Wild Barn Apothecary

05/19/2025

We have new babies!! Not sure how many because this mama is viciously protective and she picked the old pig hut for a nest 🤦🏼‍♀️ so it's a bit hard to check things out.

03/26/2025

For my Homeopathyclass we had to make our own travel kits. Now, there are some non-homeopathic things here, but I have to be realistic because I do live with a chronic illness. So, if I'm traveling when I have to take my monthly shot, it comes with.

Homeopathic Remedies:

Aconitum napellus 6c: sudden onset fevers, up to 102F
Apis 30c: swelling from insect stings or allergies
Arnica montana 30c: muscle pain & stiffness, swelling from injuries, bruising
Arnicare Cream: same as above, just topically. I feel that this works better for bruising as well
Arsenicum album 30c: diarrhea and vomiting w/weakness
Belladonna 6c: fevers up to 102F, headaches, migraines, sinus infections
Cocculus indicus 30c: for motion sickness that requires a person to lie down
Ipecacuanha 6c: relief for nausea and vomiting
Nux vomica 30c: upset stomach from overindulging in rich/fatty foods, overindulging in alcohol, nausea, and vomiting
Rhus tox 6c: relief from joint pain that improves with movement
Ruta graveolens 6c: helps with eye strain due to computer use or artificial lighting
I chose these items for my 1st aid travel kit because this is what I feel would be realistic to handle homeopathically during travel.

Non-Homeopathic Items:

Kesimpta auto-injector: I have MS, and depending on when I travel, this has to come with me. It is a monthly shot on the same day every month, and I switch legs each month. I lived with my MS and zero disease-modifying therapies for most of the past 15 years until last February, when I had a significant flare affecting my entire body. I decided it was no longer worth the risk of not being on a DMT.
Peace & Calming EO: This is great for calming tantrum-throwing kids down and helping ease them into a nap in the car. It just smells fantastic.
Tummygize EO: great to swipe on littles complaining of tummyache.
Owie EO: this oil is excellent for when littles injure themselves. I had to pull this one out shortly after taking the picture because my 5-year-old stubbed her toe.

*please consult with your care team before starting anything new*

03/25/2025

1 year with Mabel & Waddles. Hard to believe they were ever that tiny, especially Mabel 🤭🤭

We'll be moving them back up the hill soon since hopefully 🤞🤞 no more snow and they can have more space to run around.

03/09/2025

The deep litter method is all fun & games through the winter and then you have to clean it all out 😫😫😫

03/03/2025

Started a tincture of Comfrey root late last week. This will be turned into a 1x homeopathic remedy and from there into a homeopathic ointment.

Comfrey ointment can be used for wounds, sprains, bruising, and broken bones!

02/28/2025

Mabel is definitely enjoying this false spring! You can see a bit of Waddles in the bottom left corner too 🤭

We're all enjoying the extra sunshine and warmed up temps the past couple of days 🥰🥰🥰🥰

02/08/2025

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02/07/2025

Here's a little infographic I made for class!

02/07/2025

Mabel & Waddles are not fans of these temps, but loving the sunshine. Our chickens messed up their hay, scratching all up in it 🤦🏼‍♀️

02/03/2025

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We're going to have to get hyper local in order to survive this insanity. Get to know your neighbors, farmers markets, farmers, herbalists, birth workers, backyard chicken gurus, gardeners, on and on. Gather books for future reference, books and curriculum to homeschool, books to fix things around your home, and much more I can't think of right now 🤣🤣

"Now is the perfect time to learn about your region's seasonal produce, native plants, and make connections at the farmers market. Moving forward, strong communities will be essential."

Now and always.

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10/25/2024

Meet Hestia, the newest edition to our chaos. Hestia is the Greek Goddess of hearth, home, & family. Such a perfect name for our future mouser 🥰🥰

We almost named her Minerva, but it was vetoed by the 10-year-old and the 4-year-old had trouble pronouncing it 😂😂

10/23/2024

We've been busy round these parts! Since Monday we have:

• harvested 18 Cornish cross meat chickens.

• planted garlic

• mulched the gardens (not done yet)

• split & stacked a bunch of wood (shoutout to my Dad and the kids for their hard work)

• harvested 1 turkey

We ended up with 106 pounds of chicken and a 12 lb 12.5 oz turkey! So blessed!!