Kate Husted

The Beverage That Got Me Through the Holidays

Mid-winter celebrations are imbued with magic and merry-making, as well as tension, exhaustion, and stress. Honoring traditions (or not), and being with family ...

Food as Medicine: Stories from the Seekers

Kate Husted

Here we are, amid the seductive pages of a food magazine. Mouth-watering photographs, tempting recipes, and invitations to dine out abound. It’s a perfect place...

Wild Weed Vinegars

Kate Husted

When the snow finally melts after a long winter in Colorado, it reveals a matted, grey, hungover-looking earth. Any glimmer of green elbowing its way toward the...

Forget Your Perfect Offering

Kate Husted

On the eve of butchering day, I was in the kitchen of our one-room house on a hill. A single light burned. I scraped a blade against a stone, the sound slicing ...

Feeling Fine on Elderberry … Syrup

Kate Husted

Fall is an ideal time to prepare for cold and flu season. Colds and flus hit rundown, stressed, and weak immune systems. When we get sick, it’s one way our bodi...

Expectorant Herbal Steam

Kate Husted

Ingredients 1 handful chopped conifer needles 1 handful wild sage leaves Boiled water method Put needles and leaves in a large...