Nicole Chryst
Wellness Educator
Family Herbalist
Chasing truth, beauty, goodness, and all things naturally wholistic.
Faith over fear.
Ephesians 2:8-10
I’ve been married to my high school sweetheart since 2003. Together, we have four amazing children, by birth and adoption. When I am not homeschooling my favorite students, I spend my days on our 7-acre property where I try my best to love my family well and experiment with hobby homesteading. My favorite things to do are cultivate my ever-expanding gardens, wrangle chickens, ferment all the things, sourdough bake with einkorn flour, and figure out new ways to use herbal remedies and essential oils. I believe God has tasked us to be good stewards of our spaces in the world, and I guide my children to do the same.
I am a board member of The Sparrow Fund and an Empowered to Connect Facilitator. I love to dig in the dirt, cook nourishing food, capture beauty through my camera lens, watch the sunrise on the beach, and spend time with good literature on my porch while sipping on a hot cup of coffee.
I planted six blueberry bushes and several strawberry plants last spring, when I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to grow or where I wanted to grow it. But knowing that both usually take a few years to establish themselves, I wanted to get them in the ground as soon as I could. I didn’t...
I feel a little funny writing that we live on a farm. But in addition to maintaining a veggie and fruit patch, we’ve decided that having chickens qualifies. And this basket sits in our kitchen as a constant reminder that we have 6 girls working hard for us! They live quite a pampered life though,...
First, wow I can’t believe how neglected the blog has been, yikes! Busy season is upon us. But second, I’d like to introduce you to our girls! They’ve officially been ours for a week, and we are simply mesmerized with them! We found a local farm that was selling year-old Red Stars and Black Orpingtons,...
I love baking while snow piles up outside. And it’s even more fun this time with my sourdough starter! Over the last few months, I’ve actually been able to replace almost all of our bread products with yummy homemade sourdough recipes. We are almost store-bought free, save a few products that I haven’t had time...
Signs of spring abound. There are little green shoots sprouting up from the ground all over our property, thanks to the gajillion (technical gardening term) perennial bulbs we planted last fall. We planted almost 100 bulbs – so many that we had forgotten where they all were! It’s been a fun treasure hunt to spot...
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