Joybilee® Farm | DIY | Herbs | Gardening | If you hesitate to make elderberry syrup, because it won’t be shelf stable, try this recipe. It is made in two parts, and combined to make shelf stable elderberry syrup that doesn’t need to be canned or refrigerated for storage. Store in bottles, or jars, for winter cold and flu season. Making normal elderberry syrup, ... Read More about Easy Shelf Stable Elderberry Syrup Easy Shelf Stable Elderberry Syrup ..read more

Joybilee® Farm | DIY | Herbs | Gardening | Tired of needing sprinkles for birthday cakes, or cookies, and reading the label to realize they contain gluten? Want to try a new type of sprinkle, with faintly floral flavors instead of pure sugar, that sometimes tastes like cardboard? These edible flower sprinkles are a fun way to create edible, colorful sprinkles with a sweet ... Read More about Edible Flower Sprinkles for Baking and More Edible Flower Sprinkles for Baking and More ..read more

Joybilee® Farm | DIY | Herbs | Gardening | Learn how to make pressed flowers and preserve some of the garden beauty for art, crafts, and to enjoy all year. Pressed flowers are a fun project, and even kids and toddlers can get involved in harvesting, selecting, and pressing fresh flowers for later crafts. Pressed flowers can be made with any thin petal garden ... Read More about How to Make Pressed Flowers From Your Garden How to Make Pressed Flowers From Your Garden ..read more

Joybilee® Farm | DIY | Herbs | Gardening | There are many fun ways to up-cycle vintage linen, and some linen fabrics and types can need more creativity to work with. With this simple lavender sachet, you can up-cycle either a small piece of vintage linen from a larger project, or a smaller vintage linen piece that the sachet size can highlight. There are ... Read More about Sew a Lavender Sachet from Upcycled Linen Sew a Lavender Sachet from Upcycled Linen ..read more

Joybilee® Farm | DIY | Herbs | Gardening | This homemade cranberry sauce is a probiotic rich, naturally fermented, and whole berry based sauce. It isn’t full of sugar or cooked on the stove top, and can be made well in advance for holidays. It’s also fridge stable. Made with honey, whole cranberries, and a natural fermentation process, this homemade cranberry sauce is both ... Read More about Homemade Cranberry Sauce That is Full of Probiotics Homemade Cranberry Sauce That is Full of Probiotics ..read more

Joybilee® Farm | DIY | Herbs | Gardening | Get the big picture of seed saving and save money on the seeds for the plants and varieties that you prefer to grow. Over time, seed saving is also a great way to adapt a variety to your climate and growing conditions. Getting an ideal variety of any plant for your growing conditions, especially with ... Read More about How to Save Seeds: The Big Picture of Seed Saving How to Save Seeds: The Big Picture of Seed Saving ..read more

Joybilee® Farm | DIY | Herbs | Gardening | You can preserve your mulberry harvest by making dried mulberries, all you need is a dehydrator and your fresh mulberries to work with. Dried mulberries can be used in trail mix, as a snack, in baking and cooking, and in any other place you would use dried fruit. One of the most efficient ways of ... Read More about How to Make Dried Mulberries and Preserve Your Harvest How to Make Dried Mulberries and Preserve Your Harvest ..read more

Joybilee® Farm | DIY | Herbs | Gardening | There are many edible flowers you can grow as part of your garden. Many of them work for container growing, as well as in garden beds, and some can work for indoor hydroponic systems or indoor pots too. Edible flowers are an amazing way to add color to your garden, as well as your plate. ... Read More about Edible Flowers to Grow and Enjoy Edible Flowers to Grow and Enjoy ..read more

Joybilee® Farm | DIY | Herbs | Gardening | Getting children into gardening can be awesome outdoor fun, for spring, summer, and fall. It’s a great way to encourage outdoor movement, and also a sense of accomplishment. Gardening and participating in gardening can also help kids be more willing to try new vegetables, different colors of fruits and vegetables, and have more variety in ... Read More about 10 Best Plants for Kids Gardens 10 Best Plants for Kids Gardens ..read more

Joybilee® Farm | DIY | Herbs | Gardening | Biochar is a soil amendment that locks carbon in the soil, improves the availability of soil minerals to plants.  It slows down the rate of decay, allowing organic matter to last longer in the soil.  It has no significant nitrogen, phosphorous, or potassium. But biochar may hold the key to reducing greenhouse gases, improving garden ... Read More about How to Make Biochar and Use It to Supercharge Your Garden Fertility How to Make Biochar and Use It to Supercharge Your Garden Fertility ..read more