Recipe: How to Make It at Home (Step by Step)
If you’ve got goldenrod growing along your fence line or in a nearby field, you’ve been walking past a really useful medicinal plant.
How to Make Echinacea Tea (From Fresh or Dried Flowers, Leaves, or Root)
Learn how to make echinacea tea at home using fresh garden coneflowers, dried herbs, or root - with a simple ratio table, flavor tips, and a full safety guide.
How to Make Lemon Balm Mosquito Repellent (DIY Spray + Quick Field Method)
Make a natural lemon balm mosquito repellent at home with just witch hazel and fresh herbs. Includes a quick field method you can use right now.
Nettle Tincture: How to Make It, Benefits, and Dosage Guide
Stinging nettles grow along the edges of my property every spring, and for a long time I just pulled them and moved on.
Pine Tar Salve Recipe - The Old-Fashioned Drawing Salve That Actually Works
Make pine tar salve at home with this simple recipe. Includes the science behind why it works, the right pine tar to buy, and the one storage tip most recipes skip.
Plantain Salve Recipe - Simple Homemade First Aid in a Tin
Make plantain salve at home from the common backyard weed - with two infusion methods, a texture ratio table, and the only troubleshooting guide in the SERP.
Purple Brazilian Clay: Benefits, Uses, and Where to Buy the Real Thing (2025)
Purple Brazilian clay is gentler than most cosmetic clays and works for every skin type - great for face masks, hair, and handmade soap.
How to Make Mullein Tincture at Home (Alcohol & Alcohol-Free Versions)
I started keeping mullein tincture in my medicine cabinet after we had a brutal chest cold two winters ago - and making it yourself costs a fraction of the store price.
What a Lavender Tincture Does (And How to Make One With Your Backyard Lavender)
I made my first batch of lavender tincture the summer I couldn’t figure out what to do with all my dried lavender - and that little amber bottle has been the most-used thing in my medicine cabinet eve
How to Make Calendula Salve (Easy Recipe for Dry Skin, Cuts & Eczema)
The first time I made calendula salve, I had a mixing bowl full of dried orange flowers sitting on my kitchen counter and genuinely no idea if what I was about to do would work.
How to Make Dandelion Salve (Easy Recipe for Sore Muscles, Dry Skin & More)
I was already headed toward the shed to grab the mower when I stopped at the edge of our back yard. The whole lower corner was covered in dandelions - hundreds of them, open and yellow, right at their
Homemade Magnesium Spray: The Easy 2-Ingredient Recipe (+ How to Stop the Sting)
I picked up a 2-oz bottle of magnesium spray at my local co-op a few years back. The price tag said $27. I came home and made 16 ounces myself for about $2.
How to Make Jewelweed Salve: Easy Recipe for Poison Ivy, Bug Bites + More (2026)
Jewelweed salve is one of the most useful things you can make from a plant that grows wild in shaded spots all over the Midwest and Eastern US.
Purple Dead Nettle Medicinal Uses: What This Common Backyard Weed Can Actually Do
Every spring, a low-growing, purple-tinged plant takes over the bare spots in my garden beds before I’ve even made my seed order.
How to Make Rose Petal Oil at Home (Easy Method for 2026)
Every summer, my rose bushes get completely out of hand. A few years ago I started making rose petal infused oil - one of the simplest homestead projects I’ve done.