Nicole Chryst
Wellness Educator
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 herbs 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.
Especially if you bake a lot, vanilla extract is one of the easier ingredients to switch over to homemade! It takes some patience but it is worth the wait! Not only is it much more cost-effective than buying organic vanilla extract in the store, it also tastes better. And on top of that, it makes...
My youngest son recently had to take a quick round of Doxycycline as a prophylactic for a tiny deer tick. Although we swear by our DIY Essential Bug Spray as a preventative measure, it can take us a few weeks to get in the habit of spraying every time before we go outside. It happens...
Mushrooms are one of those vegetables that people either love or hate. In fact, I remember an IG/FB post from last summer in which I asked about proclivity toward mushrooms. Answers were extremely divided! I happen to be in the love ’em camp, but I know not everyone feels the same. I’d like to make...
As part of a natural approach to supporting ADHD symptoms, I have tried to limit the chemical preservatives in my family’s food over the last several years. It can be fairly difficult to completely eliminate them, but I am a firm believer in avoiding whenever possible. As I’ve shared in the past though, we aim...
Many of us are familiar with the practice of green washing, but have you ever heard of health washing? It’s a similar practice that manufacturers use to intentionally mislead consumers into thinking that food products are more wholesome and nutritious than they actually are. Not only does simple, clean packaging present a healthier vibe, labels...
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